Theda Bara was not who she appeared to be. To silent film audiences a century ago, she was the first sex symbol of the silver screen, the sultry “vamp” with the dark, brooding eyes who ...

Theda Bara played the seductress on screen in over 40 movies. Her clinging robes, she said, suggested the 'sinuosity of the serpent.' But her blazing stardom wasn't set to last.

Bara was the original vamp, in the new sense of “a woman who uses sexual attraction to exploit men.” ... Theda Bara, “wamp,” October 17, 1927. Image by Forward Association.

The National Park Service theorizes that a century-old sketch made by a worker in the Lincoln Memorial’s undercroft depicts Theda Bara, silent film’s first “Vamp.” ...

Fans of film history better check out AMC tonight, where the offerings include a rarely seen 1915 film featuring one of the cinema’s first superstars. “Mad About You” (8 p.m.-8: 30 p.m ...

A s the University of Cincinnati’s archivist, Kevin Grace has a keen interest in the accomplishments of former UC students. So when he found a Beverly Hills rare books dealer offering the manuscript ...

She Was Nicknamed "The Vamp" ... Theda Bara was an actress in some of Hollywood's biggest silent movies, with her being ...

BEFORE the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s, an altogether darker palate engulfed Tinseltown… mostly thanks to actress Theda Bara. The sultry star, who was 30 when she first found fame, b… ...

The Mysterious Life Theda Bara, Hollywood’s First “Vamp ... The studios painted Theda Bara as a dark villain. But when the illusion spun out of control, there were chilling consequences.

Forty-five feet below the iconic sculpture of the former president is the sketch of a woman suspected to be Theda Bara — a scandalous silent film star from the time of the Memorial’s construction.

Today is Thursday, July 20, the 201st day of 2006 with 164 to follow. Theda Bara ( /ˈθiːdə ˈbærə/ thee-də bar-ə; July 29, 1885 – April 13, 1955), born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an ...