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Judith Barrett

Judith Barrett

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Judith Barrett (born Lucille Kelley, February 2, 1909 – March 10, 2000), also known as Nancy Dover, was an American film actress of the late 1920s and through the 1930s, up until 1940. At sixteen, she got on a train to Hollywood. Her first big chance came when she started in a lavish commercial film in 1928, The Sock Exchange opposite Bobby Vernon. In 1929 she starred in five films, and made a successful transition to "talking films". From 1928 to 1933 she was billed as "Nancy Dover", and from 1930 to 1933 she appeared in nine films, all credited. In 1933, she appeared in only one film, Marriage Humor opposite Harry Langdon and Vernon Dent, while doing stage work. She would not have another role until 1936, when she starred in the crime drama Yellowstone opposite Henry Hunter, and alongside Ralph Morgan and Alan Hale. It was the first film that she was billed as "Judith Barrett". She appeared in two films that year, and five in 1937, one of which was her first uncredited role. From 1938 to 1940, Barrett appeared in ten films, all credited, including Road to Singapore, the first "road" picture by the team of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Barrett retired from film acting following her appearance in the 1940 comedy Those Were the Days!, starring William Holden and Bonita Granville. Noted for her beauty, the October 16, 1939 edition of the Baltimore Sun said of her: "Judith Barrett, pretty and blonde actress, is the first Telegenic Girl to go on record. In other words, she is the perfect type of beauty for television. ... She is slated for the first television motion picture." The Salt Lake Tribune noted that Barrett was "selected after months of exhaustive tests by television experts, sound engineers, photographers and make-up specialists." Paramount Pictures followed up on the selection by featuring her in its film, Television Spy (1939).

Personal information

Birthday

1909-02-02

Birth Place

Venus, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Armored Car

Armored Car

1937

4.2

Movie
Behind the Mike

Behind the Mike

1937

0.0

Movie
Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931

5.5

Movie
Cimarron

Cimarron

1931

5.6

Movie
Disputed Passage

Disputed Passage

1939

5.5

Movie
Flying Hostess

Flying Hostess

1936

0.0

Movie
Happy Heels

Happy Heels

1929

0.0

Movie
Hollywood Halfbacks

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931

0.0

Movie
I'm from Missouri

I'm from Missouri

1939

0.0

Movie
Illegal Traffic

Illegal Traffic

1938

6.7

Movie
Let Them Live

Let Them Live

1937

0.0

Movie
Oh Darling!

Oh Darling!

1930

0.0

Movie
Persons in Hiding

Persons in Hiding

1939

3.5

Movie
Road to Singapore

Road to Singapore

1940

6.5

Movie
Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood

1932

0.0

Movie
Scandal

Scandal

1929

0.0

Movie
Skirt Shy

Skirt Shy

1929

2.0

Movie
Television Spy

Television Spy

1939

5.0

Movie
The Big Kick

The Big Kick

1930

3.5

Movie
The Fighting Parson

The Fighting Parson

1930

0.0

Movie
The Gas Station

The Gas Station

1930

0.0

Movie
The Good Old Soak

The Good Old Soak

1937

0.0

Movie
The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

5.5

Movie
The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert

1939

5.0

Movie
The Head Guy

The Head Guy

1930

4.0

Movie
The Sock Exchange

The Sock Exchange

1928

0.0

Movie
The Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred

1930

4.6

Movie
Those Were the Days!

Those Were the Days!

1940

0.0

Movie
Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

1937

5.3

Movie
Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940

4.8

Movie
Yellowstone

Yellowstone

1936

5.2

Movie