In her late 70s, Barbara Stanwyck was tirelessly working in front of the cameras. The actress, who appeared in more than 80 films, passed away in 1990 at age 82 from congestive heart failure.

Barbara Stanwyck died Jan.20, 1990. The Irish kid from Brooklyn asked that her ashes be strewn at Lone Pine — where she rode in several of her westerns. Jump to Comments ...

LIKE anyone with a passion for the golden age of Hollywood, when the studios actually made films for adults instead of only pretending to, I thought I knew all about Barbara Stanwyck. I was wrong.