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Barbara O'Neil
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Actor Born: July 10, 1909 in St. Louis, MO Death: September 3, 1980 in Cos Cob, CT Biography:Descended from a well-established New England family, St. Louis-born Barbara O'Neil was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and launched her acting career with the Cape Cod-based University Players. The co-founder of this prestigious group was Joshua Logan, who became O'Neil's husband (they were later divorced). She made her Broadway debut in 1930's Saint's Parade and came to Hollywood in 1937 to appear in Samuel Goldwyn's Stella Dallas. Signed to a Universal contract, O'Neil was rather wasted in antiseptic roles in Tower of London (1939) and "The Sun Never Sets" (1939), although she was given ample opportunity to shine as "Charles Boyer"'s self-destructive wife in "When Tomorrow Comes" (1939). Her best 1939 assignment, however, was while on loan-out to "David O. Selznick". The 29-year-old O'Neil played Eileen O'Hara, the strong-willed mother of Scarlett O'Hara, in Gone With the Wind. The following... Full Biography
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