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Barbara Payton

American actress (1927-1967)

  • Fame52.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia11.8K
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Lived 1927–1967, aged 40United States
United States flagUnited StatesActorsActor
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    19 languages
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  • Era
    1927–1967
    Aged 40
  • Known for
    4 for Texas
    1963
Summary
Updated 2026-07-22

Barbara Lee Payton was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and battles with alcohol abuse and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several books, including her autobiography I Am Not Ashamed (1963), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story (2007) by John O'Dowd, L.A. Despair: A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times (2005) by John Gilmore, and B Movie: A Play in Two Acts (2014) by Michael B. Druxman. She married five times. Payton has been dubbed "one of the all-time great 'hot messes' in Hollywood history."

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