page_title: Corinne Barker
hierarchical_section_title: Corinne Barker
caption_attribution_description: English: Corinne Barker
context_page_description: Corinne Barker was an American actress and costume designer who came to prominence during the silent era, specifically for her roles in several Vitagraph films. She also appeared in several Broadway productions, as well as two films with Marion Davies: The Restless Sex and Enchantment.
  After transitioning to theater in the 1920s, Barker began working as a costume designer in Manhattan, working under Vincent Youmans. Upon returning to the United States from Europe in July 1928, Barker developed peritonitis from food poisoning, of which she died on August 6, 1928.
context_section_description: Corinne Barker (née Riely; June 5, 1890 – August 6, 1928) was an American actress and costume designer who came to prominence during the silent era, specifically for her roles in several Vitagraph films. She also appeared in several Broadway productions, as well as two films with Marion Davies: The Restless Sex (1920) and Enchantment (1921).
  After transitioning to theater in the 1920s, Barker began working as a costume designer in Manhattan, working under Vincent Youmans. Upon returning to the United States from Europe in July 1928, Barker developed peritonitis from food poisoning, of which she died on August 6, 1928.
caption: Barker, c. 1921
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