Barbara Stanwyck: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ruby Stevens
Born	July 16, 1907 • New York City • New York
Died	January 20, 1990 (aged 82) • Santa Monica • California
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1982) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1986) • Emmy Award (1983): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special • Emmy Award (1966): Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series • Emmy Award (1961): Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) • Golden Globe Award (1984): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Married To	Robert Taylor (1939–1952) • Frank Fay (1928–1935)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"So Big!" (1932) • "The Ford Television Theatre" (1956) • "Trooper Hook" (1957) • "This Is My Affair" (1937) • "To Please a Lady" (1950) • "Gambling Lady" (1934) • "The Two Mrs. Carrolls" (1947) • "Breakfast for Two" (1937) • "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945) • "His Brother's Wife" (1936) • "The Violent Men" (1955) • "The Lady Eve" (1941) • "Titanic" (1953) • "Internes Can't Take Money" (1937) • "Variety Girl" (1947) • "Cry Wolf" (1947) • "The Furies" (1950) • "East Side, West Side" (1949) • "Lady of Burlesque" (1943) • "Baby Face" (1933) • "The Big Valley" (1965–1969) • "The Secret Bride" (1934) • "Meet John Doe" (1941) • "California" (1947) • "The Dick Powell Show" (1962) • "Alcoa Theatre" (1958) • "The Great Man's Lady" (1942) • "The Night Walker" (1964) • "Hollywood Canteen" (1944) • "There's Always Tomorrow" (1955) • "Ladies They Talk About" (1933) • "The Moonlighter" (1953) • "Stella Dallas" (1937) • "All I Desire" (1953) • "Union Pacific" (1939) • "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" (1932) • "Rawhide" (1962) • "Witness to Murder" (1954) • "Charlie's Angels" (1980) • "The Locked Door" (1929) • "Always Goodbye" (1938) • "The Mad Miss Manton" (1938) • "The Plough and the Stars" (1936) • "A Message to Garcia" (1936) • "No Man of Her Own" (1950) • "Shopworn" (1932) • "A Lost Lady" (1934) • "Flesh and Fantasy" (1943) • "Dynasty" (1985) • "Ever in My Heart" (1933) • "The Man with a Cloak" (1951) • "Banjo on My Knee" (1936) • "Escape to Burma" (1955) • "Zane Grey Theater" (1958–1959) • "Ten Cents a Dance" (1931) • "The Purchase Price" (1932) • "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946) • "Roustabout" (1964) • "Remember the Night" (1940) • "Annie Oakley" (1935) • "Wagon Train" (1961–1964) • "The Woman in Red" (1935) • "Blowing Wild" (1953) • "B.F.'s Daughter" (1948) • "The Bride Walks Out" (1936) • "The Miracle Woman" (1931) • "Illicit" (1931) • "Executive Suite" (1954) • "Cattle Queen of Montana" (1954) • "The Lady Gambles" (1949) • "Double Indemnity" (1944) • "The Thorn Birds" (1983) • "The Maverick Queen" (1956) • "The Joey Bishop Show" (1961) • "The File on Thelma Jordon" (1950) • "The Gay Sisters" (1942) • "The Colbys" (1985–1986) • "Goodyear Theatre" (1958) • "The Other Love" (1947) • "The Bride Wore Boots" (1946) • "Golden Boy" (1939) • "Ball of Fire" (1941) • "You Belong to Me" (1941) • "Jeopardy" (1953) • "General Electric Theater" (1961) • "These Wilder Years" (1956) • "Forbidden" (1932) • "Crime of Passion" (1957) • "Night Nurse" (1931) • "Ladies of Leisure" (1930) • "Sorry, Wrong Number" (1948) • "The Untouchables" (1962–1963) • "Walk on the Wild Side" (1962) • "Clash by Night" (1952) • "Mexicali Rose" (1929) • "Red Salute" (1935) • "My Reputation" (1946) • "Forty Guns" (1957)