Barbara Bates
Movie Actress
Actress and singer best known for playing Phoebe in the 1950 film All About Eve starring Bette Davis and George Sanders.
She studied ballet, worked as a model, and won a local beauty contest in Denver before catching her big break with publicist Cecil Coan.
She starred in a number of television shows including It's a Great Life starring James Dunn.
She was born in Denver, Colorado as the oldest of three girls. She married Cecil Coan and committed suicide two years after his death from cancer.
She costarred in the original Cheaper By The Dozen film alongside Jeanne Crain.