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Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Birthday: 1903-07-19 | Place of Birth: Eastman, Wisconsin, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945. After high school she set out for Hollywood. She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he helped her get a small role in his 1920 movie The Cradle of Courage. While working as an extra that same year on The White Circle, she was noticed by fellow cast member John Gilbert, who recommended her to director Maurice Tourneur. Tourneur cast her alongside Gilbert in Deep Waters. Tourneur also cast her in The Last of the Mohicans, where she was the love interest for Alan Roscoe, whom she later married in real life. In 1925 she appeared opposite Hart in his final film, Tumbleweeds, a key western of the silent period. She starred in the 1926 silent film Old Loves and New and in Mockery with Lon Chaney the following year. When her career declined after the switch to sound, she signed with MGM in 1936 to play bit and extra parts. Her last known film appearance was in 1945.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1943
Seeing Hands

as    Ben's Mother (uncredited)

1942
Inflation

as    Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)

1935
Condemned to Live

as    Martha Kristan

1935
The Keeper of the Bees

as    Nurse

1932
The Death Kiss

as    Script Girl

1930
The Lash

as    Lupe

1930
Sunny

as    Margaret Manners

1926
Sunshine of Paradise Alley

as    Sunshine O'Day

1925
Tumbleweeds

as    Molly Lassiter

1920
The Last of the Mohicans

as    Cora Munro