Barbara Payton visiting Franchot Tone in the hospital, 1951
Tom Neal with Barbara Payton
In 1950, Payton met actor Franchot Tone and the two were later engaged. While engaged to Tone,Payton began an affair with B-movie actor Tom Neal. She soon went back and forth publicly between Neal and Tone. On September 14, 1951, Neal, a former college boxer, physically attacked Tone atPayton's apartment.
