Barbara Bedford
Birthday: 1903-07-19
Place of Birth: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
Biography: 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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Romance Land
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Percy
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Flag of Mercy
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Mockery
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Tol'able David
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Seeing Hands
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Navy Blue and Gold
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Sergeant Madden
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How to Read
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
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The Lady or the Tiger?
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Florian
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Third Finger, Left Hand
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Born to Dance
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Big City
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Angel of Mercy
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The Girl from Gay Paree
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Girls of the Big House
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The Death Kiss
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Honky Tonk
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
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Born to Sing
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Gold Rush Maisie
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Lost Angel
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Brothers
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Alfalfa's Aunt
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Bubbling Troubles
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Slightly Dangerous
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The First Hundred Years
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Women Who Give
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The Acquittal
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American Spoken Here
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Song of Revolt
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Tumbleweeds
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A Man's Past
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Main Street on the March!
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Boys Town
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Wedding Worries
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Best Foot Forward
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
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Presenting Lily Mars
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The Domineering Male
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
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The Love Trader
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The Cavalier
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The Sporting Lover
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3 Kids and a Queen
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The Chaser
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Sucker List
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The Notorious Lady
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The Whipping Boss
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What Fools Men
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Whistling in the Dark
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Old Loves and New
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Backstage
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The Talker
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Ship Ahoy
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Another Man's Shoes
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Reunion in France
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Men in Fright
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The Unfoldment
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The Big Punch
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Alfalfa's Double
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All About Hash
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1-2-3-Go!
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Fast Company
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The Forbidden Lover
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Forced Landing
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Circumstantial Evidence
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Tortilla Flat
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Devil’s Dice
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Champion of Lost Causes
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Too Hot to Handle
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Alias Julius Caesar
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Man Under Cover
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Arabian Love
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Pagan Passions
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