Deceased

When Did Barbara Jo Allen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 68

Also known asVera Vague, Marian Barbara HenshallGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/09/1906Born inNew York City, New York, USADied14/09/1974 (aged 68)Died inSanta BarbaraWikidataQ2883970 ↗TMDb#103448 ↗

Barbara Jo Allen was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the man-crazy 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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Filmography36 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1991	Disney’s Coyote TalesMovie	Goliath II’s Mother (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)	85
1974	The Three Stooges FolliesMovie	Vera Clayton (archive footage)	68
1963	The Sword in the StoneMovie	Scullery Maid (voice) (uncredited)	57
1960	Surfside 6Series	—	54
1960	Goliath IIMovie	Goliath II's Mother	54
1959	Sleeping BeautyMovie	Fauna (voice)	53
1959	Born to Be LovedMovie	Irene Hoffman	53
1957	MaverickSeries	Celia Mallaver	51
1956	The Opposite SexMovie	Dolly DeHaven	50
1956	MohawkMovie	Aunt Agatha	50
1954	The George Gobel ShowSeries	Self	48
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Mrs. Parkinson	47
1952	Happy Go WackyMovie	Vera Vague	46
1950	Square Dance KatyMovie	Gypsy Jones	44
1946	Hiss and YellMovie	Vera Vague	40
1946	Earl Carroll SketchbookMovie	Sherry Lane	40
1945	SnafuMovie	Madge Stevens	39
1944	Rosie the RiveterMovie	Vera Watson	38
1944	Doctor, Feel My PulseMovie	Vera Vague	38
1944	Girl RushMovie	Suzie Banks	38
1944	Cowboy CanteenMovie	Vera Vague	38
1944	Henry Aldrich Plays CupidMovie	Mrs. Terwilliger ("Blue Eyes")	38
1944	Lake Placid SerenadeMovie	Countess	38
1943	Get GoingMovie	Matilda Jones	37
1942	Larceny, Inc.Movie	Mademoiselle Gloria	36
1942	Ice Capades RevueMovie	Aunt Nellie	36
1941	Buy Me That TownMovie	Henriette Teagarden	35
1941	Kiss the Boys GoodbyeMovie	Myra Stanhope	35
1941	Design for ScandalMovie	Janie	35
1941	Ice-CapadesMovie	Vera Vague	35
1940	Broadway Melody of 1940Movie	Ms. Konk (uncredited)	34
1940	Melody RanchMovie	Veronica Whipple	34
1940	Village Barn DanceMovie	Vera Vague	34
1940	Melody and MoonlightMovie	Adelaide Barnett	34
1939	The WomenMovie	Receptionist (uncredited)	33
0	Major DifficultiesMovie	—	—