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Jun 24, 2012 · We get a rare glimpse of Theda Bara dressed in 'normal' attire as she poses in her plush English garden in front of her guest house.
May 28, 2019 · Theda Bara would pass away from colon cancer in 1955. Although much of her filmography has vanished, possibly forever, the mysterious figure with the thickly-lined eyes and pale makeup still has the power to lure in curious viewers.
Jan 30, 2014 · 1920s Style Icons: Theda Bara. While Clara Bow was the iconic flapper of the 1920s Theda Bara was the original vamp. She made a prolific 40-plus movies over her 12-year career, all of which were silent movies.
Jul 30, 2019 · Long before Mae West, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Jean Harlowe, and Madonna vamped their way across the silver screen, there was Theda Bara—the original celluloid “vamp.”
Jan 10, 2018 · To the surprise of many, the epitomé of the “vamp” persona in Hollywood movies was not a caped actor but actually an actress who went by the name of Theda Bara. Cover of “Dracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories,” a collection of short stories authored by Bram Stoker.
Apr 29, 2014 · Talia Felix of The Gibson Girls Guide to Glamour shares with Glamourdaze her insights into some of the misconceptions of the 1920s make-up looks of the silent movie era – EVERYONE knows the classic silent film star look: deep, dark lipstick and smokey black and grey eye shadows over pale skin.
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Jan 10, 2013 · Her most iconic role was as Cleopatra in 1917. Sadly, only 16 seconds of the film exists today, but there are plenty of pictures of her in the costumes from the film. Her costumes were very revealing (especially for that day!), and this helped solidify her spot as the first Hollywood sex symbol.
