Barbara Nichols
Barbara Nichols (born December 30, 1928 in Queens , New York City , † October 5, 1976 ; actually Barbara Nickerauer ) was an American actress who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s and starred in supporting roles in large productions.
Life
Born Barbara Nickerauer, Nichols began modeling for pin-up magazines in the 1950s . For a short time she also worked as a stripper , choir singer and mannequin.
She moved to Hollywood in the mid-1950s . Her first, as yet undisclosed, supporting role in a feature film was in 1954 as a dancer in Otto Preminger's Western River of No Return at the side of Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe . In Fritz Lang's last Hollywood film Beyond All Doubt , she played a small role alongside Joan Fontaine . Other supporting roles followed in productions such as B. Poker With Four Ladies (1956), Picnic In Pajamas (1957), Pal Joey (1957), Your Fate In My Hand (1957), The Naked And The Dead (1958), That Kind Of Woman (1958), And Die Woman of His Heart (1964). As a light girl, bar singer, dancer or gangster bride , she usually embodied the stereotype of the sex bomb . She played one of her few leading roles in the science fiction film FBI Chasing Phantom (1965). On Broadway , she starred in the new production of Pal Joey in 1952 and in Let It Ride in 1961 .
Nichols was an extremely famous pin-up model of the time. She was considered one of the rivals of Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield for the reputation of the most beautiful blonde of the time.
She died on October 5, 1976 at the age of 47 from complications from liver disease.
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: River of No Return (River of No Return)
- 1956 beyond all doubt (Beyond a Reasonable Doubt)
- 1956: Poker with four queens (The King and the Four Queens)
- 1956: Wilde Nacht (The Wild Party)
- 1957: Your Fate in My Hand (Sweet Smell of Success)
- 1957: Picnic in Pajamas (The Pajama Game)
- 1957: Pal Joey
- 1958: A Man in His Prime (Ten North Frederick)
- 1958: The Naked and the Dead (The Naked and the Dead)
- 1959: Woman Obsessed
- 1959: Al Capone Returns (The Scarface Mob)
- 1959: Something like that from women! (That Kind of Woman)
- 1960: who was the lady? (Who Was That Lady?)
- 1960: This includes two (Where the Boys Are)
- 1961: The Dancing Gangster (The George Raft Story)
- 1964: The Woman of His Heart (Dear Heart)
- 1964: The Disorderly Orderly (The Disorderly Orderly)
- 1965: FBI chases Phantom (The Human Duplicators)
- 1965: Death in Hollywood (The Loved One)
- 1968: The Six Suspects (The Power)
- 1973: Charley and the Angel ( Charley and the Angel )
- 1976: Won Ton Ton - The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood)
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 667
Web links
- Barbara Nichols in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Barbara Nichols in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Barbara Nichols in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nichols, Barbara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nickerauer, Barbara (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th October 1976 |