Judith Barrie (born Catherine Brown; March 1907January 9, 1991) was an American actress and model who appeared in four films from 1930 to 1932, retiring after her brief marriage to producer Edward Halperin.
Biography
Born Catherine Brown and raised in
Sacramento
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, Barrie was the granddaughter of a wealthy
wheat
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merchant in California.
Her father was Fred Brown, and her mother, Eva Brown, of
Lincoln, California
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.
[ She had one older sister, Hermia (born 1906).]Berkeley
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. After graduating, she worked as a model
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Models can be divided in ...
in New York City,[ and became a muse of artist ]James Montgomery Flagg
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. While in New York, she also performed professionally as a concert pianist
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.[ ]
While modeling, Barrie was noticed by producer Edward Halperin (brother of director Victor Halperin
Victor Hugo Halperin (August 24, 1895, Chicago, Illinois – May 17, 1983, Bentonville, Arkansas) was an American stage actor, stage director, film director, film producer, producer, and writer. The majority of his works involved romance film, rom ...
) who suggested to her that she seek a career in film. After appearing in her feature debut in '' Party Girl'' (1930) opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as '' The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), '' Gunga Din'' (1939), ...
, she served as a model for the life-size bronze statue used to welcome visitors at the 1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...
in Los Angeles. She subsequently appeared in '' Ex-Flame'' (1930), and the Western ''The Last Frontier'' (1932).[ She was then cast in a lead role opposite ]Tom Mix
Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western (genre), Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were s ...
in the Western '' Hidden Gold'' (1932).[
Barrie was married to Edward Halperin from 1928 until 1932, when he filed for divorce, claiming she did not love him.][ ] She subsequently married Norman Coit Lee, a broker from New York City, on August 25, 1933 in Reno, Nevada
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.[ ] After her marriage to Lee, Barrie formally retired from acting.[
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Filmography
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1907 births
1991 deaths
Actresses from Sacramento, California
Female models from California
20th-century American actresses