Barbara Nichols



Barbara Nichols was born December 10th 1928 and went on to play brassy comic roles in films during the 1950s and 60s.  Barbara was also a popular model and was considered to be a minor rival to Marilyn Monroe along with the likes of Jayne Mansfield and Diana Dors.   

She died at the age of 47 on October 5th 1976 from a damaged spleen and liver which she had incurred 20 years earlier in a car accident.















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