Barbara La Marr

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Barbara La Marr born Reatha Dale Watson July 28 1896 January 30 1926 was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in 27 films during her career between 1920 and 1926 La Marr was also noted by the media for her beauty dubbed as The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful as well as her tumultuous personal life During her career La Marr became known as the preeminent vamp of the 1920s she partied and drank heavily once remarking to the press that she only slept two hours a night In 1924 her health began to falter after a series of crash diets for comeback roles further affected her lifestyle leading to her death from pulmonary tuberculosis and nephritis at age 29 She was posthumously honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry