Judith Bars was only 10 years old and had decades ahead of her. An acting career was open for her, she was beautiful, cheerful and talented, she played in more than 25 films and series: “Cheers”, “Jaws 4”, “The Land Before Time”, “Only Dogs Go to Heaven”. The life of the child actress was brutally interrupted by her own father, who terrorized Judith and her mother for years. The fate of Judith Burs is one of the saddest stories from Hollywood.
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Judith Barsey Born in the suburbs of Burbank, California Los angeles. He was the only child of Hungarian immigrants: Joseph and Maria Bars. They came to the United States in 1956 during the Hungarian uprising, but separately: they met at a restaurant in the City of Angels, where Maria (then Wirovac) was a waitress. Each of them divorced, hit and married.
June 6, 1978 Judith was born, whose life would be very short.
Career of Judith Barsey. The 10-year-old starred in Jaws 4 and Only Dogs Go to Heaven, among others.
The girl was beautiful and petite (at the age of 10 she would have been only 112 cm tall and had received hormone injections), so Maria quickly decided to make her an actress. He hoped that Judith's success in Hollywood would improve the family's financial situation and make their “American dream” come true. Already at the age of 5, she taught her daughter the correct diction, posture and walking.
It worked because One day, little Judith was spotted by a television crew at the ice rink. He appeared in commercials for Donald Duck Juice and later joined an acting agency and landed more roles. During the 10 years of his life, he had a total of 25. The girl played in several plays a year (both in films and in TV series), she also appeared in trivia, 72 statements.
Judith won the castings and offers poured in. The industry fell in love with a little girl in the form of an angel, who surprised her with unusual skills and professionalism for her age. Thanks to Judith's job, which earned her about $100,000 a year, His family moved to a large house in Los Angeles.
Judith starred in, among others, the series “Twilight Zone”, “Remington Steele”, “Punky Brewster”, “Cheers” or “The Love Boat” and the films “Do You Remember Love”, “The Killer Contest”, “Jaws 4: Revenge”. in the miniseries “Fatal Vision” Since 1984, she has played the role of Kimberly, the girl who was killed by her own father Which will be a tragic prediction of his own fate.
Judith's most important roles are without a doubt It's a case study in animation “ancient land” And Anna-Marie we “All Dogs Go to Heaven” (both voiced). The first gave her great fame and fans (many people from the industry argued that the career was open to the funny, talented Judith Burs), the second was released after the girl's death. It came too soon, but could it have been avoided?
Joseph Bars was abusive towards his family and jealous of his daughter's success. Actress Judith Barsey's nightmare
The Bars family was happy, but that changed when little Judith began to succeed and bring home a lot of money. His father Joseph Bars – Started out as a plumber who abused alcohol and was stopped by the police several times for driving under the influence of alcohol. Jealous of his only child's success. Soon, Judith's life turned into a nightmare.
When the girl was about to go to the set of “Jaws 4” in the Bahamas, her father put a kitchen knife to her neck and said: “If you don't come back after filming, I'll cut your throat”. Judith returned, but was getting worse. The father called her, shouting at his daughter and threatening her and his wife. – I'm afraid to go home. Dad is in a bad mood. He drinks every day and I know he wants to kill his mother – he once admitted to his neighbors, quotes “Los Angeles Times”. Joseph said he would kill either Mary or himself and Judith to hurt his wife.
Little Judith's mental condition was deteriorating. The girl, previously cheerful and cheerful, became silent, sad and sad. He often cried and stopped talking. his agent Ruth HansenWorried about Judith, he later admitted this The actress raised her eyebrows and cat whiskers from stress.
In December 1986 Maria Barsi She went to the police and accused her husband of physical and mental abuse. However, he later withdrew the report when officers found no injuries on his body. By May 1988, Judith was in such dire straits that Ruth Hansen asked Maria to take her to a psychologist. The therapist advised the woman to immediately seek help from social services. The woman did so, but He did not receive any help from government organizations.
Maria decided to act independently. She rented her own apartment to move out of Joseph's house with Judith. He was helped by the girl's agent, who encouraged him to get a quick divorce. In the end, Maria did not move. According to Hansen, he did not want to lose the house that Judith had earned.
A 10-year-old child was shot by his own father. How did Judith Burse die?
Many years of violence ended in tragedy July 25, 1988Less than two months after Judith's tenth birthday. The girl was last seen that day riding a bicycle on her street. His agent became concerned when the actor did not show up for a scheduled audition for the Hanna-Barbera production on July 26, but no one in the Bars family answered the phone.
On July 27, the neighbors were frightened by an explosion – smoke was rising from the house of Judith and her parents, and the building was destroyed by fire. The firemen and the police found three dead bodies in the house. Judith was in bed, Maria was in the hall, Joseph was in the garage.
What happened? According to the police, In the evening of July 25, Joseph shot his wife and children. Then he sat at home with the bodies of Maryam and Judith for almost two days. On July 27, he decided to commit suicide: He poured gasoline on his family, himself and the house and set it on fire.
tragic Death of Judith Barsey And the mother plunged Hollywood into mourning, the whole United States was talking about it, and the song “All Dogs Go to Heaven” from “Love Survives” was dedicated to the memory of the girl. The funeral of the actor and his mother took place in T. On August 9, a crowd appeared in Los Angeles, including many children.
Their bodies were placed in unmarked graves, but years later, in 2004, thanks to fans, a tombstone appeared on Judith's grave. with the inscription: “In loving memory of Judith Eva Barsey, 'Our Concrete Angel'. Yes! Yes!” (In loving memory of Judith Eva Barsey, our “Concrete Angel”. Yes! Yes! Yes) which was a reference to the movie The Land Before. A year later, the slab was also installed on Maria's grave.
Little Judith's memory has not faded over the years, and dozens of podcasts have been created about her life and death. It is a sad story not only that success sometimes has a dark side, but also about the negligence of the services that did not help Maria and the neighbors who saw the suffering of Judith and her mother, but… reacted.