Barbara Read Net Worth
Barbara Read Net Worth is
$11 Million
Barbara Read Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Barbara Read was born on December 29, 1917 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Curtain Call (1940) and Three Smart Girls (1936). She was married to William Talman, Willard Josephy and William Paul III. She died on December 11, 1963 in Laguna Beach, California, USA. | Date Of Birth | December 29, 1917 |
| Died | 1963-12-12 |
| Place Of Birth | Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada |
| Profession | Actress |
| Spouse | William Talman (actor) |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Read bore a powerful likeness to Deanna Durbin, whose sister she was portraying in "Three Smart Girls". |
| 2 | Committed suicide at her Laguna Beach, California home when she turned on the gas jets of her stove and sealed the doors and windows. She left a suicide note blaming "ill health". |
| 3 | Her career was over by the time she married actor William Talman, of "Perry Mason" fame, in 1953. The couple had two children: Barbara ("Barbie") and William III ("Bobo"). The marriage was turbulent as both she and Talman suffered from alcohol problems. They divorced in 1960 with Barbara gaining custody of the children. Talman took over custody a year later when Barbara's alcoholism and mental/emotional problems became overbearing. |
| 4 | Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters in Three Smart Girls (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. |
| 5 | Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of a contractor. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racket Squad | 1951 | TV Series | Secretary |
| Coroner Creek | 1948 | Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed) | |
| Key Witness | 1947 | Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed) | |
| Ginger | 1946 | Peggy Sullivan (as Barbara Reed) | |
| The Missing Lady | 1946 | Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed) | |
| Death Valley | 1946 | Mitzi (as Barbara Reed) | |
| Behind the Mask | 1946 | Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed) | |
| The Shadow Returns | 1946 | Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed) | |
| Rubber Racketeers | 1942 | Mary Dale | |
| Too Many Women | 1942 | Linda Pearson | |
| Curtain Call | 1940 | Helen Middleton | |
| Married and in Love | 1940 | Helen Yates | |
| The Spellbinder | 1939 | Janet Marlowe | |
| Sorority House | 1939 | Dotty Spencer | |
| The Crime of Doctor Hallet | 1938 | Claire Saunders | |
| Midnight Intruder | 1938 | Patricia Hammond | |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | 1937 | Clarice Stockbridge | |
| The Man Who Cried Wolf | 1937 | Nan | |
| The Road Back | 1937 | Lucy | |
| Make Way for Tomorrow | 1937 | Rhoda Cooper | |
| The Mighty Treve | 1937 | Aileen Fenno | |
| Three Smart Girls | 1936 | Kay |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. | 1947 | Short | Herself (uncredited) |
Known for movies
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
as Rhoda Cooper
Curtain Call (1940)
as Helen Middleton
Three Smart Girls (1936)
as Kay
Behind the Mask (1946)
as Margo Lane