Theda Bara (1885-1955) was perhaps the first sex symbol of the movies, or at least of American films. But she became a sensation not merely in America, but around the world as well. Bara helped internationalize the popularity of American movies as much as any of the great directors of that day and, amazingly, her influence over time may have exceeded that of those directors. This presentation was created with Artificial Intelligence by animating a photograph of Ms. Bara and synchronizing its movements with a Text-to-Speech clone of her actual voice. The words are direct quotations that Ms. Bara spoke in a Photoplay magazine interview that was published in the June 1920 issue.
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OLD HOLLYWOOD IN COLOR 