Barbara Stuart
Barbara Stuart | |
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| Born | Barbara Ann McNeese January 3, 1930 Paris, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 2011 (aged 81) St. George, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954-2006 |
| Known for | Bachelor Party Airplane! Pete and Gladys |
| Spouse | Dick Gautier (m. 1967; div. 1979) |
Barbara Stuart (born Barbara Ann McNeese; January 3, 1930[1][2] – May 15, 2011) was an American actress.
She had a recurring role of Sgt. Carter's girlfriend Bunny on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Early years
[edit]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 City, where she studied under Uta Hagen and Stella Adler.[1]
Career
[edit]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), Airplane! (1980), Bachelor Party (1984), and Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997).[1]
Television
[edit]| Program | Role | |
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| The Texan | Poker Alice, episode "The Taming of Rio Nada," 1957 | |
| The George Burns Show | Lily[4] | |
| Peter Gunn | as Candy Lane, S3, E24, "Come Dance with Me and Die." (1961) | as Lavinia, S2, E12, "The Briefcase" |
| Perry Mason | as Maizie Freitag, in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest" (S5E12-1961) | |
| The Cara Williams Show | Miss Hartley, episode "Get the Lead Out," 1964 | |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Pat Blake, episode "TV or Not TV," 1965 | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Maureen Core AKA '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 Rogers, "A Thing About Machines" (S2E4-1960) [4]: 673 | |
| Pete and Gladys | Alice[4]: 826 | |
| The Queen & I | Wilma Winslow[4]: 868 | |
| Batman | Rocket (year two, episodes 31 and 32) | |
| Banacek | Sailor (bar tender), episode "The Greatest Collection of Them All" (1973) | |
| Three's Company | Mrs. Medford, episode "Chrissy's Cousin" (S5E7-1980) Martha, episode "Jack's Double Date (S7E17-1983) | |
| The Untouchables | Thelma Devores (The George 'Bugs' Moran Story) 1959 |
In the early 1990s, Stuart performed in dinner theaters.[6]
Personal life and death
[edit]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][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Grimes, William (May 20, 2011). "Barbara Stuart, TV Actress, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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