Barbara Jo Allen
(1906-1974)
American actress
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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!"
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Marian Barbara Henshall 7 September 1906 New York City, New York, USA
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| Died |
14 September 1974 (aged 68) Santa Barbara, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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