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 ...

“Barbara Stanwyck is not Mrs. Robert Taylor,” the article read. “But she and Bob have built ranch homes next to each other. Regularly, once a week, they visit Bob’s mother, Mrs. Brugh, for ...