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  • PLACE OF DEATH: Santa Monica, California
  • Originally: Ruby Stevens
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Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress who had a 60-year career in film and TV. Usually playing strong-willed women, Stanwyck defined the femme fatale.

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Barbara Stanwyck (originally, Ruby Stevens) was born on July 16, 1907 in Brooklyn. She appeared in over 80 films, portraying strong-willed women. Her movies include Stella Dallas and the film noir classic Double Indemnity,

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in which she defined the femme fatale. Stanwyck won Emmys for her television work in The Big Valley and The Thorn Birds. She received an honorary Oscar in 1981 and died in 1990.

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(born July 16, 1907, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died Jan. 20, 1990, Santa Monica, Calif.) U.S. film actress. She made her screen debut in 1927 and went on to appear in over 80 films, often portraying strong-willed, independent women. Her movies include Stella Dallas (1937), Union Pacific (1939), Ball of Fire (1942), Double Indemnity (1944), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), and Executive Suite (1954). She later starred in the television series The Big Valley (1965–69), and she appeared in the popular miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). She received several Academy Award nominations, but she failed to win an award until she was granted an honorary award in 1981.

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