Barbara Payton

Barbara Payton
Payton in 1953
Born
Barbara Lee Redfield

(1927-11-16)November 16, 1927
DiedMay 8, 1967(1967-05-08) (aged 39)
Resting placeCypress View Mausoleum and Crematory
OccupationActress
Years active1949–1963
Spouses
William Hodge
(m. 1943; annul. 1943)
John Lee Payton Sr.
(m. 1945; div. 1950)
(m. 1951; div. 1952)
George Anthony Provas
(m. 1957; div. 1958)
Jess Rawley
(m. 1962)
Children1

Barbara Lee Payton[1] (née Redfield; November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) 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). Also, 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.

  1. ^ Osterberg, Christopher. "Doomed actress a femme fatale on screen and off". budapesttimes.hu. The Budapest Times. Retrieved August 13, 2024.