Barbara Stanwyck pictures, bio, profile
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Born: 16 July 1907, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birth Name: Ruby Catherine Stevens
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Also Known As: Barbara Stanwyck / Miss Barbara Stanwyck
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 5 nominations
Credited Years: 1927 - 1987
Profession: Actress / Soundtrack / Self
Known for: Double Indemnity / Meet John Doe / The Lady Eve
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Biography:- 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, where she played Victoria. Later she starred on the hit drama The Colbys. But for millions of other fans, she had a movie ... more
Quotes:
- "During Double Indemnity (1944) Fred MacMurray would go to rushes. I remember asking Fred, 'How was I?' 'I don't know about you - but I was wonderful!' Such a true remark. Actors only look at themselves."
- "I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I'm ninety and they won't need to paste my face with make-up."
- "Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr Capra taught me that. Sure it's nice to say very good dialogue, if you can get it. But great movie acting - watch the eyes!"
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Trivia:
- Godmother of Bobbie Poledouris.
- Sister-in-law of actress Caryl Lincoln.
- Her stage name was inspired by a theatric poster that read "Jane Stanwyck in 'Barbara Freitchie.'"
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News:
- Why do famous cheaters like Balthazar Getty think they're invisible? - Los Angeles Times
Remember this shot of Barbara Stanwyck -- going overboard in the incognito department -- in the 1944 classic 'Double Indemnity'? Hell, at least she tried to ... - Today's events - The Huntsville Times - al.com
"The Lady Eve," Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda, 1941 movie, Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St., 6-8 pm, free, 532-5940. ... - NOW PLAYING: A guide to local art house and second-run theaters - Chicago Tribune
Union Pacific' *** 1/2 (US; Cecil B. DeMille, 1939) A DeMille super-western about the race to build the transcontinental railroad, with Barbara Stanwyck, ... - Alhambra film series features Barbara Stanwyck - Evansville Courier & Press (subscription)
Two Barbara Stanwyck films (?Double Indemnity? and ?Baby Face?) will be shown on the side of the Alhambra starting at 8 pm It?s free, but spectators are ... - Arts & Entertainment: Moving Pictures: New to DVD - Berkeley Daily Planet
... it has more than its merits: fascinating dynamics, superb photography, and excellent performances by Walter Houston and Barbara Stanwyck, two formidable ... - Anniversaries: July 16 - Times Online
... Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, 1872; Trygve Lie, first Secretary-General of the UN 1946-52, 1896; Joseph Wilton, sculptor, 1722; Barbara Stanwyck, ... - 1944's 'Double Indemnity' a nirvana of noir - Bangor Daily News
In the film, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson go against type to create characters of such cunning surprise, it?s difficult to shake ... - New on DVD: 'Persepolis,' 'The Furies,' 'In Bruges' - USA Today
By Mike Clark, USA TODAY Hitting shelves this week are an Oscar-nominated animated gem, a Barbara Stanwyck classic and an intriguing story of hit men in ... - Movie Man Will Pfeifer: 1950 film uses multiple genres to great effect - Rockford Register Star
By Will Pfeifer It?s set in the American Southwest, features plenty of horses, stars Barbara Stanwyck (later to headline the TV show ?The Big Valley?) and ... - The Furies - digitallyOBSESSED
Barbara Stanwyck stars as the fiery Vance Jeffords, who dutifully oversees The Furies ranch in 1870s New Mexico during her widowed father's lengthy absences ...