American Legends: The Life of Barbara Stanwyck

*Includes pictures.
*Includes Stanwyck's quotes about her own life and career.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.

"Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing." - Barbara Stanwyck

In the 1940s, film noir was at its peak, and Hollywood was churning out dark, mysterious, exotic and erotic classics like The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not, which helped turn some of the industry's sultry actresses into superstars. But ...