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An Interview with Victoria Wilson, Author of A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel True 1907-1940
Barbara Stanwyck never wrote an autobiography (and certainly never allowed any writer to get close enough to her to write a legitimate one). As such, the literary “holy grail” regarding the woman many consider to be the greatest actress of her generation was impossible to find—in fact, non-existent—for an excruciating amount of time. Fortunately, the gigantic gap in cinema history was bridged by Victoria Wilson’sA Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True (1907 – 1940). And we all säga, Hallelujah!
As devoted fans, we are eternally grateful to Ms. efternamn for diving in with such detail into Barbara Stanwyck’s World. The finished product is an ambitious and comprehensive effort. Ms. Wilson earned unprecedented access to close friends and family of the ever-elusive star, thanks to her professionalism and sensitivity. Her in-depth portrait of Stanwyck and her work in the completed Volume I of t
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Barbara Stanwyck
American actress (1907–1990)
Barbara Stanwyck | |
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Stanwyck in 1939 | |
| Born | Ruby Catherine Stevens (1907-07-16)July 16, 1907 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 82) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1923–1986 |
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| Children | 1 |
Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress and dancer. A stage, bio, 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 85 films in 38 years before turning to television.
Orphaned at the age of four and parti
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Books
Until the early 1980’s one could not find a book devoted entirely to the life of Barbara Stanwyck. In 1973, Ella Smith’s outstanding “Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck” dealt with some aspects of her early years, but it was primarily focused on her career. Smith’s book was part of a decade-long rediscovery of Barbara Stanwyck. Thanks to film retrospectives, cable movie channels, and the emergence of videotapes, the appreciation of Barbara Stanwyck kept growing. In 1981 she was honored by The Film Society of Lincoln Center —- following on the heels of Chaplin, Astaire, Hitchcock, Cukor, Bob Hope and John Huston, she was the first woman to be so honored in her own right (earlier Joanne Woodward had been honored together with her husband, Paul Newman).
In 1983 the Motion Pictures Academy presented her with the Life Achievement Oscar. So the time was ripe for the publication of a Stanwyck biography. In 1983 Al DiOrio made a well intention