Vamp

[juliely]

Who was known as "Vamp"?
Thanks.

[puzzlesRus]

Just a long shot but there is a song entitled 'Hard hearted Hannah, the VAMP of Savannah'

[CompNut]

Hi juliely,
my contribution is Theda Bara (silent film actress) who was known as "The Vamp".
Hope this might help.

[wideboy]

Great entry in Wikepedia - note the anagram!

Theda Bara was the stage name of Theodosia Burr Goodman (July 29, 1885 - 7 April 1955), a silent film actress. As her stage name is an anagram for "Arab Death" an urban legend claims that it was coined for that reason, but instead Theda is short for Theodosia, and Bara was the middle name of her maternal grandmother.

Bara was one of the most popular screen actresses of the time. She was nicknamed "The Vamp", short for vampire, slang for a sexy predatory woman at the time. Bara, along with the French film actress Musidora, popularized the vamp persona in the early years of silent film and was soon imitated by rival actresses such as Nita Naldi and Pola Negri.

[valerieb1254]

Found quite a few on Google, so wouldn't like pick one.

[juliely]

Thanks to all. I found several that could fit, even Veronica Lake had a name as a vamp but nobody who was simply known as "Vamp". I will have to put all of the names in a hat .

[Ternigapp]

I've put Theda Bara which I got from the book ' An A to Z of almost everything' - if that helps.