Theda Bara
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| Born |
Theodosia Burr Goodman July 29, 1885 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1955 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stomach cancer |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Walnut Hills High School |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1908–1926 |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Brabin (1921–1955) |
Theda Bara (/ˈθiːdə ˈbærə/THEE-də BARR-ə; born Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Bara was one of the most popular actresses of the silent era, and one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname The Vamp (short for vampire). Bara made more than 40 films between 1914 and 1926, but most were lost in the 1937 Fox vault fire. After her marriage to Charles Brabin in 1921, she made two more feature films and retired from acting in 1926 having never appeared in a sound film. She died of stomach cancer on April 7, 1955, at the age of 69.
She was born Theodosia Burr Goodman in the Avondale section of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her father was Bernard Goodman (1853–1936), a prosperous Jewish tailor born in Poland. Her mother, Pauline Louise Françoise (née de Coppett; 1861–1957), was born in Switzerland. Bernard and Pauline married in 1882. She had two siblings: Marque (1888–1954) and Esther (1897–1965), who also became a film actress as Lori Bara and married Francis W. Getty of London in 1920. She was named after the daughter of US Vice President Aaron Burr.
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