Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.
Barbara Stanwyck
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Chamberlain
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
as Self (archive footage)
Kirk Douglas
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Douglas
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley Eder
as Self
Frank Fay
as Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
as Self
William Holden
as Self (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster
as Self (archive footage)
Roddy McDowall
as Self
