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Binnie Barnes

Acting Born Mar 25, 1903 Islington, London, England, UK 24 credits

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Gittel Enoyce "Binnie" Barnes (25 May 1903 – 27 July 1998), later known as Gertrude Maude Barnes, was an English actress.

She was born in Islington to a Jewish father and an Italian mother and was brought up as a Jew. She worked on a farm and in hospital as a probationer. She then became a ballroom dancer and Tex McLeod's stage partner. Later she was in cabaret and revue.

She began her acting career in films in 1923, appearing in a short film made by Lee De Forest in his Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Her film career continued in Britain, then in Hollywood, until 1973, with her final role in the comedy 40 Carats. Her most famous film was probably The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), starring Charles Laughton in the title role, with Barnes as Katherine Howard.

She was married to film producer Mike Frankovich and became an American citizen. They adopted three children.

She died of natural causes at the age of 95 in Beverly Hills, California, in 1998, survived by her three children, including production manager Mike Frankovich Jr. and producer Peter Frankovich. Her interment was in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
Film

The Enforcer

1976
Film

40 Carats

as Maud Ericson
Film

Undercover Brother

as Beatrice Hobbs
Film

Undercover Brother

as Miss Marlowe

The Elven Bride

as Lady Claire Mere

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

as Alice Munro

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
  • 40 Carats (1973) as Maud Ericson
  • Your Show of Shows (1950)
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Beatrice Hobbs
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Miss Marlowe
  • The Divorce of Lady X (1938) as Lady Claire Mere
  • The Time of Their Lives (1946) as Mildred Dean
  • Holiday (1938) as Laura Cram
  • The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) as Katherine Howard
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1936) as Alice Munro
  • The Trouble with Angels (1966) as Sister Celestine
  • Partners Please (1932) as Billie
  • Tight Shoes (1941) as Sybil Ash
  • In Old California (1942) as Lacey Miller
  • The Spanish Main (1945) as Anne Bonney
  • Gift of Gab (1934) as Maid
  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) as Sister Celestine
  • The First Hundred Years (1938) as Claudia Weston
  • The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) as Nazama
  • Legends of the West (1992) as Jerry in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Gateway (1938) as Mrs. Fay Sims
  • Small Town Girl (1936) as Priscilla Hyde
  • Up in Mabel's Room (1944) as Alicia Larchmont