- Barbara Kent
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name = Barbara Kent
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caption =Barbara Kent in the 1933 film "Oliver Twist"
birthdate = birth date and age|1906|12|16
location = Gadsby, Alberta,Canada Barbara Kent (born
December 16 ,1906 ) is a former popular actress insilent movies . She is among the last of the surviving players from the silent film period. She was born inGadsby, Alberta ,Canada .Born Barbara Klowtmann, she won the "Miss Hollywood Pageant" in 1925. Kent began her
Hollywood career in 1925 in a small role forUniversal Studios . A vivacious brunette, less than five feet tall, Kent became popular as a comedienne opposite such stars as Reginald Denny, and also made a strong impression as the heroine, pitted againstGreta Garbo 'sfemme fatale in "Flesh and the Devil " (1926).She attracted attention in the 1927 film "
No Man's Law " by swimming nude; she wore a flesh colored bathing suit in scenes that were considered very daring at the time. The popularity of this film led to her selection as one of theWAMPAS Baby Stars for 1927. She made a smooth transition intotalking pictures , oppositeHarold Lloyd in the comedy "Welcome Danger" (1929). Over the next few years she remained popular and received critical praise for her role in the 1933 film version of "Oliver Twist ".Her marriage in 1934 to the agent, Harry E. Eddington, interrupted her career. During a one year hiatus, Eddington groomed Kent for what he intended to be a high profile career, however by the time she returned to films, her popularity had waned and she was unable to establish herself again. She made her final film in 1935.
Following the death of her husband in 1949, Kent retreated from public life and eventually settled in
Sun Valley, Idaho . She has since refused to acknowledge her film career or to extend interviews. [http://www.nndb.com/people/607/000103298/]Filmography
* "
Flesh and the Devil ", 1926
* "Prowlers of the Night", 1926
* "The Lone Eagle", 1927
* "No Man's Law", 1927
* "The Small Bachelor", 1927
* "The Drop Kick", 1927
* "Modern Mothers", 1928
* "Stop That Man", 1928
* "That's My Daddy", 1928
* "Lonesome ", 1928
* "Welcome Danger", 1929
* "The Shakedown", 1929
* "Night Ride", 1930
* "Dumbbells in Ermine", 1930
* "Feet First", 1930
* "What Men Want", 1930
* "Freighters of Destiny", 1931
* "Chinatown After Dark", 1931
* "Grief Street", 1931
* "Indiscreet", 1931
* "Self Defense", 1932
* "Pride of the Legion", 1932
* "No Living Witness", 1932
* "Beauty Parlor", 1932
* "Vanity Fair", 1932
* "Marriage on Approval", 1933
* "Her Forgotten Past", 1933
* "Oliver Twist", 1933
* "Reckless Decision", 1933
* "Swellhead", 1935
* "Guard That Girl", 1935External links
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