Barbara La Marr
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Also Known As
Reatha Watson,
Barbara La Mar,
Barbara Lamarr Deely,
Barbara Deely,
Barbara La Marr Deely
Birth Place
North Yakima, Washington, USA
Born
July 28, 1896
Died
January 30, 1926
Cause of Death
Complications From Tuberculosis
Biography
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Barbara La Marr was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. La Marr began her career with a role in the adventure "The Three Musketeers" (1921) with Douglas Fairbanks. La Marr then began to rack up a number of film credits, including roles in the Boardman Eleanor drama "Souls For Sale" (1923). Later in her career, La Marr acted in "The Girl From Montmartre" (1926). La Mar...
Filmography
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The Girl From Montmartre
(1926)
Emilia
The White Monkey
(1925)
Fleur Forsyte
Heart of a Siren
(1925)
Isabella Echevaria
Thy Name Is Woman
(1924)
Guerita
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
(1924)
Lady Known as Lou
The White Moth
(1924)
The White Moth
Family & Companions
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Jack Lytell
Husband
Cowboy. Several years older; marriage annulled.
Lawrence Converse
Husband
Attorney. Married c. 1913; accused of bigamy; committed suicide.
Phil Ainsworth
Husband
Dancer. Partnered with La Marr in a dance act; sent to prison for forgery; divorced.
Ben Deely
Husband
Dancer. Married in 1918; separated in the 1920s.
Biography
Barbara La Marr was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. La Marr began her career with a role in the adventure "The Three Musketeers" (1921) with Douglas Fairbanks. La Marr then began to rack up a number of film credits, including roles in the Boardman Eleanor drama "Souls For Sale" (1923). Later in her career, La Marr acted in "The Girl From Montmartre" (1926). La Marr was married to Virgil Jack Dougherty and had one child. La Marr passed away in January 1926 at the age of 30.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Girl From Montmartre
(1926)
Emilia
The White Monkey
(1925)
Fleur Forsyte
Heart of a Siren
(1925)
Isabella Echevaria
Thy Name Is Woman
(1924)
Guerita
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
(1924)
Lady Known as Lou
The White Moth
(1924)
The White Moth
Sandra
(1924)
Sandra Waring
The Eternal City
(1924)
Donna Roma
The Brass Bottle
(1923)
The Queen
St. Elmo
(1923)
Agnes Hunt
The Hero
(1923)
Hester Lane
Poor Men's Wives
(1923)
Laura Bedford; afterward Laura Maberne
The Eternal Struggle
(1923)
Camille Lenoir
Souls for Sale
(1923)
Leva Lemaire
Strangers of the Night
(1923)
Anna Valeska
Mary of the Movies
(1923)
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1922)
Antoinette de Mauban
Trifling Women
(1922)
Jacqueline de Séverac/Zareda
Arabian Love
(1922)
Themar
Domestic Relations
(1922)
Mrs. Martin
Quincy Adams Sawyer
(1922)
Lindy Putnam
Desperate Trails
(1921)
Lady Lou
The Nut
(1921)
Claudine Dupree
The Three Musketeers
(1921)
Milady de Winter
Cinderella of the Hills
(1921)
Kate Gradley
Harriet and the Piper
(1920)
Tam O'Shanter girl
Writer (Feature Film)
My Husband's Wives
(1924)
Story
The Land of Jazz
(1920)
Story
The Rose of Nome
(1920)
Story
The Mother of His Children
(1920)
Story
The Little Grey Mouse
(1920)
Story
Flame of Youth
(1920)
Adaptation
Life Events
Family
Marvin
Son
Adopted in 1923; some reports claim this was La Marr's natural child that she claimed to have adopted because she was unmarried; raised by ZaSu Pitts after La Marr's death.
Companions
Jack Lytell
Husband
Cowboy. Several years older; marriage annulled.
Lawrence Converse
Husband
Attorney. Married c. 1913; accused of bigamy; committed suicide.
Phil Ainsworth
Husband
Dancer. Partnered with La Marr in a dance act; sent to prison for forgery; divorced.
Ben Deely
Husband
Dancer. Married in 1918; separated in the 1920s.
William Haines
Companion
Actor. Although he was a homosexual, reportedly had affair in 1922.
Paul Bern
Companion
Together c. 1923.
Jack Dougherty
Husband
Actor. Married in May 1923; separated after being married less than a year.