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Joan Barry (other)
Joan Barry may refer to: *Joan Barry (British actress) (1903–1989), starred in ''The Card'' *Joan Barry (American actress) Mary Louise Baker ( Gribble; May 24, 1920 – October 1, 2007), known professionally as Joan Barry, was an American actress best known for winning a paternity suit in California in 1943 against Charlie Chaplin after an affair between the two res ... (1920–2007), sued Charlie Chaplin over paternity in 1943 * Joan Barry (politician) (born 1941), American politician {{hndis, Barry, Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Barry (British Actress)
Joan Barry (born Ina Florence Marshman Bell; 5 November 1903 – 10 April 1989) was a British actress, whose career straddled the development of talkies. Family She was daughter of Francis Marshman Bell, who went to Sydney, Cumberland County, New South Wales, and wife Norah Cavanagh. Biography Born in Carlisle, Cumbria, although some sources claim she was born three years earlier in London, Middlesex, she had her first role at the age of 15. Barry appeared at St James's Theatre, London when seventeen. She memorably dubbed the voice of Anny Ondra in the early Alfred Hitchcock thriller '' Blackmail'' (1929). The limited sound technology available at the time meant that Barry had to dub the Czechoslovak actress in real time as she performed the role. Barry appeared on-screen for Hitchcock in ''Rich and Strange'' two years later. She continued to appear in a mixture of leading and top supporting roles (most memorably in ''Rome Express'' (1932)) until she retired to start a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Barry (American Actress)
Mary Louise Baker ( Gribble; May 24, 1920 – October 1, 2007), known professionally as Joan Barry, was an American actress best known for winning a paternity suit in California in 1943 against Charlie Chaplin after an affair between the two resulted in two terminated pregnancies and the subject of the suit, a live-born girl named Carol Ann. Chaplin supported the girl financially until her 21st birthday. Early life Born Mary Louise Gribble on May 24, 1920, in Detroit, Michigan, to James Alfred Gribble and Gertrude Elizabeth McLaren. The Gribble family moved to New York City before June 1925. James Gribble worked as a machinist in Detroit, and as car salesman in New York. Another daughter, Agnes, was born in 1923. James died by suicide on December 10, 1927. Gertrude later married a man named John Barry. Barry went to California in 1938 to pursue an acting career. Chaplin affair and aftermath Barry, 21 years old, began an affair with established director Charlie Chaplin, aged 52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |