Barbara Payton
American actress (1927-1967)
Barbara Lee Payton was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and battles with alcohol abuse and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several books, including her autobiography I Am Not Ashamed (1963), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story (2007) by John O'Dowd, L.A. Despair: A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times (2005) by John Gilmore, and B Movie: A Play in Two Acts (2014) by Michael B. Druxman. She married five times. Payton has been dubbed "one of the all-time great 'hot messes' in Hollywood history."
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 6 films (1950–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye. | Cagney Productions Inc. | 102 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | Bride Of The Gorilla. | Jack Broder Productions Inc. | 65 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | Only The Valiant. | Cagney Productions Inc. | 105 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1953 | Four Sided Triangle | Terence Fisher | 81 min | B&W | ||
| 1953 | The Flanagan Boy | Reginald Le Borg | B&W | |||
| 1955 | Murder Is My Beat. | Allied Artists Pictures Corp. | 70 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |