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Barbara Jo Allen

1906 - 1974

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Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the man-crazy spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1950s. She based the character on a woman she had seen delivering a PTA literature lecture in a confused manner. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Jo Allen is the 10,608th most popular actor (down from 9,428th in 2024), the 15,567th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,809th in 2019) and the 4,909th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Barbara Jo Allen ranks 10,608 out of 13,578. Before her are Monique Coleman, Lucie Arnaz, Susan Walters, Peggy Cass, Johnny Mack Brown, and Edurne. After her are Aya Endō, Crissy Moran, Elena Verdugo, Bettina Zimmermann, Roland Kickinger, and Felicia Day.

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Among people born in 1906, Barbara Jo Allen ranks 443. Before her are Victoria Spivey, Bea Benaderet, Julio Rosales, Gale Gordon, Michael O'Shea, and Dave Trottier. After her are Cleanth Brooks, Roger Livesey, and Dorothy Tree. Among people deceased in 1974, Barbara Jo Allen ranks 266. Before her are Eric Linklater, Anders Lange, John Crowe Ransom, Norman Kirk, Ernest Gruening, and Johnny Mack Brown. After her are Pamela Britton, Chet Huntley, and Eric Harrison.

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Barbara Jo Allen ranks 4,912. Before her are Tad Hilgenbrink (1981), Monique Coleman (1980), Lucie Arnaz (1951), Susan Walters (1963), Peggy Cass (1924), and Johnny Mack Brown (1904). After her are Crissy Moran (1975), Elena Verdugo (1925), Felicia Day (1979), Leslie Stefanson (1971), Hoot Gibson (1892), and Jill Schoelen (1963).

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