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.

Oct 20, 2002 · Barbara Payton's meteoric plunge from the pinnacle of Hollywood fame into the bowels of L.A.'s back streets and alleys had brought her to where she was now, lying in a …

Sep 28, 2009 · When Barbara Payton died in 1967, aged just 39, her body was in such a terrible state it took the police two days to make an accurate identification. She weighed over 200 lbs, …

Nov 10, 2021 · Barbara Payton was the very embodiment of that saying, and you only need to take one look at her wild life to see that it’s true. This beautiful actress had an animal …

Barbara Payton. Actress: Bride of the Gorilla. One of the saddest tales ever to come out of Hollywood has to be that of Barbara Payton. A blue-eyed, peroxide blonde sexpot who had a …

Aug 16, 2018 · Blonde bombshell Barbara Payton was on her way to becoming a sought-after actress who could have rivaled Marilyn Monroe — but she ultimately became more famous for …

In 1963, Barbara Payton, former movie starlet and tabloid sensation, sat down with an opportunistic ghostwriter named Leo Guild to tell the story of her tortured life.

The newly published Spurl Edition version of I AM NOT ASHAMED helpfully includes a chronology of Barbara Payton’s life, which nails down many details that she and Guild leave …

Jun 5, 2013 · To the men’s shock, she breathed. They rushed for help. Newspapers were soon filled with the story that the derelict was Barbara Payton who had been living on the streets for …

Mar 13, 2019 · One of the saddest stories to come out of Hollywood lore is that of Barbara Payton. Heartbreaking, really. The gorgeous blue-eyed, blonde actress broke into the movie …