A second volume on Barbara's life and career, titled "Barbara Payton: A Life
in Pictures" is now in progress. It will be a hard cover book of
approximately 300 pages and will feature over 250 extremely rare and previously
unpublished photos of Barbara, along with commentary by John O'Dowd, Barbara's
son,
John Lee Payton, and family member Jan Redfield.
The film project on Barbara's life story remains "in development" in Los
Angeles. It is taking an inordinate amount of time to get off the ground but I
am hopeful that in time, it will happen. A female screenwriter who has a film
opening next year on the Andrew Cunanan serial killings has recently shown a
lot of interest in Barbara's project, and hopefully something good will come
of it.
Thank you for your past support of my work on Barbara's story. During her
lifetime (and after), she was the object of much disrespect and derision, and
I have been trying very hard these past few years to help restore some of her
dignity. I want you to know that your support of my work means a lot to me
and I appreciate it very much.
Best wishes,
John O'Dowd



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