Binnie Barnes

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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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1993
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Movie Self - Interviewee
1992
Legends of the West
Movie Jerry in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
40 Carats
Movie Maud Ericson
1968
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Movie Sister Celestine
1966
The Trouble with Angels
Movie Sister Celestine
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
1958
The Donna Reed Show
TV show
1956
Thunderstorm
Movie Producer
1954
Malaga
Movie Frisco
1953
Decameron Nights
Movie Comtesse di Firenze / Nerina / Old Witch
1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show Beatrice Hobbs
1950
Shadow of the Eagle
Movie Catherine - Empress of Russia
1950
Fugitive Lady
Movie Esther Clementi
1950
Your Show of Shows
TV show
1949
The Pirates of Capri
Movie Queen Maria Carolina
1948
My Own True Love
Movie Geraldine