
Binnie Barnes
Biography
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Gittel Enoyce "Binnie" Barnes (25 May 1903 – 27 July 1998), later known as Gertrude Maude Barnes, was an English actress.
She was born in Islington to a Jewish father and an Italian mother and was brought up as a Jew. She worked on a farm and in hospital as a probationer. She then became a ballroom dancer and Tex McLeod's stage partner. Later she was in cabaret and revue.
She began her acting career in films in 1923, appearing in a short film made by Lee De Forest in his Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Her film career continued in Britain, then in Hollywood, until 1973, with her final role in the comedy 40 Carats. Her most famous film was probably The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), starring Charles Laughton in the title role, with Barnes as Katherine Howard.
She was married to film producer Mike Frankovich and became an American citizen. They adopted three children.
She died of natural causes at the age of 95 in Beverly Hills, California, in 1998, survived by her three children, including production manager Mike Frankovich Jr. and producer Peter Frankovich. Her interment was in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Acting (69 movies)

The Last of the Mohicans
1936

In Old California
1942

40 Carats
1973

The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933

The Divorce of Lady X
1938

Broadway Melody of 1938
1937

Holiday
1938

The Trouble with Angels
1966

Three Smart Girls
1936

The Private Life of Don Juan
1934

Fugitive Lady
1950

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968

Day-time Wife
1939

Rendezvous
1935

My Own True Love
1948

Skylark
1941

Three Girls About Town
1941

The Spanish Main
1945

Small Town Girl
1936

Malaga
1954

The Three Musketeers
1939

Frontier Marshal
1939

Legends of the West
1992

'Til We Meet Again
1940

If Winter Comes
1947

The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938

Decameron Nights
1953

Getting Gertie's Garter
1945

There's Always Tomorrow
1934

Call Out the Marines
1942

This Thing Called Love
1940

Tropic Holiday
1938

The Man from Down Under
1943

Man About Town
1939

The First Hundred Years
1938

Always Goodbye
1938

Three Blind Mice
1938

Sutter's Gold
1936

The Dude Goes West
1948

Angels with Broken Wings
1941

Diamond Jim
1935

The Hour Before the Dawn
1944

Barbary Coast Gent
1944

The Time of Their Lives
1946

Land of Liberty
1939

Gateway
1938

Wife, Husband and Friend
1939

The Lady Is Willing
1934

I Married an Angel
1942

One Exciting Adventure
1934

It's in the Bag!
1945

Dr. Josser K.C.
1931

The Magnificent Brute
1936

Thanks for Everything
1938

Up in Mabel's Room
1944

Heads We Go
1933

Gift of Gab
1934

The Pirates of Capri
1949

Blow-Ups of 1947
1947

A Night in Montmartre
1931

Out of the Blue
1931

The Innocents of Chicago
1932

Strip, Strip, Hooray!
1932

A Dream Comes True
1935

New Wine
1941

Shadow of the Eagle
1950

Breezing Home
1937

Tight Shoes
1941

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm | 1956 | Producer |