Binnie Barnes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gittel Enoyce "Binnie" Barnes (25 May 1903 – 27 July 1998), later known as Gertrude Maude Barnes, was an English actress. She was born in Islington to a Jewish father and an Italian mother and was brought up as a Jew. She worked on a farm and in hospital as a probationer. She then became a ballroom dancer and Tex McLeod's stage partner. Later she was in cabaret and revue. She began her acting career in films in 1923, appearing in a short film made by Lee De Forest in his Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Her film career continued in Britain, then in Hollywood, until 1973, with her final role in the comedy 40 Carats. Her most famous film was probably The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), starring Charles Laughton in the title role, with Barnes as Katherine Howard. She was married to film producer Mike Frankovich and became an American citizen. They adopted three children. She died of natural causes at the age of 95 in Beverly Hills, California, in 1998, survived by her three children, including production manager Mike Frankovich Jr. and producer Peter Frankovich. Her interment was in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Binnie Barnes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Holiday 1938Movie as Laura Cram

The Time of Their Lives 1946Movie as Mildred Dean

The Trouble with Angels 1966Movie as Sister Celestine

40 Carats 1973Movie as Maud Ericson

The Divorce of Lady X 1938Movie as Lady Claire Mere

The Spanish Main 1945Movie as Anne Bonney

If Winter Comes 1947Movie as Natalie Bagshaw

The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938Movie as Nazama

Broadway Melody of 1938 1937Movie as Caroline Whipple

The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933Movie as Katherine Howard

In Old California 1942Movie as Lacey Miller

The Private Life of Don Juan 1934Movie as Rosita, a Maid Pure and Simple

I Married an Angel 1942Movie as Peggy

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows 1968Movie as Sister Celestine

The Last of the Mohicans 1936Movie as Alice Munro

Rendezvous 1935Movie as Olivia Karloff

Shadow of the Eagle 1950Movie as Catherine - Empress of Russia

The Dude Goes West 1948Movie as Kiki Kelly

Three Smart Girls 1936Movie as Donna Lyons

There's Always Tomorrow 1934Movie as Alice Vail

Decameron Nights 1953Movie as Comtesse di Firenze / Nerina / Old Witch