Barbara Barondess(1907-2000)

Actress
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Barbara Barondess was born on 4 July 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Hold Your Man (1933), Soldiers of the Storm (1933) and Lady Be Careful (1936). She was married to Nathaniel Ruvell, MacLean, Douglas, Irving Jacobs and Leonard Knaster. She died on 31 May 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Known for

Hold Your Man

6.9

Sadie

1933

Soldiers of the Storm

2.7

Sonia

1933

Lady Be Careful

5.8

Dode

1936

Make a Wish

5.4

Secretary

1937

Credits

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Actress

Emergency Squad
5.8
- Ada Miller (uncredited)
- 1940
Fit for a King
5.7
- Reception Guest (uncredited)
- 1937
Make a Wish
5.4
- Secretary
- 1937
The Plot Thickens
6.3
- Marie
- 1936
Lady Be Careful
5.8
- Dode
- 1936
Easy Money
6.0
- Tonia
- 1936
A Tale of Two Cities
7.8
- Aristocrat About to Be Executed (uncredited)
- 1935
Diamond Jim
6.8
- Socialite (uncredited)
- 1935
People Will Talk
6.5
- Woman (uncredited)
- 1935
Life Begins at 40
6.7
- Abercrombie Maid (uncredited)
- 1935
The Merry Widow
7.1
- Maxim Girl (uncredited)
- 1934
The Pursuit of Happiness
6.6
- Meg Mallory
- 1934
The Fountain
5.7
- Geof's wife
- 1934
Beggar's Holiday
5.9
- Flo Evans
- 1934
Change of Heart
6.1
- Phyllis Carmichael
- 1934

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Barbara Barondess MacLean
Born
- July 4, 1907
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- May 31, 2000
- New York City, New York, USA(natural causes)
Spouses
Other works
Active on Broadway [also credited as Barbara Barondess MacLean] in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

Did you know

Trivia
Came from a wealthy Russian Jewish family. Although she was born in New York, she and her family moved to Russia in 1908. During the 1917 Russian revolution, they fled to Poland. Both she and her father were shot and wounded during the flight. In Poland the family was jailed for a while as suspected Russian spies. Because she was an American citizen by birth, they were allowed to travel to the US.

Quotes
[After purchasing two Renoir paintings for Greta Garbo at auction]: She was the tightest, most miserly figure who ever lived. She paid for the paintings that day, but never paid me my commission. I never asked for it. I knew she was a tightwad. She used people and rarely gave anything back.