Barbara Woodell
American actress (1910–1997)
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Barbara Woodell (born Barbara Mae Smith; May 25, 1910 – January 16, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actress, born in Lewistown, Illinois.[2][3][4][5] Taking the stage name Woodell after her grandmother's name, she was married to composer Oscar Levant,[1] later to Arthur Loew (son of film magnate Marcus Loew).[6][7] She also sang under the name Barbara Allen. In later years, after retiring from show business, she opened an interior design studio in Carmel Valley, California.[8] She died in Ojai, California, at the age of 86.[9]
Born
May 25, 1910
Barbara Mae Smith
May 25, 1910
Lewistown, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 1997 (aged 86)
OthernamesBarbara Cornett, Barbara Allen
OccupationActress
Barbara Woodell | |
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Woodell in an episode of Medic (1955) | |
| Born | Barbara Mae Smith May 25, 1910 Lewistown, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1997 (aged 86) |
| Other names | Barbara Cornett, Barbara Allen |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1911–1964 |
| Spouse |
[1]
Arthur M. Loew (divorced) |
Selected filmography
Source:[10]
- Lady, Let's Dance (1944)
- The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946)
- Framed (1947)
- The Unsuspected (1947)
- I Shot Jesse James (1949)
- State Department: File 649 (1949)
- My Foolish Heart (1949)
- Canyon Raiders (1951)
- The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
- The Great Jesse James Raid (1953)
- Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956)
- Bullwhip (1958)