Happy Birthday actor Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990)

Born: July 16, 1907 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: January 20, 1990 (age 82) in Santa Monica, California, USA

Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys on the TV western The Big Valley (1965), wherein she played Victoria, and from the hit drama The Colbys (1985). But she was known to millions of other fans for her movie career, which spanned the period from 1927 until 1964, after which she appeared on television until 1986. It was a career that lasted for 59 years.

Meet John Doe 1941 dir. Capra starring Gary Cooper Stanwyck

THE FURIES 1950 dir. Anthony Mann Starring Barbara Stanwyck Wendell Corey

Ball of Fire 1941 dir. Howard Hawks starring Gary Cooper Stanwyck

Double Indemity 1944 dir. Billy Wilder starring Fred MacMurray Stanwyck

My Reputation 1946 dir. Curtis Bernhardt Starring George Brent Stanwyck

Sorry Wrong Number 1948 dir. Anatole Litvak Starring Stanwyck Burt Lancaster

Executive Suite 1954 dir. Robert Wise Starring William Holden Stanwyck June Allyson

THE LADY EVE 1941 dir. Preston Sturges Stars: Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda