Barbara Mullen

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Barbara Mullen
Born June 9, 1914(1914-06-09)
Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 9, 1979 (aged 64)
London, England
Occupation Television actress
Spouse(s) John Taylor

Barbara Mullen (June 9, 1914, Boston, MassachusettsMarch 9, 1979, London, England[1]) was an American actress well known in the UK for playing the part of Janet the housekeeper in Dr. Finlay's Casebook.[2] She also played a notable role in the 1942 film version of Robert Ardrey's Thunder Rock, as Ellen Kirby, the feminist who is jailed for her "subversive" ideas.[3] She was the daughter of Pat Mullen, star of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran.[4] She was married to the film's cameraman, documentary film-maker John Taylor.[1]

Barbara Mullen died of a heart attack in London, England on March 9, 1979.[1]

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  • Man of Aran, Pat Mullen, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1935.
  1. ^ a b c Biographical detail: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on March 18, 2008.
  2. ^ Janet the housekeeper, Dr. Finlay's Casebook: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on March 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Ellen Kirby in Thunder Rock (1942): IMDB.com website. Retrieved on March 18, 2008.
  4. ^ Daughter of Pat Mullen: RootsWeb website. Retrieved on March 18, 2008.

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