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| name = Joan Barry
| name = Joan Barry
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| caption = photograph by [[Dorothy Wilding]]
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| birth_name = Ina Florence Marshman Bell
| birth_name = Ina Florence Marshman Bell
| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|11|05|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|11|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London, England]]
| birth_place = [[Carlisle]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|04|10|1903|11|05|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|04|10|1903|11|05|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Marbella, Spain]]
| death_place = [[Marbella]], Spain
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1922–1932
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| years_active = 1922–1932
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* {{marriage|Henry Hampson|1934|1936|end=div}}
| spouse = Henry Frederick Tiarks III <br>(m. 1936–1989; her death)
* {{marriage|Henry Frederick Tiarks III|1936}}
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| children = 2, including [[Henrietta Russell, Duchess of Bedford]]

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'''Joan Barry''', born '''Ina Florence Marshman Bell''' (5 November 1903 - 10 April 1989) was an English stage and film actress, whose career straddled the development of [[talkies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f8ab2f5|title=Joan Barry|work=BFI}}</ref><ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/joan-barry-p4262|title=Joan Barry - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|author=Sandra Brennan|work=AllMovie}}</ref>
'''Joan Barry''' (born '''Ina Florence Marshman Bell'''; 5 November 1903 – 10 April 1989) was a British actress, whose career straddled the development of [[talkies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f8ab2f5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711134819/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f8ab2f5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-11|title=Joan Barry|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref><ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/joan-barry-p4262|title=Joan Barry – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie|author=Sandra Brennan|publisher=AllMovie}}</ref>



== Family ==
== Family ==
She was a daughter of Francis Marshman Bell, who went to [[Sydney]], and wife Norah Cavanagh.
She was daughter of Francis Marshman Bell, who went to [[Sydney]], [[Cumberland County, New South Wales|Cumberland County]], [[New South Wales]], and wife Norah Cavanagh.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Born in London, she had her first role at the age of 15. Barry appeared at [[St James's Theatre]], London when seventeen. She memorably dubbed the voice of [[Anny Ondra]] in the early [[Alfred Hitchcock]] thriller ''[[Blackmail (1929 film)|Blackmail]]'' (1929).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpictures.com/godfrey/card50.htm|title=Joan Barry|author=David Absalom|work=britishpictures.com}}</ref> The limited sound technology available at the time meant that Barry had to dub the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] actress in real time as she performed the role.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ComxAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=joan+barry+british+actress&source=bl&ots=HvNxB2IK1x&sig=vT_G_x_OobvXludr1sXwgeZKRns&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCzgKahUKEwjd4rGQ1M7IAhVKDxoKHdLCDxU#v=onepage&q=joan%20barry%20british%20actress&f=false</ref>
Born in [[Carlisle]], [[Cumbria]], although some sources claim she was born three years earlier in [[London]], [[Middlesex]], she had her first role at the age of 15. Barry appeared at [[St James's Theatre]], London when seventeen. She memorably dubbed the voice of [[Anny Ondra]] in the early [[Alfred Hitchcock]] thriller ''[[Blackmail (1929 film)|Blackmail]]'' (1929).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpictures.com/godfrey/card50.htm|title=Joan Barry|author=David Absalom|work=britishpictures.com}}</ref> The limited sound technology available at the time meant that Barry had to dub the [[First Czechoslovak Republic|Czechoslovak]] actress in real time as she performed the role.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ComxAwAAQBAJ&q=joan+barry+british+actress&pg=PA143|title=Searching for Stars|isbn=9781441184252|last1=MacNab|first1=Geoffrey|date=30 January 2000}}</ref>


Barry appeared on-screen for Hitchcock in ''[[Rich and Strange]]'' two years later.<ref name=allmovie/ref>
Barry appeared on-screen for Hitchcock in ''[[Rich and Strange]]'' two years later.<ref name=allmovie/> She continued to appear in a mixture of leading and top supporting roles (most memorably in ''[[Rome Express]]'' (1932)) until she retired to start a family.


== Marriages and issue ==
== Marriages and issue ==
She retired from the screen after her first marriage to Henry Hampson in 1934. She had two children with her second husband, Henry Frederick Tiarks III ([[Woodheath]], [[Chislehurst]], 8 September 1900 - [[Marbella]], 2 July 1995), a wealthy [[merchant banker]], son of [[Frank Cyril Tiarks]], whom she married on 3 October 1936.<ref>http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/british-actress-joan-barry-at-home-with-her-husband-henry-news-photo/3336022</ref> Henry Frederick Tiarks was married firstly on 27 April 1930 and divorced in 1936 Lady Millicent Olivia Mary Taylour of the Marquesses of Headfort (? - 24 December 1975). A daughter, Henrietta Joan Tiarks, married Robin Russell, the [[Marquess of Tavistock]], who eventually became the [[Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford|14th Duke of Bedford]]. She is now [[Henrietta, Dowager Duchess of Bedford]]. A son, Edward Henry Tiarks, died when he was only six months old in 1943.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058039/bio</ref> She was the Godmother of James Macintyre Boyd.
She retired from the screen after her first marriage in [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Glamorgan]], [[Wales]] in 1934. On 3 October 1936 she married her second husband, Henry Frederick Tiarks III ([[Woodheath]], [[Chislehurst]], [[London]], [[Middlesex]], 8 September 1900 – [[Marbella]], 2 July 1995),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/british-actress-joan-barry-at-home-with-her-husband-henry-news-photo/3336022|title=Best of News|author=Sasha|publisher=Getty Images}}</ref> son of banker [[Frank Cyril Tiarks]] and himself a wealthy [[merchant banker]] with Schroders also marrying for the second time, having married firstly on 27 April 1930 and divorced in 1936 to Lady Millicent Olivia Mary Taylour of the Marquesses of Headfort, who died on 24 December 1975. They had two children. One of them, Edward Henry Tiarks, died when he was only six months old in 1943.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058039/bio|title=Joan Barry|publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> The other, Henrietta Joan Tiarks, married Robin Russell, the [[Marquess of Tavistock]], who eventually became the [[Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford|14th Duke of Bedford]]. She is now [[Henrietta, Dowager Duchess of Bedford]].


==Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[The Card (1922 film)|The Card]]'' (1922)
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* ''[[Hutch Stirs 'em Up]]'' (1923)
! Year
*''[[The Happy Ending (1925 film)|The Happy Ending]]'' (1925)
! Title
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*''[[Blackmail (1929 film)|Blackmail]]'' (1929) voice only
! Role
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*''[[Atlantic (1929 film)|Atlantic]]'' (1929)
! Notes
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* ''[[A Man of Mayfair]]'' (1931)
|-
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*''[[Rich and Strange]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Outsider (1931 film)|The Outsider]]'' (1931)
|1922|| ''[[The Card (1922 film)|The Card]]'' || Nellie Cotterill ||
|-
*''[[A Man of Mayfair]]'' (1931)
*''[[Rome Express]]'' (1932)
|1923|| ''[[Hutch Stirs 'em Up]]'' || Joan ||
|-
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*''[[Sally Bishop (1932 film)|Sally Bishop]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The First Mrs. Fraser (1932 film)|The First Mrs. Fraser]]'' (1932)
|1925|| ''[[The Happy Ending (1925 film)|The Happy Ending]]'' || Molly Craddock ||
|-
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*''[[Ebb Tide (1932 film)|Ebb Tide]]'' (1932)
|1928|| ''[[The Rising Generation]]'' || Peggy Kent ||
*''[[Mrs. Dane's Defence]]'' (1932)
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*''[[Women Who Play]]'' (1932)
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|1929|| ''[[Blackmail (1929 film)|Blackmail]]'' || Alice White || Voice, Uncredited
|-
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|1929|| ''[[Atlantic (1929 film)|Atlantic]]'' || Betty Tate-Hughes ||
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|1931|| ''[[The Outsider (1931 film)|The Outsider]]'' || Lalage Sturdee ||
|-
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|1931|| ''[[A Man of Mayfair]]'' || Grace Irving ||
|-
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|1931|| ''[[Rich and Strange]]'' || Emily Hill ||
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|1932|| ''[[Ebb Tide (1932 film)|Ebb Tide]]'' || Mary ||
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|1932|| ''[[Women Who Play]]'' || Fay ||
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|1932|| ''[[The First Mrs. Fraser (1932 film)|The First Mrs. Fraser]]'' || Elsie Fraser ||
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|1932|| ''[[Sally Bishop (1932 film)|Sally Bishop]]'' || Sally Bishop ||
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|1932|| ''[[Rome Express]]'' || Mrs. Maxted ||
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|1933|| ''[[Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933 film)|Mrs. Dane's Defence]]'' || Felicia / Mrs. Dane || (final film role)
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage"


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0058039|name=Joan Barry}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0058039|name=Joan Barry}}


{{Authority control}}
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 19 August 2024

For the American actress, see Joan Barry (American actress).

Joan Barry
photo by Dorothy Wilding
Born
Ina Florence Marshman Bell

(1903-11-05)5 November 1903
Carlisle, England
Died10 April 1989(1989-04-10) (aged 85)
Marbella, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active1922–1932
Spouses
Henry Hampson
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(m. 1934; div. 1936)​
Henry Frederick Tiarks III
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(m. 1936)​
Children2, including Henrietta Russell, Duchess of Bedford

Joan Barry (born Ina Florence Marshman Bell; 5 November 1903 – 10 April 1989) was a British actress, whose career straddled the development of talkies.[1][2]

Family

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She was daughter of Francis Marshman Bell, who went to Sydney, Cumberland County, New South Wales, and wife Norah Cavanagh.

Biography

[edit]

Born in Carlisle, Cumbria, although some sources claim she was born three years earlier in London, Middlesex, she had her first role at the age of 15. Barry appeared at St James's Theatre, London when seventeen. She memorably dubbed the voice of Anny Ondra in the early Alfred Hitchcock thriller Blackmail (1929).[3] The limited sound technology available at the time meant that Barry had to dub the Czechoslovak actress in real time as she performed the role.[4]

Barry appeared on-screen for Hitchcock in Rich and Strange two years later.[2] She continued to appear in a mixture of leading and top supporting roles (most memorably in Rome Express (1932)) until she retired to start a family.

Marriages and issue

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She retired from the screen after her first marriage in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales in 1934. On 3 October 1936 she married her second husband, Henry Frederick Tiarks III (Woodheath, Chislehurst, London, Middlesex, 8 September 1900 – Marbella, 2 July 1995),[5] son of banker Frank Cyril Tiarks and himself a wealthy merchant banker with Schroders also marrying for the second time, having married firstly on 27 April 1930 and divorced in 1936 to Lady Millicent Olivia Mary Taylour of the Marquesses of Headfort, who died on 24 December 1975. They had two children. One of them, Edward Henry Tiarks, died when he was only six months old in 1943.[6] The other, Henrietta Joan Tiarks, married Robin Russell, the Marquess of Tavistock, who eventually became the 14th Duke of Bedford. She is now Henrietta, Dowager Duchess of Bedford.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1922 The Card Nellie Cotterill
1923 Hutch Stirs 'em Up Joan
1925 The Happy Ending Molly Craddock
1928 The Rising Generation Peggy Kent
1929 Blackmail Alice White Voice, Uncredited
1929 Atlantic Betty Tate-Hughes
1931 The Outsider Lalage Sturdee
1931 A Man of Mayfair Grace Irving
1931 Rich and Strange Emily Hill
1932 Ebb Tide Mary
1932 Women Who Play Fay
1932 The First Mrs. Fraser Elsie Fraser
1932 Sally Bishop Sally Bishop
1932 Rome Express Mrs. Maxted
1933 Mrs. Dane's Defence Felicia / Mrs. Dane (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ "Joan Barry". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Sandra Brennan. "Joan Barry – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ David Absalom. "Joan Barry". britishpictures.com.
  4. ^ MacNab, Geoffrey (30 January 2000). Searching for Stars. ISBN 9781441184252.
  5. ^ Sasha. "Best of News". Getty Images.
  6. ^ "Joan Barry". IMDb.
  • "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage"
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