The Hollywood Dame: Golden Age Starlet, Barbara Stanwyck

You can say a lot of things about Barbara Stanwyk, but a lazy worker is not one of them. Barbara Stanwyck was possibly the hardest working starlet in Hollywood, and her rise to the top was not easy. Her childhood was unstable, and she ended up in foster care. But despite all her struggles, Barbara was determined to turn her life around and become a star.

Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor / Barbara Stanwyck and Humphrey Bogart / Barbara Stanwyck / Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck.

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Her hard work eventually paid off, and Barbara Stanwyk was the highest-paid actress at the peak of her career. In adulthood, she had the sense of security she didn’t have a child, but it didn’t mean things were easier. From marital heartbreaks to flings with young men, this is how Barbara Stanwyck became Hollywood’s darling.

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