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Barbara Bedford (actress) (Violet May Rose) was born on 19 July, 1903 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, U.S., is an American actress (1903–1981). Discover Barbara Bedford (actress)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Violet May Rose
Occupation Actress
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 19 July 1903
Birthday 19 July
Birthplace Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of death 25 October, 1981
Died Place Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Barbara Bedford (actress)'s Husband?

Her husband is Irvin Willat (m. 1921-1922) * Alan Roscoe (m. 1922-1928) (m. 1930-1933) * Terry Spencer (m. 1940-1954)

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Husband Irvin Willat (m. 1921-1922) * Alan Roscoe (m. 1922-1928) (m. 1930-1933) * Terry Spencer (m. 1940-1954)
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Barbara Bedford (actress) Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1903

Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies.

Barbara Bedford was born Violet May Rose on July 19, 1903, the first child to Robert William Rose, a Scottish-American interior decorator, and Barbara Rose (née Fish), who was a first generation Czech-American.

She had a brother, William Rose.

1910

The 1910 census lists the family as living in Denver, Colorado.

She was educated in Chicago and attended Lake View High School.

According to Bedford, prior to becoming an actress, she taught swimming, dancing, and gymnastics and worked as an accountant.

1920

She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he helped her get a small role in his 1920 movie The Cradle of Courage.

While working as an extra that same year on The White Circle, she was noticed by fellow cast member John Gilbert, who recommended her to director Maurice Tourneur.

Tourneur cast her alongside Gilbert in Deep Waters.

Tourneur also cast her in The Last of the Mohicans, where she was the love interest for Alan Roscoe, whom she later married in real life.

1921

In 1921, she married Irvin Willat, who had directed her earlier that year in The Face of the World.

They divorced in less than a year.

1922

In August 1922 she married fellow actor Alan Roscoe.

1925

In 1925, she appeared opposite Hart in his final film, Tumbleweeds, a key western of the silent period.

1926

She starred in the 1926 silent film Old Loves and New and in Mockery with Lon Chaney the following year.

1928

They divorced in 1928, but remarried in 1930.

They had one daughter, Barbara Edith Roscoe.

1933

When her husband died in 1933, Bedford had a legal dispute with his friend Wallace Beery over life insurance money that Beery claimed was owed to him for debts, but which Bedford said was intended for her daughter's education.

Bedford's third and longest marriage was to actor Terry Spencer.

1934

Bedford played Andre in Ayn Rand's Woman on Trial (better known as Night of January 16th) when it opened at the Hollywood Playhouse on October 22, 1934.

1940

They were married from 1940 until his death in 1954.

After Spencer died, Bedford lived in Jacksonville, Florida, using the name Violet Spencer as she worked in retail sales.

1945

Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945.

1970

She and her daughter, Barbara, moved to Shreveport, Louisiana in the 1970s.

1981

Bedford died in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 25, 1981, aged 78.

2010

Bedford dropped out of high school after completing 10th grade to pursue a career in film.

She, alongside her family, relocated to Los Angeles.