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TCMThu, Jul 9, 8:00 PMUnion PacificBuy
TCMSun, Jul 12, 7:30 AMBaby FaceBuy
TCMThu, Jul 16, 6:00 AMThe Locked DoorBuy
TCMThu, Jul 16, 7:30 AMRemember the NightBuy
TCMThu, Jul 16, 9:00 AMDouble IndemnityBuy
TCMFri, Jul 17, 12:00 AMGolden BoyBuy

Barbara Stanwyck Biography

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  • Birth Name: Ruby Stevens
  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/16/1907, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 01/20/1990
  • Profession: Actor
Barbara Stanwyck Fast Facts:
  • After being orphaned at age 4, she was raised by an older sister.
  • Was a Ziegfeld girl by age 15.
  • Playwright Willard Mack invented her stage name after seeing "Jane Stanwyck in 'Barbara Frietchie'" on a playbill.
  • Tumultuous marriage to vaudevillian Frank Fay was rumoed to be the inspiration for 1937's A Star Is Born.
  • Was the highest paid female in the U.S. in 1944, according to the IRS, earning $400,000.
  • Was sent a bouquet of roses every April 1 by William Holden from 1940 until his death in 1981 to show appreciation for her refusal to let Columbia Pictures fire him on Golden Boy. The movie began production on April 1, 1939.
    Barbara Stanwyck Relationships:
  • Bert Stevens - Brother
  • Byron Stevens - Father
  • Catherine McGee Stevens - Mother
  • Dion Anthony Fay - Son
  • Frank Fay - Ex-husband
  • Malcolm Stevens - Brother
  • Mildred Stevens - Sister
  • Robert Taylor - Ex-husband

  • Barbara Stanwyck Awards:
  • 1937 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1941 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1981 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
  • 1966 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
  • 1967 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
  • 1968 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1966 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Winner
  • 1967 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
  • 1968 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Winner
  • 1961 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) - Winner

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