Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck: Swan Song

On April 28th, 1973 Barbara Stanwyck  was elected to the Hall of fame of Great Westerns performers in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.. Her portrait hangs permanently in the Hall of fame.

Barbara and William Holden had dinner together in October 1981 at the house of their common friend, Nancy Sinatra. Just three weks later, on November 16, 1981, william Holden was found dead in his apartment in santa Monica. He was 63-year old. In 1982 Barbara received her oscar. She was presented with a Honorary Oscar as " an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress, and one of the great ladies of Hollywood.

Her role was that of a wealthy Australian matriarch with a bitter disposition and a lust for Father Ralph de Bricassart (Richard Chamberlain) whose ambitious nature she manipulate to her advantage. Her physical interest in him scorned, she leaves her fortune to the church, enabling him, for his part in obtaining it, to rise to the Cardinalship. There is a price: he must desert the woman he loves. Her portrayal is  terrific and she won an Emmy for it.

The Thorn Birds  1982 ABC Director: Daryl Duke Cast:   Barbara Stanwyck  (Mary Carson)          Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward,,           Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Ken Howard,            Mare winningham, Piper Laurie,            Earl Holliman, Bryan Brown,              Christiopher Plummer Costumes: Travilla

IThe Thorn Birds, adapted from  Colleen McCullough's best-selling novel, was destined for success and Stanwyck at 75 had finally found a role  worth of her  ability  as  an actress.

Barbara Stanwyck died on January 20, 1990 in Santa Monica, California of Congestive Heart Failure.

Stanwyck 's  appeared as Constance"Conny" Colby in the 1985 season of  "Dinasty" and then appeared in the first four episodes of the spin-off series " DinastyII: The Colbys" starring Charlton Heston. She left after the 4th  segment, for health reason. The series  was not able to survive for long.

Barbara Stanwych at the Emmy gala with friends, Rober Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander