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Feb 2, 2021 · Decades after her star-making turn in Cleopatra, Theda Bara became illegal. No, really. The infamous Hays decency code came down like a hammer on Hollywood, outlawing a host of “immoral” actions and outfits on screen, and taking direct aim at Bara’s oeuvre. Sadly, that’s not the worst thing that would happen to Bara. Wikimedia Commons. 29.
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
Jan 30, 2018 · Theda Bara biographer notes that “The Cleopatra costume created quite a stir because it cost $1,000 a yard and Theda seemed to be wearing only ten cents’ worth…the Plain Dealer declared that ‘Of all the Vampires of Screen There’s None So Bare as Theda’”. While Bara strove for historical accuracy in her portrayal of Cleopatra, the ...
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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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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 ...
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 .
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 ...