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Barbara Britton, Barbara Britton (September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress.She was the first actress to play Laura Petrie on television on the pilot program, Head of the Family, which was retooled and became The Dick Van Dyke Show with the role taken over by Mary Tyler Moore. The California native signed a film contract with Paramount Pictures in 1941. Her first two films were that same year, first in the William Boyd western Secret of the Wasteland, followed by Louisiana Purchase starring Bob Hope. Her first big film appearance was a small role in the 1942 John Wayne film Reap the Wild Wind.During the 1940s she starred in three films that, today, are her most recognizable film roles, two of which placed her starring opposite Randolph Scott. The first was with Scott in the 1945 film Captain Kidd, followed by The Virginian in 1946, opposite Joel McCrea. The third was in the 1947 Randolph Scott film Gunfighters. She would team with Randolph Scott again in the 1948 western Albuquerque, and that same year she starred opposite Gene Autry in Loaded Pistols. In total she starred or appeared in twenty-six films during that decade.Reportedly, due to lasting trauma which she suffered making the 1943 war picture So Proudly We Hail!, she sought the help of physician and psychoanalyst, Dr. Eugene J. Czukor, in 1944. The memorable film was about a group of nurses returning from the war in the Philippines recall their experiences in combat and in love. Britton and Dr. Czukor (22 years her senior) married soon after, lasting until Brittons death 35 years later.Britton starred in the 1950s television show Mr. and Mrs. North, a Thin Man-like mystery show with Richard Denning and Francis De Sales. She was probably best known for being the spokesperson for Revlon products in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in ads and commercials including live spots on The $64,000 Question.One of Barbaras last roles was on the daytime TV-soap One Life to Live in 1979, a year before she died of gastric cancer in New York City, on January 17, 1980, aged 60.For many years Barbara and her husband lived in a rambling red shingled house in the Fairfield County town of Bethel, Connecticut before moving to the now antique-gallery enclave of Woodbury, Connecticut. Oldest daughter Christina Britton became an actress and operatic singer while son Ted appeared on episodic TV. Her widower, Dr. Eugene Czukor, died in 1989, at age 92.[edit] Selected filmographyFilmYearTitleRoleNotes1955The SpoilersAint Misbehavin1950Champagne for CaesarThe Bandit Queen1949I Shot Jesse JamesCover Up1948AlbuquerqueLoaded PistolsMr. Reckless1946The VirginianThey Made Me a Killer1945Captain Kidd1944The Story of Dr. Wassell1943So Proudly We Hail!Young and WillingFreedom Comes High1942Reap the Wild WindWake Island1941Secret of the Wastelands[edit] External linksBarbara Britton at the Internet Movie DatabaseBarbara Britton at AllmoviePersondataNameBritton, BarbaraAlternative namesBrantingham, BarbaraShort descriptionActressDate of birthSeptember 26, 1919Place of birthLong Beach, California, U.S.Date of deathJanuary 17, 1980Place of deathNew York City, New York, U.S.Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_BrittonCategories: American television actors | American film actors | Cancer deaths in New York | Deaths from stomach cancer | People from the Greater Los Angeles Area | 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