Barbara Worth

Barbara Worth

actress, writer

Barbara Worth was born on Jan 06, 1906 in USA. Barbara Worth's big-screen debut came with Broken Hearts of Hollywood directed by Lloyd Bacon in 1926.

Barbara Worth was born Verna Louise Dooley in Columbus, Ohio, When she was a baby her family moved to Charleston, South Carolina where her father worked on the railroad. They later moved to Arkansas. In 1922 she left home and went to Los Angeles to become an actress. Barbara spent the next several years working as an extra in silent films. She married film critic Tamar Lane in 1926. That same year she was offered a contract with Universal. The lovely brunette was cast in numerous westerns including The Prairie King, Plunging Hoofs, and Fast and Furious with Reginald Denny. The studio promoted her as the girl with the best figure in Hollywood. Unfortunately most of her roles were in B-films and she never became a major star. After leaving Universal in 1929 she didn't work for two years.

  • Birthday

    Jan 06, 1906
  • Place of Birth

    Columbus, Ohio, USA

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