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Barbara Read (1917–1963)

Actress

Trivia:

Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters in Three Smart Girls along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. See more trivia »

Born:

in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 45) in Laguna Beach, California, USA
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1951 Racket Squad (TV series)
Secretary
– The Bill of Sale Racket (1951) … Secretary
 
1948 Coroner Creek
Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed)
 
1947 Key Witness
Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed)
 
1946 Ginger
Peggy Sullivan (as Barbara Reed)
 
1946 The Missing Lady
Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
 
1946 Death Valley
Mitzi (as Barbara Reed)
 
1946 Behind the Mask
Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
 
1946 The Shadow Returns
Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
 
1942 Rubber Racketeers
Mary Dale
 
1942 Too Many Women
Linda Pearson
 
1940 Curtain Call
Helen Middleton
 
1940 Married and in Love
Helen Yates
 
1939 The Spellbinder
Janet Marlowe
 
1939 Sorority House
Dotty Spencer
 
1938 The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Claire Saunders
 
1938 Midnight Intruder
Patricia Hammond
 
1937 Merry Go Round of 1938
Clarice Stockbridge
 
1937 The Man Who Cried Wolf
Nan
 
1937 The Road Back
Lucy
 
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow
Rhoda Cooper
 
1937 The Mighty Treve
Aileen Fenno
 
1936 Three Smart Girls
Kay Craig
 
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1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. (short)
Herself
 
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Barbara Reed
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Trivia:

Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters in Three Smart Girls along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. See more »

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