Barbara Bartay
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21 March 1921
Barbara Bartay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vari Komp 21 March 1921 Chrochvice, Děčín, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 20 August 1986 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Barbara Bartay |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–1957 |
| Spouse(s) | ? Bartay (m. 1947; his death ?) Maytor H. McKinley (m. 1957; div. ?) Samuel McCormac (m. ?) |
Vari Komp (19 March 1921 – 20 August 1986), known professionally as Barbara Bartay, was a Czech-born American film actress. She appeared in several short films at Columbia Pictures between 1951 and 1956.[1]
Bartay was born in Chrochvice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) in 1921 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1948 under a prospective War Bride arrangement.[1] She received U.S. citizenship by 1952.
Bartay is best known for her appearances in several Three Stooges comedies in the 1950s, generally sporting a thick foreign accent similar to that of her native Czech tongue. In addition to her acting career, Bartay was active in the Metropolitan Opera Guild, International Orphans, Inc., National Art Education Association, and the Los Angeles Orphanage Guild.