Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo Allen | |
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Allen in 1958 | |
| Born | Marian Barbara Henshall September 2, 1906 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 1974 (aged 68) |
| Other names | Vera Vague |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1920s-1963 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) 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!"