Barbara Stanwyck had a difficult early life. Born Ruby Catherine Stevens in Brooklyn in 1907, Stanwyck had a rough childhood. Her mother died when she was just 4 years old, and shortly after that ...

American actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907 - 1990), circa 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) “She was one of the few actresses who chose not to dye her hair,” said Smith.

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Barbara Stanwyck's personal life was as fraught as some of her more complicated characters, but the 'Big Valley' star's artistic legacy made her a wealthy woman. by Sam Hines.

Barbara Stanwyck Thought Robert Taylor Was ‘Fun’ Brooklyn-born Barbara arrived in Hollywood in 1929, fresh from Broadway. The former Ziegfeld girl found her perfect niche playing tough-talking ...

I read a positive review of Victoria Wilson’s A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940, and, just as I was unprepared by reviews of a memoir by chef Gabrielle Hamilton for a treatise on ...

The Big Valley, starring Barbara Stanwyck, first premiered on Sept. 13, 1965. By 1965, the popularity of Westerns had largely shifted from the big screen to our living rooms, thanks to rating ...