Theda Bara

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Theda Bara (born Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885 –

April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.

Bara was one of the most popular actresses of the silent

era, and one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned

her the nickname The Vamp (short for vampire). Bara made more than 40 films

between 1914 and 1926, but most are now lost because the 1937 Fox vault fire

destroyed most of her films. After her marriage to Charles Brabin in 1921, she

made two more feature films and retired from acting in 1926 having never

appeared in a sound film. She died of stomach cancer on April 7, 1955 at the

age of 69.

For her contribution to the film industry, Theda Bara has a

star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.