Barbara Stanwyck in 'Sorry, Wrong Number' from 1948

Stanwyck & Co.

Fishko Files | Apr 7, 2016

Barbara Stanwyck was just one of a generation of Hollywood actresses — as WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us — who worked fiercely to hold onto their eccentricities of style, stance and voice.  More in this Fishko Files. (Produced in 2007)

 

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