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Barbara Bedford

Jul 19, 1903 - Oct 25, 1981 (78 years old) in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA

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Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945.

After high school she set out for Hollywood. 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.

In 1925 she appeared opposite Hart in his final film, Tumbleweeds, a key western of the silent period. She starred in the 1926 silent film Old Loves and New and in Mockery with Lon Chaney the following year.

When her career declined after the switch to sound, she signed with MGM in 1936 to play bit and extra parts. Her last known film appearance was in 1945.

Known For

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On Borrowed Time
Mrs. James Northrup (uncredited)
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Boom Town
Nurse (uncredited)
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Boys Town
Nun (uncredited)
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Idiot's Delight
Nurse #1
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Reunion in France
Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)
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Du Barry Was a Lady
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
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Love Crazy
Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
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Sergeant Madden
Nurse
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We Who Are Young
Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)
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The Last of the Mohicans
Cora Munro

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