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Barbara Ann Loden (July 8, 1932 – September 5, 1980) was an American actress and director of film and theater. [1] [2] Richard Brody of The New Yorker described Loden as the "female counterpart to John Cassavetes ". [3]
Barbara Loden was a versatile and talented performer who starred in films by Elia Kazan and directed her own acclaimed Wanda (1970). She died of breast cancer at 48, leaving behind an unrealized project based on Kate Chopin's The Awakening.
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Barbara Loden was an actress, director and writer who worked with Elia Kazan and starred in Wanda (1970), a critically acclaimed film. She died of breast cancer in 1980 at age 48, after winning a Tony Award and appearing in films such as Wild River (1960) and The Swimmer (1968).
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- September 5, 1980
Nov 1, 2016 · Barbara Loden: “A Woman Telling Her Own Story Through That of Another Woman” By Richard Brody. November 1, 2016. A newly translated book about the feminist filmmaker Barbara Loden, shown here in...
Aug 27, 2010 · Barbara Loden’s film “Wanda,” a feminist portrayal of a woman struggling to survive, is being reissued.
Jul 20, 2018 · A collection of essays by critics and artists who share their memories and insights on Wanda, the 1970 film by Barbara Loden, who also starred as the lead character. The film is a stark portrait of a working-class woman who escapes her abusive marriage and joins a bank robber.
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Mar 27, 2019 · Learn about Barbara Loden, the director of Wanda, through the eyes of Katja Raganelli, who made a documentary about her in 1980. Discover how Loden overcame the challenges of being a woman in the film industry and created a masterpiece of American cinema.
