Barbara Bennett Death
Barbara passed away on August 8, 1958 at the age of 51 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Barbara's cause of death was suicide.
When did Barbara Bennett die?
August 8, 1958How did Barbara Bennett die? What was the cause of death?
SuicideHow old was Barbara Bennett when died?
51Where did Barbara Bennett die? What was the location of death?
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Barbara Bennett Birthday and Date of Death
Barbara Bennett was born on August 13, 1906 and died on August 8, 1958. Barbara was 51 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: August 13, 1906
Date of Death: August 8, 1958
Age at Death: 51
Is Barbara Bennett's father, Richard Bennett, dead or alive?
Richard Bennett's information is not available now.
Is Barbara Bennett's mother, Adrienne Morrison, dead or alive?
Adrienne Morrison's information is not available now.
Barbara Bennett's sisters :
Barbara has 2 sisters:Barbara Bennett's sister, Constance Bennett, died on July 24, 1965 as he was 60 years old. His cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage.
Barbara Bennett's sister, Joan Bennett, died on December 7, 1990 as he was 80 years old. His cause of death was heart attack.
Barbara Bennett - Biography
Barbara Jane Bennett was an American stage and film actress and dancer. Bennett married three times and had five children. On January 28, 1929, she married tenor Morton Downey. The couple had four biological children, including son Morton Downey Jr., and adopted a fifth child, Michael. They divorced in June 1941. Bennett later married actor Addison Randall, a popular romantic star and singing cowboy at the time. On July 16, 1945, Randall died after suffering a myocardial infarction and falling from a horse during the filming of The Royal Mounted Rides Again. Bennett married Laurent Suprenant in 1954. The couple moved to Montreal in 1957 and remained together until her death the following year.
Bennett later worked as a literary representative for producer Walter Wanger, who was married to her sister Joan. In that position, Bennett scouted best-sellers and the like as potential movie properties, especially for her sister Joan.
On August 8, 1958, five days before her 52nd birthday, Bennett died after what the media described as an unidentified "long illness" in Montreal. Over the course of her life, Bennett attempted suicide four times. As the circumstances surrounding herself were vague and Bennett's sister Joan refused to discuss the details of her death, rumors arose that Bennett had finally succeeded in ending her life.
In her 1982 memoirs Lulu In Hollywood, longtime friend and actress Louise Brooks wrote of Bennett, "Barbara made a career of her emotions. Periods of work or marriage were terminated by her frightening, abandoned laughter of despair and failure. Only her death, in 1958, achieved in her fifth suicide attempt, could be termed a success."
