Miss Barbara Stanwyck was one of the greatest actresses who ever lived. This is a page dedicated to her memory and to all of us, her fans, who still remember and cherish the good old days.
Most of America's audiences see Barbara Stanwyck as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkley's on TV western "The Big Valley" (1965), where she played Victoria. Later she starred on the hit drama "The Colbys" (1985). But for millions of other fans, she had a movie career that spanned from 1927 until 1964 and then was on television until 1986. It was a film career that lasted for 59 years. She was born, Ruby Stevens, on July 16, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York. She went to work at the local telephone company for $14 dollars a week, but she had the urge to somehow enter show business. Dreams, that was all it was. When not working, she pounded the pavement in search of dancing jobs. The persistence paid off. Barbara was hired as a chorus girl for the princely sum of $40 a week. This was so much better than the wages she was getting from the phone company. She was 17, and she was going to make the most out of the opportunity that had been given her.
In 1928, Barbara moved to Hollywood where she was to start out one of the most lucrative careers filmdom had ever seen. She was an extremely versatile actress, who could adapt to any role. Barbara was equally at home in diverse genres such as the melodrama Forbidden (1932) and Stella Dallas (1937), along with one of her best films, Double Indemnity (1944). The latter starred Fred MacMurray as you have never seen him before. She excelled in comedies such as Remember the Night (1940) and The Lady Eve (1941). One of her first westerns was Union Pacific (1939), and finally her most memorable role, in TV's "The Big Valley" (1965). In 1983, she played in the ABC hit mini-series "The Thorn Birds" (1983) (mini), which did much to keep her in the eye of the public. She turned out an outstanding performance as Mary Carson.
Barbara was nominated for four Academy Awards, though she never won. The roles she was nominated for were all roles in which Barbara turned in magnificent performances, but the "powers that be" always awarded the Oscar to someone else. She was considered a gem to work with, for her serious but easygoing attitude on the set. She worked hard at being an actress, and she never allowed her star quality to go to her head. However, in 1982, Barbara was awarded an honorary Academy Award for "superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting." Sadly, Barbara died on January 20, 1990, leaving 93 movies and a host of TV appearances as her legacy to us.
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Published in 1985 shortly before the death of its main character, "Starring Barbara Stanwyck" by Ella Smith is an excellent book on Miss Stanwyck's career and professionalism - it goes in detail about everything a fan would want to know about her work as an actress and her manner towards acting. However, details of her personal life is not prevalent throughout the book mainly because this lady was a great enigma and will probably remain so for a very long time. There has been no excellent biography on Miss Stanwyck regarding her personal life for she was a very private person, and much of her published biographies contain mere speculations and rumours instead of solid facts.
The former Stanwyck Houses (CA)
A Lost Lady Trailer (1934)
Barbara Stanwyck Signature Collection (6 DVD) Update: IN STORES NOW!
On 30th October 2007, Warner Home Video will honour the 100th birthday of one of the motion picture industry’s most glamorous icons with her first-ever DVD set, Barbara Stanwyck The Signature Collection. The Region 1 DVD release includes six titles across five discs -- Annie Oakley, East Side, West Side, Executive Suite, My Reputation and a Double Feature disc, To Please A Lady and Jeopardy. Each of the discs in the collection contain various special features, including radio programs, vintage cartoons and shorts, and most notably, an incisive commentary by Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, with his take on Robert Wise’s powerful all-star drama, Executive Suite. The Collection will be available for $49.92 SRP; individual titles sell for $19.97 SRP.
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Audrey Hepburn -dressed in traditional Japanese clothes- with Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa, while shooting ''Green Mansions'' in 1959.
Sylvia Sindey as the tragic Japanese heroine, in the 1932 production of ''Madame Butterfly'' with Cary Grant.
Barbara Stanwyck and Swedish actor Neils Asther in the role of a Chinese General, in Capra's wonderful 1933 pre-code film ''The Bitter Tea Of General Yen''.
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