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Barbara Payton is a Actor American born on 16 november 1927 at Cloquet (USA)
Barbara Lee Payton (November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and eventual battles with alcohol and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several books including Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story (2007), by John O'Dowd, L.A. Despair: A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times (2005), by John Gilmore, and B Movie: A Play in Two Acts (2014), by Michael B. Druxman.
In 1950, Payton met actor Franchot Tone and the two were later engaged. While engaged to Tone, Payton began having an affair with B-movie actor Tom Neal. She soon went back and forth publicly between Neal and Tone. On September 14, 1951, Neal, a former college boxer, physically attacked Tone at Payton's apartment leaving him in an 18-hour coma with a smashed cheekbone, broken nose and concussion. The incident garnered huge publicity and Payton decided to honor her engagement to Tone. Payton and Tone, who was still recovering from his injuries, were married on September 28, 1951 in Payton's hometown of Cloquet, Minnesota. After being married, Tone discovered that she had continued her relations with Neal and Tone was subsequently granted a divorce in May 1952.
The Payton/Neal relationship essentially ended their Hollywood film careers. During that time the couple capitalized on the notorious press coverage by touring in plays such as The Postman Always Rings Twice, based on the popular 1946 film of the same name. They would also star together in The Great Jesse James Raid, a B-movie western that received a limited released to theaters in 1953. In May 1953, Payton announced that she and Neal were to be married that summer in Paris. The couple cancelled their engagement and broke up the following year.
In November 1957, Payton married George A. "Tony" Provas, a 23-year-old furniture store executive in Nogales, Arizona. They divorced in August 1958.
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Barbara Payton
Birth name Barbara Lee Redfield
Nationality USA
Birth 16 november 1927 at Cloquet (USA)
Death 8 may 1967 (at 39 years) at San Diego (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 16 november 1927 at Cloquet (USA)
Death 8 may 1967 (at 39 years) at San Diego (USA)
Biography
In addition to her first two marriages (see above) and affairs with Howard Hughes, Bob Hope, Woody Strode, Guy Madison, George Raft, John Ireland, Steve Cochran, and Texas oilman Bob Neal, Payton was married two more times.In 1950, Payton met actor Franchot Tone and the two were later engaged. While engaged to Tone, Payton began having an affair with B-movie actor Tom Neal. She soon went back and forth publicly between Neal and Tone. On September 14, 1951, Neal, a former college boxer, physically attacked Tone at Payton's apartment leaving him in an 18-hour coma with a smashed cheekbone, broken nose and concussion. The incident garnered huge publicity and Payton decided to honor her engagement to Tone. Payton and Tone, who was still recovering from his injuries, were married on September 28, 1951 in Payton's hometown of Cloquet, Minnesota. After being married, Tone discovered that she had continued her relations with Neal and Tone was subsequently granted a divorce in May 1952.
The Payton/Neal relationship essentially ended their Hollywood film careers. During that time the couple capitalized on the notorious press coverage by touring in plays such as The Postman Always Rings Twice, based on the popular 1946 film of the same name. They would also star together in The Great Jesse James Raid, a B-movie western that received a limited released to theaters in 1953. In May 1953, Payton announced that she and Neal were to be married that summer in Paris. The couple cancelled their engagement and broke up the following year.
In November 1957, Payton married George A. "Tony" Provas, a 23-year-old furniture store executive in Nogales, Arizona. They divorced in August 1958.
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4 for Texas (1963)
, 1h50Directed by Robert Aldrich, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono
Roles une citoyenne
Rating54%
In 1870, a shipment of $100,000 being transported by stagecoach to Galveston, Texas, is the object of a tug-of-war in the desert between Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin), who first must stave off an outlaw band led by Matson (Charles Bronson).
Murder Is My Beat (1955)
, 1h17Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paul Langton, Barbara Payton, Robert Shayne, Selena Royle, Harry Harvey, Sr., Jay Adler
Roles Eden Lane
Rating59%
Businessman Fred Deane is found dead with his face and hands burned beyond recognition. Detectives Patrick (Langton) and Rawley (Shayne) arrest Deane's girlfriend, nightclub-singer Eden Lane (Payton) and she is convicted of the crime. On the way to prison, Eden sees a man through the train window, identifying him as the murderer. Patrick and Eden jump from the train to search for the man. If the murderer isn't found, Eden will head off to jail.
Four Sided Triangle (1953)
, 1h21Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Barbara Payton, Glyn Dearman, James Hayter, John Van Eyssen, Percy Marmont, Seán Barrett
Roles Lena / Helen
Rating58%
Dr. Harvey, a rural physician, breaks the fourth wall to relate an unusual occurrence that happened in his village. The bulk of the story is told in flashback.
The Flanagan Boy (1953)
, 1h19Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Barbara Payton, Frederick Valk, John Slater, Sid James, Tony Wright, Marie Burke
Roles Lorna Vecchi
Rating57%
A shady promoter (James) spots a young boxer (Wright) and takes him under his wing, in an attempt to launch a comeback into prizefighting. He secures the backing of a wealthy Italian (Valk), but problems start to arise when the fighter becomes romantically involved with the millionaire's wife (Payton).
Only the Valiant (1951)
, 1h45Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Gig Young, Lon Chaney, Jr., Neville Brand
Roles Cathy Eversham
Rating64%
Gregory Peck, in a role he considered a low-point of his career, plays Captain Richard Lance, a by-the-book West Point graduate who is not very popular with the men under his command.
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
, 1h6Directed by Robert Siodmak, Curt Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Barbara Payton, Lon Chaney, Jr., Raymond Burr, Tom Conway, Paul Cavanagh, Woody Strode
Roles Dina Van Gleder
Rating44%
Deep in the South American jungles, plantation manager Barney Chavez (Burr) kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife Dina Van Gelder (Payton). However, old native witch Al-Long (Gisela Werbisek) witnesses the crime and puts a curse on Barney, who soon after finds himself turning nightly into a rampaging gorilla. When a wise but superstitious police commissioner Taro (Chaney) is brought in to investigate the plantation owner's death and a rash of strange animal killings, he begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. Dina is also becoming suspicious of Barney, who seems to be more in love with the jungle than with her. She follows him one night into the jungle, only to be attacked by the feral Barney. The police chief follows her screams in the jungle and shoots Barney.
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
, 1h27Directed by William Cameron Menzies
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors James Craig, Barbara Payton, Guy Madison, Barton MacLane, Craig Stevens, Robert Osterloh
Roles Kathy Summers
Rating58%
Best friends Clay Clayburn and Will Denning graduate from West Point and visit their friend and fellow graduate Braxton at his Georgia plantation in 1861. Clay had once loved Braxton's wife Kathy and still does. When war is declared they soon find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War.
Dallas (1950)
, 1h34Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Barbara Payton, Raymond Massey, Leif Erickson
Roles Flo
Rating62%
Blayde Hollister (Gary Cooper) is a former Confederate out to revenge himself on a group of carpetbaggers who murdered his family and destroyed their home in Georgia. With the help of his friend Wild Bill Hickok (Reed Hadley), Hollister's death is faked and he accompanies and swaps identities with Federal Marshal Martin Weatherby (Leif Erickson). Martin is an inexperienced dude from the East using the position of Marshal to impress his fiancee Tonia (Ruth Roman), whose Mexican family is being terrorised by the same gang that murdered Reb's family and terrorised Georgia. Hollister posing as the dude Martin protects both men and lets them get closer to the carpetbaggers.
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
, 1h42Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Mob film, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter, Ward Bond, Luther Adler, Barton MacLane
Roles Holiday Carleton
Rating70%
Ralph Cotter is a career criminal who escapes from prison, then murders his partner-in-crime. Along the way he attempts to woo his ex-partner's sister (Barbara Payton) by threatening to expose her role in his escape.
Once More, My Darling (1949)
, 1h32Directed by Robert Montgomery, Michael Gordon, John Sherwood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Montgomery, Ann Blyth, Jane Cowl, Charles McGraw, Roland Winters, Steven Geray
Roles Girl Photographer
Rating66%
The last thing Collier "Collie" Lang wants to do is get married, but Marita "Killer" Connell has other ideas.
Trapped (1949)
, 1h18Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, Tommy Noonan, Russ Conway, Robert Karnes
Roles Meg Dixon
Rating63%
The film tells the story of the U.S. Treasury Department who, with the aid of a counterfeiter, try to track down and stop of counterfeiting ring. The counterfeiter, Tris Stewart (Bridges), serving time in prison, is released under the agreement that he will assist in the capture of the phoney money printers.