British-American actress who began her acting career in the 1923 and continued till 1973. Her most famous movie was probably The Private Life of Henry VIII, in the role of the very unfortunate Katherine Howard, which starred Charles Laughton in the title role. The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Charles Laughton as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899 - December 15, 1962) was a British-born American stage and film actor. ...
She was married to film producer Mike Frankovich, for whom she converted to Catholicism (she was originally Jewish).
She died peacefully of natural causes at the age of 95 in Beverly Hills in 1998, survived by two adopted children, Mike Frankovich, Jr. and Peter Frankovich.
Binnie was intrigued and begged him to teach her to twirl a rope, speak with a western drawl, and yell out "Yippee!" at the top of her lungs.
Binnie appeared in a trio of British films in 1934 before departing for Hollywood for her American film debut in There’s Always Tomorrow in which she was cast as "the other woman." Throughout the 1930s and 1940s she reigned as "the Classic Bitch" in dozens of "other woman" roles.
BinnieBarnes was once described as "a beauty carved of Grecian marble." Tall, slender, and often slinky, she excelled at delivering brittle dialogue, caustic comments, icy stares, and artificial smiles.
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