Payton was so self-absorbed, she cruelly was engaged to both Tone and Neal at the same time, going back and forth between the two romantically. She also was in bar with many soldiers one night and made them fight over her attention. Hollywood didn't need to chew her up, she mostly made her own bed. If she had been more discreet with her boozing, trysts and unpaid bills, the studios would have kept employing her as she had real talent. Whatever self destructive bent she had ( a psychological disorder?) , it was sad to throw away what could have been a long and great career. One positive attribute was that she was devoted to the best interest of her son, admitting she was unfit to care for him.
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To her family, and the friends who knew her best, Barbara Payton was a joyful free-spirit: gutsy, intelligent, bold, fearless, a bit naïve, intrinsically wholesome, sometimes profane, and hopelessly idealistic. Obviously, she was a complicated woman, and her wildly inconsistent behavior often proved maddening to both the industry and those who cared about her. Barbara was known to both family and acquaintances alike to be generous to a fault. She was also a compassionate person with a strong penchant for supporting the underdog, and was described by her sister-in-law and best friend Jan Redfield as having “an aching and totally trusting heart of gold.” She was a gourmet cook, a master upholsterer, a person who was highly skilled in interior decorating and design, a brilliant party hostess, and someone who truly loved and excelled in all things domestic. She was a worthwhile and talented person who also happened to have several formidable flaws; perhaps the most tragic being a seemingly insatiable need throughout her life to make one poor choice and bad decision after another. Many people will agree that Barbara was excellent in the films Trapped, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Bad Blonde, and Murder is My Beat, and I hope that's never forgotten.
I think you probably meant "Bride of the Gorilla" instead of "Bad Blonde." The former was a trash and camp classic in which she shone while the latter was a paint-by-numbers noir in which her talents weren't really put on full display.
After hearing the title of her auto-biography, I Am Not Ashamed, Barbara Stanwyck opined "She bloody well ought to be!" It's sad that Payton, allowing herself to be photographed for this book, had no idea how horrific she appeared, a hardened, used-up prostitute in a nightie, living in a seedy motel by the early 1960's. Those photos were like something out of a horror movie, like the portrayal of Joan Crawford in Mommy Dearest. The difference was that neither Crawford, nor the actress who played her, had any delusions about being a sex symbol by that point in her life/depiction in the film. Payton, during the interview, seemed to be lounging around as if she was doing a Playboy spread but with a cigarette, martini and eyebrows that would keep Freddy Kruger awake at night.
It’s terrible what happened to her. She had talent but her alcoholism and drug addiction destroyed her. Her sex scandals also destroyed her. She wound up walking the streets and getting beat up as a prostitute. Very sad story.
0:15 that is a gay pedhopile statue ?! Yes of course is - how can you attemp to say that is not ? Hâ ! You're shameless enought ? If was not agay would be no problem - However gay bad boy using a teen male or any male like turning him into female are the worst that can be done And make sure that i will hunt all of you
I'm Barbara's biographer and the two books I've published about her were recently bought by a European filmmaker to develop for a feature film. Barbara was deeply flawed, but she was also known to be a kind and generous person. I'm going to work hard to see that all those things are represented in the script.
Very sad ending for Barbara she ended up an alcoholic addicted to drugs and prostitution her last days was her pulling tricks for beer and drugs she would go to producers she knew to get parts they all said no but gave her money if she did them favours and she did she was broke down on her luck Barbara payton was found behind a dumpster turning tricks for beer and drugs she died not long after that's Hollywood on top of the world one day the next the world on top of you...
she was fabulous hers was the best hollywood story the best feminist story the best story f self destrctin caused by child abuse and neglect the long swim scene way too real
The Telegraph UK had a wonderful article on her today, which led me here. A lovely tribute. Such a gifted actor with such a sad personal life and demise.
la forza ,la sincerità dell'arte è massimamente insita in chi la produce ed in chi ne vive e conosce profondamente i meccanismi intimi che la producono. Il resto è molto spesso, vanità ,mercato ( in tutte le sue accezioni) oppure persino in qualche infausta situazione: politica
I’ve always been drawn to Barbara Payton. She lived life on her terms. Yes she crashed and burned, but not before shining as bright as the sun! Love this video!
Thank you very much, Lucy Maria. Barbara and her story mean a lot to me, and I'm extremely grateful to you for saying that. I'm going to try to keep doing my best for her, because I know in my soul she was a good and worthwhile person, and she deserves it. Thank you, and thank you again to Paolo for creating this video tribute to Barbara. John O'Dowd 2/28/21
@@munx1366 I've just mentioned your "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" in my previous comment. I've read and reread your fascinating book so many times - one of my fav partners to beat the boredom on my flights - that it's almost impossible feel nothing but compassion for her. Because of your tireless work and tenderness we were able to get to know a woman who was too "human" for this world. Thank you.
Much of her tragedy was self-inflicted. She was utterly classless and cruel in going back and forth between two fiance's within a matter of weeks, until Tom Neal almost murdered his French actor rival, Francois Tome. Then while the latter was recuperating in hospital with a fractured skull, Payton abandoned him again to be with the violent Neal. Her sexual appetite sleeping around Hollywood would not have been as damaging to her career if she would have kept her public and private lives separate, like most stars, but she almost seemed to flaunt her nymphomania in full view of the press. In a night club filled with servicemen, she actually made them fight over her attention. She sponged off the celebrity men she dated, expecting them to pay her rent, and when unable to do this, ignored her debts and bills. She lost custody of her son and never got it back by her death, not seeing him for years. One Hollywood insider stated she would have humped a dog if she could. All the more tragic since she had genuine acting ability, and held her own opposite some of the industry's leading men.
For God's sake "French actor rival François Tome"??? FRANCHOT TONE was a very much american actor - here is our friend wiki to give you a help: "Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was born in Niagara Falls, New York, the youngest son of Dr. Frank Jerome Tone, the wealthy president of the Carborundum Company, and his socially prominent wife, Gertrude Van Vrancken Franchot. His maternal great-grandfather was congressman Richard Franchot. Tone was also a distant relative of Wolfe Tone (the "father of Irish Republicanism").Tone was of French Canadian, Irish, and English ancestry. Through his ancestor, the nobleman Gilbert L'Homme de Basque, translated to Basque Homme and finally Bascom, he was of French Basque descent". Amongst other things, Tone was a great stage actor plus a founding member of the Group Theatre with the ordinary fellas Lee Strasberg (yes, that Actors Studio guy) and Stella Adler (only a girl next door) and being gossipy: Joan Crawford was his first wife. Advice when most needed is least heeded but I can not resist: less judgment and prejudice and more accurate information.
@@LucyElHawari Thank you, Lucy Maria, for defending Barbara's memory the way you have. I know her family and friends (and fans) appreciate it as much as I do. Thanks again. John O'Dowd 2/28/21
@@munx1366 a stupidity like this should not be allowed. When we want give an opinion we must know about what we are talking about. If is too difficult reading a book, just google it.
@@LucyElHawari Thanks, Lucy. Some people will always criticize Barbara, but I no longer engage them in any way. Everything I learned about her - including that she was generous to a fault and talented in several creative areas unrelated to acting - I tried to adequately cover in her book, and that's the best I can do. A lot of people want to concentrate solely on the more prurient aspects of her story, and I find those people to be short-sighted and not worth my time in trying to defend Barbara to them. They obviously hate who she was, but they can't hurt her anymore, so let them believe what they want. Thank you again for your kindness and empathy, Lucy.
@@LucyElHawari Before you ride away on your high horse (which badly needs a vacation) my mistake over his name was hardly worth your sanctimonious rant. Francois is a far more common French name than Franchot, a rather easy mistake to make, as is a simple typo error misplacing an M or an N in his last name. the kind of mistake made millions of time everyday on YT, often by people smarter than either one of us. Mispelled or accurate, his name is as French-sounding as oui and bonjour, and almost 100% of North Americans would automatically connect it to France if they didn't know his biography. In regard to your last sentence...accurate information includes knowing how to spell the word CANNOT. Try pointing your prissy nose downward. You'll catch less rain and fewer people will notice your snottiness.
It sounds as though she had a disease, I have known people who have had the same disease. Alcohol seems to be like a demon that attaches itself to families and destroys them
