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Barbara Lee Payton (born Redfield; November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and battles with alcoholism and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several books, including her autobiography I Am Not Ashamed (1963).
Jan 6, 2021 · In 1963, Barbara Payton, former movie starlet and tabloid sensation, sat down with an opportunistic ghostwriter named Leo Guild to tell the story of her tortured life.
Mar 29, 2023 · Did you know that Barbara Payton's life is a classic tale of lost chances? From hitting it big in Hollywood movies to a tragic death at a young age.
Barbara Payton. Actress: Bride of the Gorilla. One of the saddest tales ever to come out of Hollywood has to be that of Barbara Payton. A blue-eyed, peroxide blonde sexpot who had a lot going for her, her life eventually disintegrated, mostly by her own doing.
Oct 20, 2002 · Barbara Payton's meteoric plunge from the pinnacle of Hollywood fame into the bowels of L.A.'s back streets and alleys had brought her to where she was now, lying in a contorted heap beneath a mound of rotting trash.
Jun 5, 2013 · hollywood, scandal, tom neal. Barbara Payton circa 1950. Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images. Barbara Payton was filming Bride of the Gorilla, a horror movie that became a camp classic, when she met actor Tom Neal in July 1951. Barbara was engaged to star Franchot Tone who was in New York. Despite this, she romanced Tom.
Barbara Payton. Actress: Bride of the Gorilla. One of the saddest tales ever to come out of Hollywood has to be that of Barbara Payton. A blue-eyed, peroxide blonde sexpot who had a lot going for her, her life eventually disintegrated, mostly by her own doing.
Barbara Lee Payton (born Redfield; November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and battles with alcoholism and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several books, including her autobiography I Am Not Ashamed (1963).
Dec 7, 2007 · Veteran film journalist John O’Dowd captures Payton’s tumultuous life and tragic death in his brilliant biography “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story.” Rather than wallow in “Hollywood Babylon” slime, O’Dowd investigates all aspects of Payton’s complex and often baffling self-destructive personality.
Barbara Payton (November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and eventual battles with alcohol and drug addiction.
