Theda Bara (/ ˈθiːdə ˈbærə / THEE-də BARR-ə; [1] born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more …

She tried the stage briefly in the 1930s but nothing really set the fires burning. A movie based on her life was planned in the 1950s, but nothing ever came of it. On April 7, 1955, Theda Bara …

Feb 1, 2017 · Theda Bara was the first mass American sex symbol. She started her motion picture career in earnest in January, 1915, when Fox Films’ A Fool There Was took America …

May 16, 2025 · In the documentary, the trio speak to Bara’s time growing up in Cincinnati (a graduate of Walnut Hills High School, who attended UC for a time) and her rise to fame on the …

Theda Bara became an icon of sensuality and the exotic for generations. Born Theodosia Goodman, she began working in New York with her own name before she was cast as a …

In addition to fame as the silent screen's first successful vamp, Theda Bara was also the first star whose off-screen character was created entirely by a publicity campaign. To preserve the …

Theda Bara remains an iconic figure in the history of early American cinema. Rising from modest immigrant roots in Cincinnati, she became Hollywood's first major sex symbol and the original …

Dec 21, 2021 · In reality, Theodosia Goodman was an unknown Jewish girl from Cincinnati, Ohio who was transformed into this exotic creature to publicize her first film A Fool There Was in …

Sep 28, 2011 · Unlike later vamps such as Nita Naldi and Barbara LaMarr, Theda was the undisputed star of her films. Her career was short but brilliant, but only four of her films survive …

Theda Bara (/ ˈθiːdəˈbærə / THEE-də BARR-ə; [1] born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more …