Barbara Graham, née Barbara Elaine Wood (June 26, 1923 in Oakland, California – June 3, 1955 at San Quentin) was an American criminal and convicted murderer who was executed in the gas chamber along with two accomplices. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (17 km² on Point San Quentin in Marin County, California, United States, north of San Francisco The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced
Graham, a prostitute and drug addict nicknamed "Bloody Babs" by the press, was convicted of beating elderly widow Mable Monohan to death during a botched robbery in March 1953 in Burbank, California. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. She was introduced to her accomplices by her fourth husband, Henry Graham, a career criminal and father of her son, Tommy (she had two sons by her first husband).
Barbara Graham is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Rafael, California. PLEASE DO NOT DELETE EMPTY FIELDS UNTIL JUNE 1 2007--THIS WILL TAKE A WHILE--> San Rafael (ˌsænrəˈfɛl originally sɑn rɑfɑˈɛl
Movies about Graham
Susan Hayward won an Academy Award for playing Graham in the movie I Want to Live! (1958), which strongly suggests Graham was innocent. Susan Hayward ( June 30, 1917 &ndash March 14, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American Actress. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. I Want to Live! ( 1958) is a drama Film noir directed by Robert Wise which tells the "true" story of a woman Barbara However, it is largely fiction, especially how the police found and arrested Graham. Evidence clearly pointed to her guilt. Graham was also played by Lindsay Wagner in a 1983 TV version of I Want to Live!. Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an Emmy Award winning American actress, best known for her role as Jaime Sommers
External links
- Barbara Graham Web Page
- "I Want to Live! Federal Judicial values in Death Penalty Cases: Preservation of Rights or Punctuality of Execution?"
- Barbara Graham at Find A Grave
- Barbara Graham at the Internet Movie Database
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