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Barbara Lee Payton [1] (née Redfield; November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and battles with alcohol abuse and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several books, including her autobiography I Am Not Ashamed (1963).
Oct 20, 2002 · Barbara Payton's meteoric plunge from the pinnacle of Hollywood fame into the bowels of L.A.'s back streets and alleys had brought her to where she was now, lying in a contorted heap beneath a mound of rotting trash.
Barbara Payton. Actress: Bride of the Gorilla. One of the saddest tales ever to come out of Hollywood has to be that of Barbara Payton. A blue-eyed, peroxide blonde sexpot who had a lot going for her, her life eventually disintegrated, mostly by her own doing.
Jan 6, 2021 · In 1963, Barbara Payton, former movie starlet and tabloid sensation, sat down with an opportunistic ghostwriter named Leo Guild to tell the story of her tortured life.
Barbara Payton. Actress: Bride of the Gorilla. One of the saddest tales ever to come out of Hollywood has to be that of Barbara Payton. A blue-eyed, peroxide blonde sexpot who had a lot going for her, her life eventually disintegrated, mostly by her own doing.
Jun 5, 2013 · To the men’s shock, she breathed. They rushed for help. Newspapers were soon filled with the story that the derelict was Barbara Payton who had been living on the streets for over a month. Doctors determined that she had passed out from drinking.
Barbara Payton was a beautiful young actress who worked in Hollywood films from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. She was a sexy and charismatic blonde with a nice shape and gorgeous blue eyes, and she possessed a sizable amount of raw acting ability.
Dec 7, 2007 · Veteran film journalist John O’Dowd captures Payton’s tumultuous life and tragic death in his brilliant biography “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story.” Rather than wallow in “Hollywood Babylon” slime, O’Dowd investigates all aspects of Payton’s complex and often baffling self-destructive personality.
filmstarfacts.com · 2015/12/06 · barbara-paytonBarbara Payton – what a waste. - Historian Alan Royle
Dec 6, 2015 · One of Hollywood’s truly tragic stories was that of Barbara Payton, a pretty and talented actress who experienced both the highs and lows of life in Tinsel Town. Just sixteen years after starring alongside Gregory Peck in the western feature Only the Valiant (1951) she was dead.
May 20, 2023 · Barbara Payton, a tragic beauty with a turbulent life, captured hearts with her mesmerizing on-screen presence. From her early success in "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" to her personal struggles, she...
