Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1950s. She based the character on a woman she had seen delivering a PTA literature lecture in a confused manner. As Vague, she popularized the catchphrase "You dear boy!"
Barbara Jo Allen | |
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| Born | Marian Barbara Henshall September 2, 1906 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 1974 (aged 68) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Vera Vague |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1920s-1963 |
| Spouses | Charles H. Crosby
(1931–1932)Norman Morrell (m. 1943) |
| Children | 2 |
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