Not only the appearance of the actress but also Zoe's situation in the plot shows this perfectly. Unusual for Barbara Hale was certainly her role as Zoe Crane in "The Houston Story" (1956). Contributing to that are Barbara's strong charisma on-screen and her warm voice. Barbara gave her characters an expressive personality what makes them lovable for viewers. Mostly, she played women who know what they want and who also show this clearly to the man of their heart. For example, one can see her beside James Stewart in "The Jackpot" (1950) or with Robert Young in "Lady Luck" (1946), where she keeps him busy as his young wife who is skeptical about gambling.īarbara Hale established her role profile as a warm-hearted, lovable but very strong-minded, vivid and resolute woman who will reach her aim. Besides appearing in Westerns like "West of the Pecos" (1945), "Lone Hand" (1951) and "Last of the Commanches" (1952), she also took miscellaneous roles in Dramas and Comedies. New opportunities for Barbara showed up so that she could prove her talent as an actress. Starting from these first successes in B-Movies, she began to steadily establish her reputation. After that, supporting roles followed, for example, in "The Falcon out West" (1944) and "First Yank Into Tokyo" (1945). She can be seen as a girl in a bar, a stocking salesgirl, a girl dancing at a party or, as in "The 7th Victim" (1943), a witness in the subway.īarbara Hale's first big performance was in "Higher and Higher" (1944) at the side of Frank Sinatra.
Shortly after that, Barbara signed a stock contract and went on to California.īarely arrived in Hollywood, Barbara first made small appearances in movies. Shortly after that, Barbara coincidentally met Al Seaman, the head of the Chicago Model Bureau, who was so enthusiastic about his new discovery that he sent photos to RKO Studios. She collected first experiences while posing for a comic strip named Thereupon, she started to concentrate on working as a model. Barbara's aim was to work for the advertising industry, but she realized fast that it was a tough business. Her life in Chicago was more difficult than expected and the competition at the Academy of Fine Arts was huge. That's why Barbara decided to enroll in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts after her graduation from high school in Already, during her time in school, she discovered her talent and interest in painting. Barbara also started to participate in local theater plays. Here, the actress grew up in a provincial idyll and started to take lessons in ballet and tap dancing at the age of twelve. Shortly after Barbara's birth, her parents moved to Rockford with her and her elder sister Juanita, who was born in 1913. She was the second child of Willa (born Calvin) and Luther "Ezra" Hale, a landscape gardener. On April 18, 1922,* Barbara was born in DeKalb, Illinois to parents of Scotch-Irish descent. Actually, it wasn't her aim to be an actress. Service again, I took with me the image of a bright, lovelyĪnd wholesome personality whose charm kept lingeringīarbara Hale started her career in Hollywood in 1942. SheĬertainly made a lasting impression on me. I was there briefly before she came out from Illinois. "It happened when we were both working for RKO in 1943.
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