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She married for a third time to Ben Deely, also a dancer, in 1918. [19] Deely, who was over twice her age, was an alcoholic and a gambling addict, which led to the couple's separation in April 1921. [19] Before the divorce from Deely was finalized, La Marr married actor Jack Dougherty in May 1923.
Barbara La Marr earned the title “The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful” after juvenile authorities ordered her from Los Angeles on the grounds that she was “too beautiful” to be alone in a big city. She was seventeen-year-old Reatha Watson then.
Step into the glitz and glamour of Classic Hollywood as we shine a spotlight on Barbara La Marr, an icon of the silver screen. 🌟 ...more.
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My biography, Barbara La Marr: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood, released by the University Press of Kentucky and selected as one of the Huffington Post’s “Best Film Books of 2017,” is available on the University Press of Kentucky website, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
Actress: The Eternal City. Barbara La Marr was born in Yakima, Washington, on July 28, 1896, as Reatha Watson. Her childhood was mostly uneventful, mainly because Yakima--today a medium-sized city with a population of over 50, 000-wasn't exactly a beehive of activity.
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Dec 11, 2017 · Barbara La Marr, circa early 1924; Melbourne Spurr image. Born into an era governed by stifling Victorian mores, a time when many women led lives of submissive domesticity, Barbara La Marr played by her own rules, charted her own course through life.
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Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in 27 films during her career between 1920 and 1926.
