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Cleopatra is a 1917 American silent historical drama film based on H. Rider Haggard 's 1889 novel Cleopatra, the 1890 play Cleopatre by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou, and the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. [2] The film starred Theda Bara in the title role, Fritz Leiber Sr. as Julius Caesar, and Thurston Hall as Mark Antony .
- $250,000-500,000
- William Fox
- José Martínez
Lori Bara (sister) Theda Bara ( / ˈθiːdə ˈbærə / THEE-də BARE-ə; [1] 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. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp ...
- Actress
- University of Cincinnati
- 1908–1926
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Cleopatra: Directed by J. Gordon Edwards. With Theda Bara, Fritz Leiber, Thurston Hall, Alan Roscoe. The story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony.
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- Theda Bara, Fritz Leiber, Thurston Hall
- J. Gordon Edwards
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Sep 15, 2023 · Cleopatra is a 1917 silent film starring Theda Bara. This is one of her many silent-era films to be lost (only four are still known to exist). Of this two-and-a-half-hour long film, only 20 seconds have survived prior to 2023. [1] [2] James Fennell then discovered and purchased a previously unknown fragment on eBay, and uploaded the 41 second ...
Theda Bara was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, as Theodosia Goodman, on July 29, 1885. She was the daughter of a local tailor and his wife. As a teenager Theda was interested in the theatrical arts and once she finished high school, she dyed her blond hair black and went in pursuit of her dream. By 1908 she was in New York in search...
May 28, 2019 · Theda Bara in A Fool There Was (1916) In reality, Theda’s past included neither Sphinxes nor an upbringing in Paris. She was born Theodosia Burr Goodman on July 29, 1885, and her upper-middle-class family lived in Cincinnati. Her background was Swiss and Jewish, and both parents owned businesses. As a child, Theda loved to perform for family ...