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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 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.

• Born: Ruby Catherine Stevens July 16, 1907 Brooklyn, New York
• Died: January 20, 1990 (aged 82) Santa Monica, California
• Occupation: Actress
• Years active: 1927–1986
• Spouse: Frank Fay (1928–1935) Robert Taylor (1939–1951)

Read more about Barbara Stanwyck at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten
NY Times Theater, 2011-04-21 20:15:15
Left, Theresa Harris with Barbara Stanwyck in the film "Baby Face." Right, Stephanie J. Block with Sanaa Lathan in the play "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark."

Pencil This In: Zen Garage Opens at JANM, Screwball Comedies at the Aero and Kalman at the Skirball
LAist - News from LA, 2010-12-30 21:00:23
Maira Kalman exhibit at the Skirball runs through Feb. 13. ZEN GARAGE* There’s an opening tonight for Zen Garage, a concept display that’s part of the Salon Pop series developed by Giant Robot and the Japanese American National Museum. The display features three works that illustrate “various facets of contemporary ...

George Lucas Wants To Bring Back The Dead!
Perez Hilton Gossip, 2010-12-07 00:40:30
Something about this makes us feel extremely uncomfortable. Director and special effects king George Lucas has reportedly starting buying the rights to deceased film legends like Orson Welles and Barbara Stanwyck so he can use the old footage, and combine it with technology to digitally place them in a new ...