Theda Bara was the stage name of Theodosia Burr Goodman (July 29, 1885 - April 7, 1955), a silent film actress. Movie executives made promotional claims that her stage name was chosen because it is an anagram for "Arab Death." In reality, "Theda" was a childhood nickname for Theodosia. "Bara" was a shortened form of her maternal grandfather's last name, Baranger. Bara was one of the most popular screen actresses of her era, … Wikipedia
According to her studio, Theda Bara was born around 1892, in the shadow of the Pyramids, the daughter of an Italian artist and a French actress. Everyone knew from the start what nonsense this was; these stories were never meant to be taken seriously. F www.csse.monash.edu.au/~pringle/silent/ssotm/May96/
Theda Bara Original name:Theodosia Goodman Bara Birth: Jul. 29, 1885 Cincinnati Ohio, USA Death: Apr. 13, 1955 Actress. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1993&pt=Th...
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And Bara, an ambitious actress who was nearing 30 when she made her first film, enthusiastically played the role designed for her. www.geocities.com/~genini/ThedaBara.html
Theda Bara was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, as Theodosia Goodman, on July 29, 1885. She was the daughter of a local tailor and his wife. As a teenager Theda was interested in the theatrical arts and once she finished high school, she dyed her blond hair blac www.imdb.com/name/nm0000847/
Theda Bara Original name:Theodosia Goodman Bara Birth: Jul. 29, 1885 Cincinnati Ohio, USA Death: Apr. 13, 1955 Actress. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1993&a...
With some shock he realized he was looking at Theda Bara, who had been one of the screen's greatest stars some fifteen years earlier. www.classicimages.com/1996/july/theda.html
Most of Theda's vamp films were made during a mere four year period. When her contract was dropped by Fox, and her film career was essentially over, Theda tried to make it on Broadway for several years, but was not successful. The public's tastes had ch www.goldensilents.com/stars/thedabara.html
Theda Bara was the stage name of Theodosia Burr Goodman (July 29, 1885 - 7 April 1955), a silent film actress. As her stage name is an anagram for "Arab Death" an urban legend claims that it was coined for that reason, but instead Theda is short for Theo www.lycos.com/info/theda-bara.html
