Joan Barclay

Biography

Joan Barclay was born Mary Elizabeth Greear on August 31, 1914, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She began her acting career at age 12 in the 1927 silent film The Gaucho, and went on to appear in several B-movies throughout the 1930s, including King of Jazz and Ridin' On, where she starred opposite Tom Tyler. Her career spanned from the silent film era into the mid-1940s, with her most notable roles coming during the Western film genre.