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 ...

In Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman, ... troubled private life, although the source of Stanwyck’s right-wing political leanings deserves more careful consideration. ...

Celebrity biographies are rarely as long and dense as Victoria Wilson's nearly 900-page tome about screen star Barbara Stanwyck (Volume 1, no less, ending right before World War II).

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A definitive new biography sheds light on the life of the former Ruby Stevens of Coney Island Stephen M. Silverman is the former founding editor of PEOPLE.com. He left PEOPLE in 2015. Tough ...

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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Emily W. Leider reviews "A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True, 1907-1940," by Victoria Wilson.

Victoria Wilson, author of “A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940” (Simon & Schuster, 2013) and a vice president and senior editor at Knopf. Credits. Larry Mantle.