O'Neil, Barbara (1909–1980)
O'Neil, Barbara (1909–1980)
American stage and screen actress. Born July 10, 1909, in St. Louis, Missouri; died Sept 3, 1980, in Cos Cob, CT; graduate of Sarah Lawrence College; m. Joshua Logan (playwright-director, 1930s, div.).
Made Broadway debut in Saint's Parade (1930), then appeared in Carry Nation, Forsaking All Others, Mother Lode, Affairs of State, Portrait of a Lady, The Seagull and Little Moon of Alban, among others; made film debut in Stella Dallas (1937), followed by When Tomorrow Comes, Tower of London, Shining Victory, I Remember Mama, Whirlpool, Angel Face and The Nun's Story; at age 28, portrayed Ellen O'Hara, Scarlett O'Hara's mother, in Gone with the Wind. Nominated for Academy Award for All This and Heaven Too (1940).
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Short Stories
Spring Sowing. 1924.
The Terrorist (story). 1926.
The Child of God (story). 1926.
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Original name, Angela Maxine O'Brien; born January 15, 1937, in San Diego, CA; daughter of Lawrence…
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