Joyce Barbour

Joyce Barbour (27 March 1901 – 16 March 1977) was an English actress.[1] She was the wife of the actor Richard Bird.[2]

Joyce Barbour
Born(1901-03-27)27 March 1901
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died16 March 1977(1977-03-16) (aged 75)
Northwood, Middlesex, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Film and Stage Actress
SpouseRichard Bird

Barbour was born in Birmingham on 27 March 1901 the daughter of Horace and Miriam Barbour, her father was an assurance clerk and later a hotel manager. She made her first stage appearance in Birmingham as a pantomime fairy in 1914.[3] She first appeared on the London stage in 1925 at the Gaiety Theatre in the chorus.[3]

Her theatre work included the original productions of Rodgers and Hart's Present Arms (1928), and Spring is Here (1929) on Broadway; and the musical Ever Green (1930) in London's West End.[4][5] She also played in the original production of Noël Coward's Words and Music at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1932.[6] In 1950 she appeared in Esther McCracken's Cry Liberty.

Barbour married actor Richard Bird in 1931 in London.[7] She died on 16 March 1977 in Hospital at Northwood, Middlesex, aged 75.[3]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Joyce Barbour". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
  3. "Miss Joyce Barbour - A long career on the stage". The Times. No. 59966. London. p. 16.
  4. League, The Broadway. "Joyce Barbour – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  5. "Production of Ever Green - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. "Production of Words and Music - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  7. "Joyce Barbour Photo Gallery".


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