Talk:Barbara Loden

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Barbara Loden (July 8th, 1932- September 5th, 1980)

was an American Actress, best known for her appearances in the films Splendor in the Grass (1961) as Ginny Stamper, directed by her husband Elia Kazan, and Wild River (1960) as Betty Jackson. She was also directed, wrote and starred in the 1971 indie film "Wanda". She succumbed to cancer in 1980.

First woman claim
A claim in the lede that she was the first woman to write, direct and star in her own feature film is incorrect information that was spread by—and sourced to—her obituary. Leni Riefenstahl preceded her (see Tiefland, among others.) Loden may have been the first American, but absent a source that specifically cites that, I have reworded the sentence. ShelbyMarion (talk) 13:58, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Barbara Loden's birthplace
Barbara Loden was born in Marion, North Carolina. She was not born in Asheville. I know because I have a copy of her birth certificate. I live and work as a journalist in Marion and I have written several newspaper articles about her. I also knew people in Marion who were related to her and received letters from her before her passing in 1980. 159.235.107.59 (talk) 16:00, 17 November 2023 (UTC)