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Barbara Slater

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Barbara Slater Famous memorial

Birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death
14 Oct 1997 (aged 76)
Green Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.7722327, Longitude: -118.3142505
Plot
Garden of Reflection, 391, B
Memorial ID
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Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the strong-willed Norma Craig in "The Lady Confesses" (1945). After working for the John Powers Agency as model, she was discovered by a talent scout during her attendance at a painting session for her imagery being replicated for a cover of "The New Yorker" and was arranged to relocate to California for several screen and voice tests. Following a press conference with the acclaimed director Irving Cummings, she was signed to a six-year contract and made her debut in "Louisiana Belle" (1941). Often typecast as a chorus girl, best friend, love interest, debutante, playgirl, femme fatal, shop clerk, socialite, secretary, maid, torch singer, or businesswoman, she flourished as a character actress appearing in such motion pictures as "Three Smart Saps" (1942), "Holiday Inn" (1942), "Pardon My Sarong" (1942), "Tomorrow We Live" (1942), "Youth on Parade" (1942), "Happy Go Lucky" (1943), "The Powers Girl" (1943), "Young and Willing" (1943), "I Spied for You" (1943), "Lady of Burlesque" (1943), "Atlantic City" (1944), "Those Endearing Young Charms" (1945), "A Thousand and One Nights" (1945), "George White's Scandals" (1945), "Cinderella Jones" (1946), "Ain't Love Cuckoo?" (1946), "Blue Skies" (1946), "Night and Day" (1946), "Half-Wits Holiday" (1947), and "Monsieur Verdoux" (1947). In addition, she made various guest appearances on such syndicated radio shows as "Breakfast in Hollywood," "Suspense," "Lux Radio Theatre," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Meet Corliss Archer," "A Date with Judy," "Escape," "Inner Sanctum Mysteries," and "The Life of Riley". She also appeared in stage productions of "The Glass Menagerie," "Dinner at Eight," "My Sister Eileen," and "The Philadelphia Story". During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was active with the California State Republican Committee, was active as a chairwoman within her local charter of The American Red Cross and The American Cancer Society, was a regular parishioner of the Hollywood United Methodist Church, and she was married to fellow actor Robert Foulk from 1947 until his death in 1989. After leaving show business following the expiration of her film contract, she spent the next 32 years as a theatrical and dance instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse until her retirement.
Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the strong-willed Norma Craig in "The Lady Confesses" (1945). After working for the John Powers Agency as model, she was discovered by a talent scout during her attendance at a painting session for her imagery being replicated for a cover of "The New Yorker" and was arranged to relocate to California for several screen and voice tests. Following a press conference with the acclaimed director Irving Cummings, she was signed to a six-year contract and made her debut in "Louisiana Belle" (1941). Often typecast as a chorus girl, best friend, love interest, debutante, playgirl, femme fatal, shop clerk, socialite, secretary, maid, torch singer, or businesswoman, she flourished as a character actress appearing in such motion pictures as "Three Smart Saps" (1942), "Holiday Inn" (1942), "Pardon My Sarong" (1942), "Tomorrow We Live" (1942), "Youth on Parade" (1942), "Happy Go Lucky" (1943), "The Powers Girl" (1943), "Young and Willing" (1943), "I Spied for You" (1943), "Lady of Burlesque" (1943), "Atlantic City" (1944), "Those Endearing Young Charms" (1945), "A Thousand and One Nights" (1945), "George White's Scandals" (1945), "Cinderella Jones" (1946), "Ain't Love Cuckoo?" (1946), "Blue Skies" (1946), "Night and Day" (1946), "Half-Wits Holiday" (1947), and "Monsieur Verdoux" (1947). In addition, she made various guest appearances on such syndicated radio shows as "Breakfast in Hollywood," "Suspense," "Lux Radio Theatre," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Meet Corliss Archer," "A Date with Judy," "Escape," "Inner Sanctum Mysteries," and "The Life of Riley". She also appeared in stage productions of "The Glass Menagerie," "Dinner at Eight," "My Sister Eileen," and "The Philadelphia Story". During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was active with the California State Republican Committee, was active as a chairwoman within her local charter of The American Red Cross and The American Cancer Society, was a regular parishioner of the Hollywood United Methodist Church, and she was married to fellow actor Robert Foulk from 1947 until his death in 1989. After leaving show business following the expiration of her film contract, she spent the next 32 years as a theatrical and dance instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse until her retirement.

Bio by: Lowell Thurgood


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  • Originally Created by: Warren Weimer
  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71398901/barbara-slater: accessed ), memorial page for Barbara Slater (17 Dec 1920–14 Oct 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71398901, citing Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.