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Theda Bara
was an American
silent movie
actress. She was born on July 29, 1885. Her real name was Theodosia Burr Goodman. Bara attended the University of Cincinnati for two years. She worked in theater productions. She moved to New York City in 1908. She made her
Broadway
debut in 1908. Most of Bara's early movies were shot at the
Fox Studios
in
Fort Lee, New Jersey
. Bara lived with her family in
New York City
during this time. She moved to
Los Angeles, California
to shoot
Cleopatra
in 1917. This movie became one of Bara's biggest hits. No known prints of
Cleopatra
exist today. There are many photographs of Bara in her costume as Cleopatra.
Bara married American movie director Charles Brabin in 1921. She had no children. She died of stomach
cancer
on April 13, 1955 in
Los Angeles, California
. Bara was one of the most popular stars of her era. She was one of the earliest
sex symbols
in movies. Her
femme fatale
(deadly woman) roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" (short for
vampire
). The term "vamp" soon became a popular
slang
term for a sexually predatory woman. Bara made more than 40 films between 1914 and 1926. Only six still exist in their entirety.
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The Rose of Blood
(1917)
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Cleopatra
(1917)
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A Woman There Was
(1919)
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The Siren's song
(1919)