Barbara Payton Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Barbara Lee Redfield
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Wednesday
BIRTHPLACE
Cloquet, Minnesota, United States
DIED AT AGE
39 Years 5 Months 22 Days
DEATHDATE
May 8, 1967
DEATHPLACE
San Diego, California, United States
CAUSE OF DEATH
Congestive Heart Failure
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SCORPIO
Physical Stats
WAIST
N/A
Hip
N/A
DRESS SIZE
N/A
HEIGHT
5'4''(feet & inches)
1.6256 meters
162.56 cm
WEIGHT
N/A
Barbara Payton Family Members
BROTHER(S) NAME
Frank Leslie III Lee Redfield
CHILDHOOD IMAGE
Barbara Payton Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
William Hodge (1943-1943)
SPOUSE
John Payton Jr. (1945-1950)
Child(ren) of Barbara Payton and John Payton Jr.
John Lee Payton (14 March, 1947) (Son)
SPOUSE
Franchot Tone (1951-1952)
SPOUSE
George A. Provas (1957-1958)
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Trapped as Meg Dixon (Film 1949)
Education, Net Worth & More
More Information
Career of Barbara Payton
She appeared in the film "Trapped" in her starting career. She played a starring role in the thriller "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye". She also appeared in the films like Dallas, Only the Valiant and more.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Barbara Payton
- Did Barbara Payton takes alcohol? Yes. She battled with her alcohol and drug addiction in her whole life.
- Was Barbara Payton in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
- Once she was arrested stealing an outfit of clothing in 1964.
- She was interested in sports when she was child and had a great interest in activities like skiing, sledding, and ice skating.
- Apart from being a good actress she was also an excellent chef and enjoyed cooking meals for her husbands and friends.
- She saw domestic violence at her home as her father suffered from alcohol abuse and was quick-tempered.
- Once in 1965, she was arrested with the charges of possessing heroin and a hypodermic syringe, however, charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence.
- Barbara survived from an attempt to murder in which she was stabbed by a drunk. She received 38 stitches to heal the cut.
- For her autobiography, she did not want payment in cash instead she wanted to be paid in red wine because there were claims on her cash.
- She suffered very bad days and even she was arrested for prostitution in a Sunset Boulevard bar in the year 1962. Also in financial difficulties, she gave her two fur coats to the owner of the bar for her $200 obligations. However, the value of the coats was much more than her bill.
- Barbara lost her son's custody when her ex-husband Payton proved her an unfit mother and misguided young woman. He said that she exposed their son to profane language, notoriety, and no moral education.
- When she was passing bad checks at Hollywood's Liquor Locker in 1955, she was fined $100 with a 60-day sentence.
- She reportedly takes sleeping pills to sleep and speed to keep her weight down in her starting acting career.
- Barbara fell in love with Tom Neal and proposed him, however, she was already engaged with Franchot Tone. She became romantically involved with Neal when Tone was out of town. There was a fight between Neal and Tone which led to Tone lying in the coma for 18 hours. She returned to Neal after being married to Tone for 53 days.
- She auditioned for the role of sultry mistress in the crime drama "The Asphalt Jungle" but lost to Marilyn Monroe.
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