“Audiences came to see her as the arch-symbol of forbidden sex,” author Roy Liebman wrote in his 2023 book, “Theda Bara, Her Career, Life and Legend.” She was “the heedless vampire who ...

Century-old graffiti under the Lincoln Memorial may depict silent-film star Theda Bara, with a profile sketch and the word "Vamp" found on the pillars in the basement. National Park Service ...