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oooAnother great piece on Stanwyck, this time from Girls Do Film, as part of the the Classic Movie History Project blogathon, hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings and Once Upon a Screen. Girls Do Film There’s a moment in almost every one of Barbara Stanwyck’s pre-Code films when the actress read more

Barbara Stanwyck wore many cinematic hats. This talented thespian first made a name for herself in a series of pre-Code gems, including Night Nurse (1931), Ten Cents a Dance (1931), Forbidden (1932), and the granddaddy of them all, Baby Face (1933). She was also a presence in such dramatic fare as S read more

oooA tremendous account by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry of the icon’s foremost noir movies. shadowsandsatin Barbara Stanwyck wore many cinematic hats. This talented thespian first made a name for herself in a series of pre-Code gems, including Night Nurse (1931), Ten Cents a Dance (1931), Forbid read more

This year I’m taking part in the ‘Classic Television Series Blogathon’, which is hosted by ‘A Shroud Of Thoughts’. For my contribution I will be exhibiting a piece on “The Miraculous Journey Of Tadpole Chan’, an episode from one of my favorite television ser read more

After amassing old articles, I came across an essay about Barbara Stanwyck’s involvement in the TV movie “Heat Of Anger”.  When I read it, I thought that this would make an interesting blog entry. In 1971, Barbara Stanwyck was cast in the TV movie “Heat Of Anger”, a production tha read more

Hello readers, As we are approaching the twenty fifth anniversary of Barbara Stanwyck’s, passing back on January 20th, 1990, I thought that I’d reflect back on the hellacious life and career of Barbara, or Missy, as what many called her. Ruby Catherine Stevens made her star studded debu read more

I suppose many Stanwyck fans have wondered what would “On Golden Pond” be like if Stanwyck had played Katharine Hepburn’s role as Ethel Thayer. That could have easily happened. When it was announced that Henry Fonda was to play the role of Norman Thayer in “On Golden Pond”, Barbara knew read more

All of my role models were movie or TV stars. I’m sorry – no public servants, no servants of God, no philanthropists. What can I say? I’m shallow (but in a deep sort of way).  Somebody get this woman her coffee Growing up in the ‘60s, the perceived, went through ra read more

A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 Volume #1 by Victoria Wilson Hardcover – 9780684831688 1,056 pages Simon and Schuster November 2013 Barnes and Noble Powell's IndieBound Imagine you’re on a nature walk in a historic park. If you just want fresh air and exercise, youR read more

1. Double Indemnity 2. The Lady Eve 3. Ball of Fire 4. Meet John Doe 5. Executive Suite 6. Titanic 7. Forty Guns 8. Remember the Night 9. Baby Face 10. Christmas in Connecticut 11. The Bitter Tea of General Yen 12. Stella Dallas 13. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 14. Sorry Wrong Number 15. The Mir read more

1. Double Indemnity 2. The Lady Eve 3. Ball of Fire 4. Meet John Doe 5. Executive Suite 6. Titanic 7. Forty Guns 8. Remember the Night 9. Baby Face 10. Christmas in Connecticut 11. The Bitter Tea of General Yen 12. Stella Dallas 13. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 14. Sorry Wrong Number 15. The Mir read more

A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True, 1907-1940 Victoria Wilson Release Date: November 12, 2013 Simon & Schuster Hardcover, 1044 pages The word “exhaustive” gets thrown around quite a bit when talking about biographies. But never has that term been more aptly used than when referri read more

Hey Stella! Barbara StanwyckPublicity Still for Stella Dallas "Offhand how many girls or women whose names are Stella can you name? Not very many we think. However we may be wrong and perhaps you can rattle off the names of 10. So if you name happens to be Stella you don't have to go any furthe read more

Keeping time with Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor Robert Taylor Barbara Stanwyck Original Vintage Transparency Rare Photo Fans spent several years watching what would happen with Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. Couldn't she have a dance with the man at a club without all the papers sayi read more

Victoria Wilson should receive a medal, or at least a hug for what she’s accomplished with A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True.  An over ten-year effort yielded a 1,000 pages of Stanwyck information in the first of a proposed series of biographies recounting the exploits, professional and read more

If you’ve ever had any questions about the life of Barbara Stanwyck, Victoria Wilson’s “A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel True 1907-1940″ is bound to have the answers. At over 800 pages long, “Steel True” is the very definition of an extensive biography.  (Keep in read more

Book Look! A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson A Life of Barbara Stanwyck is available on amazon.ca Simply put, this book is a whopper! I may have even used it once or twice as a weight. Clocking in at just over 1000 pages, this biography is one of the most i read more

A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True, 1907-1940 Victoria Wilson Simon & Schuster, 2013 It's impossible not to ask the question: how can you justify writing 1,000 pages about thirty-three years of a life? The answer is both intimate and grand. Stanwyck is uniquely worthy of careful attention for h read more

Steel-True and Blade-Straight: An Interview with Victoria Wilson Oh Happy Day! The long-awaited and highly-anticipated Barbara Stanwyck biography,  A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940, is in stores today, November 12th — and CMH is honored to be able to present this interview with read more

New Barbara Stanwyck biography out this month A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson comes out this month. I’m looking forward to reading and reviewing it, but thought I’d post the description of the first part of the two-part biography from Amazon fo read more