She certainly was one the 'Iconic' figures of early Hollywood. Her early publicity, which was, an entire fabrication on the part of her studio: which gave her back ground as an Egyptian born daughter ; of a French actress and an Italian sculptor, of noble lineage. It was also responsible for the origin of her name being derived from an anagram of : "Arab Death." Later the Goodman family, legally changed their name to Bara. It is a great pity that her films' were destroyed during a fire in the 1930's. Apart from 'A fool there was' there remain only a few seconds' of film from some of her others.' It is worth noting that her: sensual and cruel portrayals, were not cut back because of the ; Hayes, Morality Code----that came in the 30s, but because, she: really pushed boundary's. A true original.
She certainly was one the 'Iconic' figures of early Hollywood. Her early publicity, which was, an entire fabrication on the part of her studio: which gave her back ground as an Egyptian born daughter ; of a French actress and an Italian sculptor, of noble lineage. It was also responsible for the origin of her name being derived from an anagram of : "Arab Death." Later the Goodman family, legally changed their name to Bara. It is a great pity that her films' were destroyed during a fire in the 1930's. Apart from 'A fool there was' there remain only a few seconds' of film from some of her others.' It is worth noting that her: sensual and cruel portrayals, were not cut back because of the ; Hayes, Morality Code----that came in the 30s, but because, she: really pushed boundary's. A true original.