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- Birth nameBarbara Jane Bennett
- Barbara Bennett was born on August 13, 1906 in Palisades, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Love Among the Millionaires (1930), The Valley of Decision (1916) and Syncopation (1929). She was married to Laurent Surprenant, Jack Randall and Morton Downey. She died on August 8, 1958 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- SpousesLaurent Surprenant(1954 - August 8, 1958) (her death)Jack Randall(June 7, 1941 - July 16, 1945) (his death)Morton Downey(January 28, 1929 - June 4, 1941) (divorced, 5 children)
- RelativesConstance Bennett(Sibling)Joan Bennett(Sibling)
- Was afflicted by alcoholism and depression, eventually taking her own life after a court awarded custody of her five children to her husband, the entertainer Morton Downey.
- Sister of actresses Constance Bennett and Joan Bennett.
- Daughter of actors Richard Bennett and Adrienne Morrison.
- Mother of Morton Downey Jr.
- Grandfather W. Morrison was of African Creole descent.
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