Binnie Barnes

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English actress (1903–1998)

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nameBinnie Barnes
imageBinnie Barnes Freulich.jpg
captionBarnes in 1935
birth_nameGertrude Maud Barnes
birth_date
birth_placeIslington, London, England
death_date
death_placeBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
resting_placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
years_active1923–1973
occupationActress
spouse
children3
relativesRayford Barnes (nephew)
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| name = Binnie Barnes | image = Binnie Barnes Freulich.jpg | caption = Barnes in 1935 | birth_name = Gertrude Maud Barnes | birth_date = | birth_place = Islington, London, England | death_date = | death_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | resting_place = Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California | years_active = 1923–1973 | occupation = Actress | spouse = | children = 3 | relatives = Rayford Barnes (nephew)

Gertrude Maud Barnes (25 March 1903 – 27 July 1998), known professionally as Binnie Barnes, was an English actress whose career in films spanned from 1923 to 1973. She was known as a leading lady in films such as The Private Life of Henry VIII, The Last of the Mohicans, and In Old California.

Early life

Barnes was born in Islington, London, the daughter of Sarah Rose Noyce and George Barnes, a policeman; 16 children were in her family. Before moving to Hollywood to become an actress, Barnes worked a series of jobs, such as chorus girl, nurse, and dance hostess.

Career

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Barnes began her acting career in films in 1923, appearing in a short film made by Lee De Forest in his Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Her film career continued in Great Britain, most notably in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) as Katherine Howard, Henry's fifth wife. Barnes' main qualm in accepting roles as an actress was that she not play submissive roles. Barnes once remarked, "One picture is just like another to me, as long as I don't have to be a sweet woman". After she married Mike Frankovich, she moved to Europe with Frankovich and appeared in several films he produced there, including Decameron Nights with Louis Jourdan and Malaga with Maureen O'Hara and Macdonald Carey. Later, her career continued in Hollywood, until 1973, when she appeared in the comedy 40 Carats, her last acting role.

Personal life and death

Barnes's first husband was London art dealer Samuel Joseph. Her second marriage was to film producer Mike Frankovich, and later she was a naturalised United States citizen. The couple adopted three children.

Barnes was an avid swimmer. In 1936, she saved a drowning guest at William Wyler’s pool.

Binnie Barnes died on 27 July 1998 of natural causes, aged 95, in Beverly Hills. She was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

Hollywood Walk of Fame

For her contributions to the film industry, Barnes received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 1501 Vine Street.

Complete filmography

References

References

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  2. Lentz, Harris. (June 2001). "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000". McFarland.
  3. (2003). "Fade to black : a book of movie obituaries". Omnibus.
  4. (1947). "American Jews: Their Lives and Achievements; a Contemporary Biographical Record".
  5. Shattuck, Kathren. (30 July 1998). "Binnie Barnes, 95, Actress Known for Her Feisty Roles".
  6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611081934/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/3995/Binnie-Barnes Personal life], nytimes.com; accessed 1 December 2015.
  7. (28 July 1998). "Binnie Barnes; Film Actress of '30s and '40s".
  8. [https://books.google.com/books?id=wtBiAwAAQBAJ&dq=binnie+barnes+forest+lawn&pg=PT104 ''The Archaeology of Hollywood'']
  9. "Hollywood Walk of Fame – Binnie Barnes". Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

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