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Barbara Stanwyck

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Barbara Stanwyck

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Also known as Ruby Catherine Stevens, Ruby Stevens

American actress (1907–1990)

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Barbara Stanwyck, born Ruby Catherine Stevens in Brooklyn, was an American film and television actor, model, and dancer. Her career spanned from 1927 to 1986, with notable works including the film *Arms and the Girl*. She performed in the Western film and film noir genres. Stanwyck was a member of the Republican Party and was recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

She received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and in a Miniseries or a Movie. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Stanwyck was married to Frank Fay and Robert Taylor and had one child. She died of pulmonary emphysema in Santa Monica.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1907
Died
1990
Works
1

Top works

  • Arms and the girl

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Film & TV

Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress. A film and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence and was a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra. After a short stint as a stage actress, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before…

Known for

  • Citizen Jane Fonda2020
  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood — Various Roles (archive footage)2008
  • Warner at War — (archive footage)2008
  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self (archive footage)2007
  • Bad Girls Behind Bars — Nan Taylor (archive footage)2005
  • Complicated Women — Self (archive footage)2003
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller — Jessica Drummond (archive footage)2002
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)1997
  • The Casting Couch1995
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire — Self (archive footage)1991

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1907
Active to
1990
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Listeners · Last.fm

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223
Total plays
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Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress. She was a film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong, realistic screen presence, and a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra. After a short but notable career as a stage actress in the late 1920s, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Barbar

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma

    · 2005 · cited 18,708x

  2. International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity

    · 2003 · cited 17,571x

  3. Transcript assembly and quantification by RNA-Seq reveals unannotated transcripts and isoform switching during cell differentiation

    · 2010 · cited 13,964x

  4. Mapping and quantifying mammalian transcriptomes by RNA-Seq

    · 2008 · cited 11,969x

  5. The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.

    · 2001 · cited 10,661x

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Quotes

  • “I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.”
  • “People talk about 'my career,' but 'career' is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt very privileged to be paid for what I love doing.”
  • “I could understand if they picked Katharine Hepburn, but of course she wouldn't do it. But when they asked me, I thought at first it was a mistake. I thought they got me mixed up with Bette Davis. Attention embarrasses me. I don't like to be on display. I was always an extrovert in my work, but when it comes time to be myself I'll take a powder every time.”
  • “I never got a Oscar. I never had an acting lesson. Life was my only training.”
  • “My only problem is finding a way to play my fortieth fallen female in a different way from my thirty-ninth.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Barbara Stanwyck (/ˈstænwɪk/; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career, she was known for her strong, realistic screen presence and versatility. She was a favorite of directors, including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra, and made 86 films in 38 years before turning to television. She received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and was nominated for four Academy Awards.

Orphaned at the age of four and partially raised in foster homes, she always worked. One of her directors, Jacques Tourneur, said of her, "She only lives for two things, and both of them are work." She made her debut on stage in the chorus as a Ziegfeld girl in 1923 at age 16, and within a few years was acting in plays. Her first lead role, which was in the hit Burlesque (1927), established her as a Broadway star. In 1929, she transitioned from the stage to the film industry, and began acting in talking pictures, the first of which was George Archainbaud's The Locked Door, where her naturalistic acting style and unaffected vocal delivery were instantly evident. Frank Capra chose her for his romantic drama Ladies of Leisure (1930), and Stanwyck later became a favorite of Capra’s, leading to another three collaborations. This led to additional leading roles which raised her profile, such as Night Nurse (1931), Baby Face (1933), the controversial The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933), and Gambling Lady (1934).

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