Barbara Lawrence
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Barbara Lawrence (born Barbara Jo Lawrence on February 24, 1928 in Carnegie, Oklahoma) is a film actress.
Lawrence began her career as a photographer's model at a very young age, and starred in her first film at age 17, Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (1945). While finishing her studies at UCLA, she attracted the attention of talent scouts, and Lawrence was soon co-starring in a handful of 20th Century Fox movies, including A Letter to Three Wives and Here Comes the Nelsons.
Upon moving to MGM, she starred with Gig Young in the 3D movie, Arena. She then starred in Her Twelve Men with Greer Garson. Lawrence also played the lead role of Gertie Cummings in the movie Oklahoma!. She later reprised the role in the stage version. In 1957, she appeared in the sci-fi film Kronos with Jeff Morrow.
Lawrence retired from the screen in 1957 to raise her children. After divorcing her third husband, she retired from acting altogether, eventually becoming a Beverly Hills real estate agent. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
