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Theda Bara. July 29, 1885–April 7, 1955. by Suzanne Wasserman. Theda Bara in Carmen, 1915. In Brief. Theda Bara became an icon of sensuality and the exotic for generations. Born Theodosia Goodman, she began working in New York with her own name before she was cast as a vampire seductress in A Fool There Was.
Apr 3, 2024 · Theda Bara (born July 20, 1885?, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died April 7, 1955, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American silent-film star who was the first screen vamp who lured men to destruction. Her films set the vogue for sophisticated sexual themes in motion pictures and made her an international symbol of daring new freedom.
May 28, 2019 · (“Theda Bara” was a shortened version of “Theodosia” and an old family name.) Bara in a sultry black dress and hat. All the publicity helped make A Fool There Was a hit. Theda’s role as a “vampire” or “vamp” – in the 1910s, this was a seductive woman with a quasi-supernatural power over men –was considered extraordinary.
Feb 14, 2024 · Alone in the Dark: I Love You So Much I Could Die and On Set With Theda Bara. By Sara Holdren. David Greenspan in On Set With Theda Bara. Photo: Emilio Madrid. As exhilarating as solo shows...
Theda Bara ( / ˈθiːdə ˈbærə / THEE-də BARE-ə; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols.
Bara, Theda (1885–1955) American silent-film star whose performances popularized "the vamp" and introduced the term into the English language. Name variations: Theodosia Goodman, Theodosia de Coppet. Born Theodosia de Coppet Goodman on July 20, 1885, in Cincinnati, Ohio; died of cancer on April 7, 1955, in Los Angeles, California; eldest ...
Dec 28, 2023 · Famous silent film actress, Theda Bara, was one of Hollywood’s first sex symbols. Playing a femme fatale “vamp” (vampire woman) in the 1915 film "A Fool There Was," she mystified audiences, falsely claiming to be the Parisian daughter of Arabian and French artists.
