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Barbara O'Neil was born on 17 July, 1910 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is an actress. Discover Barbara O'Neil'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 70 years old?
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actress |
Age |
70 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
Born |
17 July, 1910 |
Birthday |
17 July |
Birthplace |
St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
Date of death |
3 September, 1980 |
Died Place |
Cos Cob, Connecticut, USA |
Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 70 years old group.
Barbara O'Neil Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Barbara O'Neil height is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .
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5' 8" (1.73 m) |
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Who Is Barbara O'Neil's Husband?
Her husband is Joshua Logan (18 June 1940 - 1942) ( divorced)
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Joshua Logan (18 June 1940 - 1942) ( divorced) |
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Barbara O'Neil Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Barbara O'Neil worth at the age of 70 years old? Barbara O'Neil’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Barbara O'Neil's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
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Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
Actress |
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O'Neil's next prominent film role was that of murder victim Françoise, duchesse de Praslin (1807-1847) in the period film "All This, and Heaven Too" (1940). O'Neil was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
Her first Broadway performance was a play depicting the life of Carrie Nation (1846-1911), a radical member of the temperance movement. The real-life nation had become famous for attacking taverns with her hatchet.
O'Neil's maternal grandmother was portrait painter Carrie Horton Blackman (1856-1935). O'Neil was mostly raised in Europe, where had father had retired. She was educated at the Sarah Lawrence College, a liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York.
She received her acting education in Yale School of Drama, where her mentor was drama teacher George Pierce Baker (1866-1935).
Her father was businessman David O'Neil (1874-1947), president of the O'Neil Lumber Company. David was also a poet and theatrical actor.
The award was instead won by rival actress Jane Darwell (1879-1967).
O'Neil's mother was suffrage leader Barbara Blackman O'Neil (1880-1963), president of the Equal Suffrage League.
She acted alongside female lead Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990), and secondary lead Anne Shirley (1918-1993).
Baker recommended O'Neil as an actress to the University Players (1928-1932), a summer stock theater company who was seeking a new leading lady.
O'Neil found steady work in films during the late 1930s.
O'Neil made her theatrical debut in 1931, and her Broadweay debut in 1932.
Reputedly a descendant of Irish kings, she was multi-lingual and widely traveled. A graduate from Sarah Lawrence college, she made her Broadway debut in 1933 in 'Carrie Nation'. Three years later, Barbara appeared in 'Ten Million Ghosts' with Orson Welles, prompting interest from Hollywood, where she made a career out of playing a succession of neurotic or sweetly dependable wives. Her best roles were in Stella Dallas (1937) and All This, and Heaven Too (1940).
After several years as a theatrical actress, O'Neil made her film debut in the drama film "Stella Dallas" (1937).
Her films included the adultery-themed drama "Love, Honor and Behave" (1938), the American Civil War-themed drama "The Toy Wife" (1938), the racketeering-themed crime drama "I Am the Law" (1938), the British Empire-themed drama "The Sun Never Sets" (1939), and the adultery-themed romantic drama "When Tomorrow Comes" (1939), O'Neil played the historical figure Elizabeth Woodville (c. 1437-1492), Queen consort of England in the period film "Tower of London" (1939).
Barbara O'Neil was an American actress, mostly remembered for playing Ellen O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" (1939). She was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. O'Neil was born in St. Louis, Missouri to a prominent family.
O'Neil received her most prominent Ellen O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" (1939). As in the source novel by Margaret Mitchell, Ellen is still a young woman who has three daughters, and is married to a much-older man. In the film, the role of the elderly husband Gerald O'Hara was played by Thomas Mitchell, daughter Scarlett O'Hara was played by Vivien Leigh, daughter Suellen O'Hara was played by Evelyn Keyes, and daughter Carreen O'Hara was played Ann Rutherford. O'Neil was actually only three years older than Leigh, six years older than Keyes, and 7 years older than Rutherford.
O'Neil's next films included the medical missionary-themed drama "Shining Victory" (1941), the Bluebeard-themed psychological thriller "Secret Beyond the Door" (1947), the immigrant-themed drama "I Remember Mama" (1948), the film noir "Whirlpool" (1950), the film noir "Angel Face" (1953), and the film noir "Flame of the Islands" (1956).
Was artist-in-residence at the University of Denver between 1958 and 1960. Retired shortly after to the family home in Cos Cob, Connecticut.
O'Neil's last prominent film role was that of Mother Didyma in the convent-themed film "The Nun's Story" (1959). She largely retired from film at the age of 49. She briefly returned with a supporting role in "Lions of St.
Petersburg" (1970), which was her final role in any form.