Barbara Stuart
Barbara Stuart (born Barbara Ann McNeese;[1] 1929/1930[2] – May 15, 2011) was an American actress.
Barbara Stuart | |
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Born | Barbara Ann McNeese Paris, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | May 15, 2011 St. George, Utah, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Schuster-Martin School of Drama |
Occupation | Actress |
Home town | Hume, Illinois, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Dick Gautier |
Early years
Born in Paris, Illinois, Stuart was raised in Hume, Illinois. Following her high school graduation, she studied acting at the Schuster-Martin School of Drama in Cincinnati before moving to New York, where she studied under Uta Hagen and Stella Adler.[1]
Career
On stage, Stuart performed in the national touring company of Lunatics and Lovers.[1] In the early 1960s, she was a showgirl in Las Vegas.[3] She also appeared in the films Marines, Let's Go (1961), Hellfighters (1968), Bachelor Party (1984), and The Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997).[1]
Stuart's roles in TV programs include those shown in the table below:
Program | Role |
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The George Burns Show | Lily [4] |
The Andy Griffith Show | Pat Blake, episode "TV or Not TV", 1965 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show | 'Marine Corps' |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Bunny[5] |
The Great Gildersleeve | Bessie[4]:414 |
The McLean Stevenson Show | Peggy Ferguson[4]:673 |
The Twilight Zone | Edith[4]:673 |
Pete and Gladys | Alice[4]:826 |
The Queen & I | Wilma Winslow[4]:868 |
Batman (TV show) | Rocket (year two, episodes 31 and 32) |
Three's Company | Martha (one episode) |
In the early 1990s, Stuart performed in dinner theaters.[6]
Personal life and death
Stuart married actor Dick Gautier[5] in 1967. Their honeymoon was canceled by her hospitalization for a blood clot in her leg. She was in the hospital for eight months as the clot moved to her lung and she developed pneumonia.[7]
On May 15, 2011, she died at a nursing home in St. George, Utah, aged 81.[8]
References
- Grimes, Williams (May 21, 2011). "Barbara Stuart, 81; television actress". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved February 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Barbara Stuart, actress, dies at 81". Longview News-Journal. Texas, Longview. Associated Press. May 24, 2011. p. A 8. Retrieved February 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ames, Walter (August 31, 1960). "Gary Crosby Denies Proposing to Showgirl". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part I - 30. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- Maays, Stan (January 23, 1969). "Actress Anchors 'Queen and I'". The Journal News. New York, White Plains. p. 30. Retrieved February 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Anderson, Porter (June 9, 1990). "Barbara Stuart is weak point in Showboat's 'Steel Magnolias'". The Tampa Tribune. Florida, Tampa. p. 66. Retrieved February 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kleiner, Dick (May 10, 1977). "Failure gradually turning into success". El Paso Herald-Post. Texas, El Paso. p. 9. Retrieved February 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Actress Barbara Stuart dies". Statesman Journal. Oregon, Salem. May 25, 2011. p. 22. Retrieved February 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.