Barbara Jo Allen
Voice Actor, Musical Artist
1906 – 1974
Who was Barbara Jo Allen?
Barbara Jo Allen was an actress 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 catch phrase "You dear boy!"
Allen's acting ability first surfaced in school plays. Following her high school graduation, she went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. Concentrating on language, she became proficient in French, Spanish, German and Italian. After the death of her parents, she moved to Los Angeles where she lived with her uncle.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 2, 1906
New York City - Also known as
- Barbara Allen 'Vera Vague'
- Vera Vague
- Barbara Allen
- Spouses
- Barton Yarborough
( - 1931) - Charles H. Crosby
(1931 - 1932) - Norman Morell
(1943 - 1974/09/14)
- Barton Yarborough
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 14, 1974
Santa Barbara
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Barbara Jo Allen." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/barbara_jo_allen>.
Discuss this Barbara Jo Allen biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In