Theda Bara (/ ˈθiːdə ˈbærə / THEE-də BARR-ə; [1] born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more …

Mar 4, 2024 · Theda Bara succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 69 in Los Angeles, California. Her passing marked the end of an era—an icon of silent cinema forever silenced.

Jan 7, 2025 · Ever since silent film audiences swooned for Rudolph Valentino and the vamp Theda Bara, the movies have packed a sexual charge. But filmmakers have always had …

Jan 7, 2025 · Nicole Kidman plays the CEO of a high-tech shipping company, and Harris Dickinson is her intern, in Babygirl. Ever since silent film audiences swooned for Rudolph …

Jan 19, 2025 · Theda Bara, destined to create a very colorful character upon the screen, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1890. No film director, with penetrating eye, being present, she was …

In spite of the fact that she was an international sensation during the silent film era and starred in more than forty films, Theda Bara (unlike Charlie Chaplin or Mary Pickford) is not well known. …

Jan 30, 2014 · She made a prolific 40-plus movies over her 12-year career, all of which were silent movies. Theda Bara made her name playing exotic femme fatales, which she did a little …

Cleopatra (Bara), the Siren of Egypt, by a clever ruse reaches Caesar (Leiber) and he falls victim to her charms. They plan to rule the world together, but then Caesar falls.

Now, who was Theda Bara? Well, Theda Bara (née Theodosia Goodman on July 29, 1885, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was the supreme film vamp of the 1910s, a welcome personification of the …

Silent screen legend Theda Bara is synonymous with the term "vamp," a wicked woman of exotic sexual appeal who lures men into her web only to ruin them. Bara incarnated that type with her …