Lee Majors - Biography - IMDb Lee Majors Biography Showing all 63 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (4) | Trivia (30) | Personal Quotes (24) | Salary (1) Overview (3) 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) Lee Majors was born on April 23, 1939 in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA as Harvey Lee Yeary. He is known for his work on The Fall Guy (1981), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and The Big Valley (1965). He has been married to Faith Majors since November 9, 2002. He was previously married to Karen Velez , Farrah Fawcett and Thelma Kathleen Robinson. Spouse (4) Has one son with Kathy Robinson: Lee Majors II . Has three children with Karen Velez : daughter Nikki Majors and twin sons Dane and Trey. Turned down the Mac Davis role in North Dallas Forty (1979) in favor of an independent production that never got off the ground.

Suffered three separate whippings on The Big Valley (1965). In a Mexican jail in The Big Valley: Legend of a General: Part 1 (1966), shown 9-19-66. In a penal camp in The Big Valley: The Iron Box (1966), shown 11-28-66. At the hands of a religious sect in The Big Valley: Journey Into Violence (1967), shown 12-18-67. Landed the role of Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969) but The Big Valley (1965) was picked up for another year and was contractually obligated to pass on the role, which was then made famous by Jon Voight . Has starred concurrently on two television series at the same time: as Jess Brandon on Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971) and Colonel Steve Austin on The Six Million Dollar Man (1973). Lee is not related to Johnny Majors , the 1956 Heisman Trophy runner-up at Tennessee who became a great college football coach at Iowa State, Pitt and Tennessee.

Lee adopted Majors' name after meeting him and becoming friends. Signature exclamation as Heath Barkley in The Big Valley (1965) was "Boy, Howdy!". His hometown is Middlesboro, Kentucky. In 1976, he and wife Farrah Fawcett made television history - a husband and wife each starring in separate top-rated shows. Graduated from Eastern Kentucky College with a degree in History and Physical Education (1962). He later received an honorary doctorate form the university in 2006. Was one of the judges in 1981 Miss Universe pageant. Was a star athlete at Middlesboro High School. The school named their football field Lee Majors Field in 1986 and inducted him into their Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. He entered Indiana University on a football scholarship but was expelled two years later for his involvement in a fraternity fight. After transferring to Eastern Kentucky University, a game injury paralyzed him from the waist down for two weeks. That revealed a condition of congenital spondylolisthesis, an alignment defect of the spine, and he was forced to leave what was beginning to look like a great football career.

Best known by the public for his starring roles as Colonel Steve Austin on The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and as Colt Seavers on The Fall Guy (1981). He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Paul Newman and James Dean are his idols. Before he was an actor, he worked as a park recreational director. His ex-wife Farrah Fawcett died in 2009, after a long battle against cancer. Boyfriend of Patti Chandler during the 1960s. He first acted with actress Lindsay Wagner , when she guest-starred on his television series, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971) in 1971. A few years later, she guest-starred on his television series, The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), originating her best-known role as The Bionic Woman (1976). They would continue to work together on-and-off for the next twenty years, and still appear together at Bionic conventions. Changed his name to Lee Majors after Joan Crawford and others in Hollywood had difficulty pronouncing his real name of Yeary.

Confirmed he did not attend Farrah's funeral, explaining he had his own memories of her and did not want to be a distraction. [November 2010] His acting mentor was the late Barbara Stanwyck . The 1973 song "Midnight Train to Georgia" was inspired by Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett . Has appeared in the music video "When We Die" by the rock band Bowling for Soup . [March 2007] Revealed that he had a wonderful working relationship with Barbara Stanwyck on The Big Valley (1965). Underwent angioplasty and heart bypass surgery in May 2003. Credits Barbara Stanwyck as his favorite acting mentor/best friend. Personal Quotes (24) I was never into my looks. What's important to me is my health and family. [on the death of his ex-wife, Farrah Fawcett ]: She fought a tremendous battle against a terrible disease. She was an angel on earth and now an angel forever.

[on playing second-fiddle to other iconic actors such as: Ernest Borgnine , Danny Thomas , Eddie Albert , Michael Landon , Robert Reed , Bill Bixby , James Garner , Robert Fuller , James Brolin and Buddy Ebsen , who each have had their own successful careers]: I have done a series in the '60s, '70s and '80s. I'm from Middlesboro, Kentucky, a little town on the Tennessee and Virginia border. [on his days as a football player]: Even when I was young, playing college football, and I injured my knee, I bounced right back. [on Clint Eastwood ]: Clint Eastwood's a good friend, too - he and I used to play in softball games together. [on his on- and off-relationship with Farrah Fawcett ]: We were together actually for 12 years. And after being in the business for awhile and so long, in one year, I think we saw each other two weeks. Two weeks in one year, that's very tough. When you're separated, you hear... things are printed in the press, this, this and this. So you think, can that be true?

No, that's not true... yes it is, this and this. But just the fact of not being together. Absence does not make the heart grow fonder... it makes you forget. I don't want to try and still be Warren Beatty or whoever. A lot of guys think they can be leading men forever. And believe me, we all can't be. [on Farrah Fawcett ]: All the stories that I was jealous of her career are just a lot of crap, I was always 110 percent behind her and proud of her. There are times when I think that perhaps I created a monster. But then, deep down, I know that's just not true. [on his most favorite television series to date]: The Big Valley (1965) was the most fun at the time because it was my first and I love Westerns. All the action, horse-back riding, I really loved it. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) was so hard and so boring for me. Ironically that was the most popular. It was total work. You're there [at the set] 16 to 17 hours a day.

[on his on- and off-screen chemistry with Barbara Stanwyck , who played Victoria Barkley]: Barbara gave me my discipline. I'm always on the set before they need me, and I never leave the set, but I'm also the first to leave when they say, 'That's a wrap.' Barbara also taught me to learn your lines and everybody else's. I learn the whole script before I show up. It pays, because once you've got the lines in your head, you can concentrate on movement or doing things with your props. I've tried to pass that on to other actors -- make sure you know your words way ahead of time. The words are 90 percent of it. The other 10 percent is just the way you dress it up. [on Barbara Stanwyck ]: She was 60, when she started that show [when we did the pilot]; and that little lady [of course], she wasn't very tall. I could touch my fingers around her waist, you know? She was one fiery little actress, one sweet lady, but she rode those buggies, she drove them, by herself.

She did some shows where she was underground with Charles Bronson -- trapped as a hostage, came out of there all muddied up and everything, and she did some fights. She was a tough, little girl. [on first wife Kathy]: We were married June 17, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky. I was a senior, a physical education and history major. I was going to coach football. I guess the big mistake was that we weren't looking at it realistically. We were young and we loved each other and that seemed to make everything all right. We didn't think about marriage involving anything more than loving each other. [on his divorce from Farrah Fawcett ]: It seemed to happen all of a sudden. The time just went by. We probably had a good two weeks together or maybe a weekend here or there - but that just isn't enough. (on meeting Rock Hudson in 1958) We talked then about possibilities of my giving it a try in Hollywood, but even if he was serious I wanted to finish college and get my degree. If something developed, then I would have an insurance policy to fall back on. Even as a kid, I looked up to football coaches.

All during junior high school, high school and college, they had the greatest influence on my life. And I never wanted to be anything but a coach. I never was a great All-American grid star at Eastern Kentucky Stage College, but I probably would have been a lot better if I didn't get hurt during my junior year. In westerns, I'm right at home. When they tell me to ride that horse through that scene one more time, I say "Sure, glad to," because I remember when I was the one doing all that running (as television's Six Million Dollar Man). [on Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)]: I like action, staying in shape, and all the exercise I ever got was walking from the counsel table to the judge's bench in the courtroom on Sound Stage 27. It was basically Arthur Hill 's show. I had so little to do and so much time off that the series made a great golfer out of me. [on his role, Heath Barkley]: That character was really very close to me. You know it isn't all acting.

[on The Big Valley (1965)]: I remember when I first moved to Hollywood, how I use to sit on my front porch, and watch everyone going to work. We lived right across the street from Four Star Studios. If anyone would have told me that one day I'd be starring along with Barbara Stanwyck in a television series... well, I still find it incredible. [on learning to ride and calf rope for The Big Valley (1965)] I hustled up about a hundred dollars and went out and bought a horse. I became friends with a great calf roper, just a little bitty guy. He was the world champion trick roper. I used to go out to his place all the time, and he taught me how to trick-rope calves. [on Elizabeth Taylor (1967)]: My greatest thrill in the three years I've been in Hollywood was the night I went to the screening of King Rat (1965) and the party after, that Elizabeth and Richard Burton gave for George Segal . Everybody was there, Julie Andrews , Sean Connery , Lana Turner ; I was like a fan.

There were three big booths in the restaurant, and I was sitting in the one next to where the Burtons were sitting. Later in the evening, she was standing next to me. I asked her if I could kiss her on the cheek and she said he wouldn't like it. But then she changed her mind, and gave me one. (1967) Actually my accent isn't really Southern. It's more mountaineer or hillbilly. [on learning from Barbara Stanwyck ]: She was okay with me, took me under her wing, and taught me discipline. She was always supportive of me. The lessons he learned from Stanwyck were be on time and know your words. She made me a disciplined actor all my life. The discipline made me ten minutes early for everything. Salary (1) Barbara Stanwyck - IMDb IMDb Actress | Soundtrack Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys on the TV western The Big Valley (1965), wherein she played Victoria, and from the hit drama The Colbys (1985).

But she was known to millions of other fans for her movie career, which spanned the period from 1927 until 1964, after which she appeared... See full bio » Born: a list of 41 people created 25 Dec 2012 a list of 38 people created 12 Jun 2013 a list of 25 people created 29 May 2014 a list of 30 people created 03 Aug 2014 a list of 25 people created 09 Sep 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Barbara Stanwyck's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 6 nominations.

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1959 The Real McCoys (TV Series) Barbara Stanwyck 1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) Midge Varney 1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) Midge Varney 1951 The Man with a Cloak (performer: "Another Yesterday" - uncredited) 1947 California (performer: "LILY-I-LAY-DE-O", "SAID I TO MY HEART, SAID I") 1943 Lady of Burlesque (performer: "Take It Off the E-String") 1941 Ball of Fire (performer: "Drum Boogie" (1941) - uncredited) 1940 Remember the Night (performer: "A Perfect Day" (1910) - uncredited) 1937 This Is My Affair (performer: "I Hum a Waltz" (1937), "The Fountain in the Park" (1884) - uncredited) 1936 Banjo on My Knee (performer: "Where the Lazy River Goes By" (193

6)) 1934 A Lost Lady (performer: "The Very Thought Of You" (1934) - uncredited) 1932 The Purchase Price (performer: "Take Me Away" (1932) - uncredited) 1931 The Miracle Woman (performer: "The Farmer in the Dell" - uncredited) 1931 Illicit (performer: "Maybe It's Love" (1930) - uncredited) Hide Richard Long Pics - Richard Long Photo Gallery - 2017 - Magazine Pictorials.

Movie Stills. Event Photos. Red Carpet Pictures Actor/Actress, Director, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Has Detailed Data (New) 1 Profile Bio Text Richard Long (December 17, 1927 - December 21, 1974) was an American actor best known for his leading roles in several ABC television series, including The Big Valley (with Barbara Stanwyck) and Nanny and the Professor (with Juliet Mills). He also appeared as "Gentleman Jack Darby" in Maverick, including the oft-discussed "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres" episode. Long played private detective Rex Randolph as a lead in both Bourbon Street Beat (1959-1960) with Andrew Duggan and in 77 Sunset Strip (both ABC Warner Brothers programs), with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes. Long replaced Smith on 77 Sunset Strip when Smith left the series because of health problems. Long was the fifth of six children born in Chicago, Illinois, to Sherman D. Long and the former Dale McCord. Sherman Long was a commercial artist who operated his own studio. Mrs.

Long was a homemaker. The family lived in several locations in Illinois before settling in Evanston near Chicago. Long attended grammar school in Evanston, Waller High School in Chicago, and then the Evanston Township High School. In 1944, the family relocated to Hollywood, California, and Long attended Hollywood High School for his senior year. Long said that as a teenager he had "no intention of becoming an actor. I took senior drama class because it was a snap course, and I needed the credit for my English requirement." At Hollywood High School, Long caught the eye of a talent scout from Universal-International by accident. Casting director Jack Murton gave a ride to a couple of students and asked them if a school play was scheduled. The boys told Murton about the excellent male lead actor, Richard Long. In 1946, Long was hence cast in his first film, Tomorrow Is Forever as Drew, the son of Claudette Colbert and George Brent. The role had been unfilled for months, and producers selected Long who most closely matched the credentials required. Long served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was twice married.

His first wife of fourteen months, actress Suzan Ball (a cousin of Lucille Ball) died of cancer in 1955 at the age of twenty-one. In 1957, Long married actress and model Mara Corday (birth name Marilyn Watts), with whom he had three children, Carey (born 1957), Valerie (born 1958), and Gregory (born 1960). Early in his career, Long appeared in several films as a juvenile lead, including four of the nine Ma and Pa Kettle pictures. He was cast as Tom Kettle, one of the sons of the characters played by Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main. His second film was the Orson Welles`s The Stranger as Noah, the brother of Loretta Young`s character. He also played "Jeff Taylor" in The Life of Riley and played "Frank James" in the 1950 movie Kansas Raiders. He then moved into leading man status in B movies such as House on Haunted Hill (1959) before he achieved considerable success in television, including the series Bourbon Street Beat (1959-1960).

He appeared in such 1960s classic television shows as The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In 1963, Long was cast in the MGM romantic musical Follow the Boys, along with costars Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Roger Perry. In 1965, at the age of thirty-eight, Long began his role as attorney Jarrod Barkley, oldest son to rancher Victoria Barkley (Barbara Stanwyck), in 112 episodes of The Big Valley, the last of the major Four Star Television series, a Western which ran on ABC from 1965–1969. The "Valley" is the San Joaquin Valley near Stockton, California. The series was set in the 1870s. Long`s other The Big Valley costars were Peter Breck, Linda Evans, and Lee Majors, who played the out-of-wedlock son of Victoria`s late husband Tom. Long also directed some of The Big Valley episodes. In 1953, Long had costarred with Stanwyck in the film All I Desire.

In 1970-1971, he and Juliet Mills (older sister of Hayley Mills) starred in the ABC sitcom Nanny and the Professor. Long played widowed college professor Harold Everett, and Mills was Phoebe Figalilly, the English housekeeper and nanny for Long`s three children. David Doremus, who played 12-year-old son Hal Everett, was later in five seasons of CBS`s The Waltons as G.W. Haines, a friend of the Walton daughters, who was killed in World War II. In 1974, Long appeared on the game show Match Game. He also finished a television movie called Death Cruise, which turned out to have been his last work. He had heart problems throughout his adult life and had suffered a heart attack in the latter 1950s. As a boy, he had suffered pneumonia, which apparently weakened his heart. He was also a heavy smoker and drinker. Mara remained with Long until his early death from multiple heart attacks just four days after his 47th birthday. Long died at Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles. He was cremated. His ashes were scattered at sea.

Long was a brother-in-law of actor Marshall Th High School Waller High School, Evanston Township High School, Hollywood High School Height Dating Profile AutoText {"version":"2.07","timestamp":"2016-12-16 10:24:36","bio":"American Actor Richard Long<\/topic> passed away on 21st Dec 1974 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 47. Born on 17th December, 1927 in Chicago, Illinios and educated at Waller High School and Evanston Township High School and Hollywood High School, Richard Long<\/topic> is most remembered for The Big Valley in a career that spanned 1946–74.

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TV Westerns had their heyday in the 1960s and 1970s , and many actors became permanent icons in the American imagination. James Arness. Best known for his role as Marshall Matt Dillon on “Gunsmoke,” Arness played the part of a benevolent sheriff from 1955 to 1975. Arness was voted number one Western TV Star by television critics for 1959 to 1960, a coveted award for best TV Western actors. His brother was well known actor Peter Graves, who played the spy leader Jim Phelps, in “Mission Impossible.” Lorne Greene. Well known for his work as Pa (Ben) Cartwright on “Bonanza,” Greene played the family patriarch in this role. The American western television series ran on NBC from 1959 to 1973. The show ranks as the second longest running western series, with “Gunsmoke,” being the first. In 1964 Greene had a hit with the ballad, Ringo. During the 80s he became an active advocate of environmental and wildlife issues. Michael Landon.

Landon played Little Joe on “Bonanza,” youngest son of Ben Cartwright. Landon had a horse named Cochise on the show, which was later made into a toy model in 2009. Landon later appeared as Pa (Charles) Ingalls, in “Little House on the Prairie,” a pioneer TV series of the Laura Ingall’s Wilder book, which ran from 1974 to 1983. Lee Majors. Best known for his role as Victoria Barkley’s (Barbara Stanwyck) illegitimate son, Heath Barkley, in “The Big Valley.” He beat out over 400 other young actors for this coveted part. The show ran from 1965 to 1969. Majors later played Colonel Steve Austin , in the “Six Million Dollar Man,” a TV series about a bionic man. He married actress Farah Fawcett in 1973, and they divorced in 1979. Clint Eastwood Eastwood is one of the best TV Western actors. He successfully bridged the gap between TV and film in his long standing career.

Eastwood started his career with the TV series “Rawhide,” in the role of Rowdy Yates, a benevolent, “white hat,” cowboy. The show ran from 1959 to 1965. Eastwood made his transition to film in 1964, when he went to Rome to star in the spaghetti Western, “A Fistful of Dollars,” where he played the role of Joe, or “The Man with no Name,” a foreigner who arrives in town during a bitter feud between two families. Barbara Stanwyck Photographs and Information | Vintage Celebs Click To View Barbara Stanwyck's Biography and Trivia Barbara Stanwyck Biography 65147 - Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys on the TV western _"The Big Valley" (1965)_ (qv), wherein she played Victoria, and from the hit drama _"The Colbys" (1985)_ (qv).

But she was known to millions of other fans for her movie career, which spanned the period from 1927 until 1964, after which she appeared on television until 1986. It was a career that lasted for 59 years. She was born Ruby Stevens on July 16, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York. She went to work at the local telephone company for $14 a week, but she had the urge (a dream--that was all it was) somehow to enter show business. When not working, she pounded the pavement in search of dancing jobs. The persistence paid off. Barbara was hired as a chorus girl for the princely sum of $40 a week, much better than the wages she was getting from the phone company. She was 17, and she was going to make the most of the opportunity that had been given her. In 1928 Barbara moved to Hollywood, where she was to start one of the most lucrative careers filmdom had ever seen. She was an extremely versatile actress who could adapt to any role.

Barbara was equally at home in all genres, from melodramas, such as _Forbidden (1932)_ (qv) and _Stella Dallas (1937)_ (qv), to thrillers, such as _Double Indemnity (1944)_ (qv), one of her best films, also starring 'Fred MacMurray' (qv) (as you have never seen him before). She also excelled in comedies such as _Remember the Night (1940)_ (qv) and _The Lady Eve (1941)_ (qv). Another genre she excelled in was westerns, _Union Pacific (1939)_ (qv) being one of her first and TV's _"The Big Valley" (1965)_ (qv) (her most memorable role) being her last. In 1983, she played in the ABC hit mini-series _"The Thorn Birds" (1983)_ (qv), which did much to keep her in the eye of the public. She turned in an outstanding performance as Mary Carson. Barbara was considered a gem to work with for her serious but easygoing attitude on the set.

She worked hard at being an actress, and she never allowed her star quality to go to her head. She was nominated for four Academy Awards, though she never won. She turned in magnificent performances for all the roles she was nominated for, but the "powers that be" always awarded the Oscar to someone else. However, in 1982 she was awarded an honorary Academy Award for "superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting." Sadly, Barbara died on January 20, 1990, leaving 93 movies and a host of TV appearances as her legacy to us. Barbara Stanwyck Filmography So Big! - 1932 - Selina Peake De Jong The Purchase Price - 1932 - Joan Gordon Illicit - 1931 - Anne Vincent Ives Night Nurse - 1931 - Lora Hart Ten Cents a Dance - 1931 - Barbara O'Neill The Miracle Woman - 1931 - Florence Fallon The Stolen Jools - 1931 - Barbara Stanwyck - Mrs.

Frank Fay Ladies of Leisure - 1930 - Kay Arnold Mexicali Rose - 1929 - Mexicali Rose The Locked Door - 1929 - Ann Carter Broadway Nights - 1927 - Fan dancer (uncredited) Barbara Stanwyck Trivia Godmother of 'Bobbie Poledouris' (qv). Sister-in-law of actress 'Caryl Lincoln' (qv). Her stage name was inspired by a theatrical poster that read "Jane Stanwyck in 'Barbara Frietchie.'". Her nickname among co-workers was "Missy" or "The Queen." In 1944, when she earned $400,000, the government listed her as the nation's highest-paid woman. Often called "The Best Actress Who Never Won an Oscar." According to biographical film _Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) (TV)_ (qv), Stanwyck became a model for women actors. Such stars as 'Sally Field' (qv) and 'Virginia Madsen' (qv) have publicly pointed to Stanwyck as their model. (1987) American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.

Sister of actor 'Bert Stevens (I)' (qv). Was of Scots-Irish and English descent. Her mother died when she was accidentally knocked off a trolley by a drunk. Barbara was four at the time. Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1973. Her son, Dion Anthony "Tony" Fay, was born in February 1932. He was adopted on December 5, 1932. Worked briefly as a fashion model in the late 1920s. Was listed #11 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years of The Greatest Screen Legends." Her wicked turn as Phyllis Dietrichson in _Double Indemnity (1944)_ (qv) was ranked #8 on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains" list. She was voted the 40th "Greatest Movie Star of All Time" by Entertainment Weekly. Her stormy marriage to 'Frank Fay' (qv) finally ended after a drunken brawl, during which he tossed their adopted son, Dion, into the swimming pool.

Despite rumours of affairs with 'Marlene Dietrich' (qv) and 'Joan Crawford (I)' (qv), Stanwyck wed 'Robert Taylor (I)' (qv), who had gay rumours of his own to dispel. Their marriage started off on a sour note when his possessive mother demanded he spend his wedding night with her rather than with Barbara. Picked up the starring role in _Ball of Fire (1941)_ (qv) after 'Ginger Rogers' (qv) dropped out. She became estranged from her son in February 1951. She lost a kidney in 1971. In 1981 she was beaten and robbed in her bedroom by an intruder who woke her up at 1:00 in the morning. In 1985, her house was destroyed in a fire. She was upset to lose all of 'Robert Taylor (I)' (qv)'s love letters. She did not have a funeral and has no grave. Her ashes are scattered in Lone Pine, California. Her siblings were named Maude, Mable, Mildred ("Millie"), and Malcolm Byron ("Bert") Stevens. Her parents were Byron and Catherine McGee Stevens.

Ailing, she was replaced by 'Susan Hayward (I)' (qv) in _Heat of Anger (1972) (TV)_ (qv), which was to have been a pilot for a prospective TV series to be called "Fitzgerald and Pride." Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1751 Vine St. Attended Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, New York before dropping out at age 14. Her papers are in the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, PO Box 3924, Laramie, WY 82071. Turned down the role of Angela Channing on _"Falcon Crest" (1981)_ (qv). Her performance as Phyllis Dietrichson in _Double Indemnity (1944)_ (qv) is ranked #98 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time list (2006). Her performance as Phyllis Dietrichson in _Double Indemnity (1944)_ (qv) is ranked #58 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time list.

Was best friends for many years with 'Frank Sinatra' (qv)'s first wife, Nancy. _A Star Is Born (1937)_ (qv) starring 'Janet Gaynor (I)' (qv) and 'Fredric March' (qv) is said to be modeled after Stanwyck's rise to stardom and first husband 'Frank Fay' (qv)'s descent into obscurity. 'William Holden (I)' (qv) was considered to be too lightweight for the lead role in _Golden Boy (1939)_ (qv), but Stanwyck urged producers to keep him in the picture and it was through her efforts he was kept in the picture, and the role made him a star. In 1978, at the _The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV)_ (qv), before starting the presentation of the sound award, Holden publicly thanked her for what she did. She nearly broke down in tears and kissed Holden, and the exchange received thunderous audience applause. In Italy, almost all of her films were dubbed by 'Lidia Simoneschi' (qv).

She was occasionally dubbed by 'Tina Lattanzi' (qv) and 'Marcella Rovena' (qv). As Leona Stevenson in _Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)_ (qv), she was dubbed by 'Andreina Pagnani' (qv). This was the only time the Italian actress lent her voice to Stanwyck. Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 796-798. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. Planned to play the lead in _Mildred Pierce (1945)_ (qv), but 'Joan Crawford (I)' (qv) was faster and got the role. She with 'Linda Evans (I)' (qv) in two series: _"The Big Valley" (1965)_ (qv) and _"Dynasty" (1981)_ (qv). Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" bu Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004).

Profiled in "Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors", Gary Yoggy, ed. (McFarland, 1998). Throughout her career she was known for her kindness and patience with younger performers. 'Marilyn Monroe' (qv), who worked with Stanwyck in the 1952 film _Clash by Night (1952)_ (qv) said that Stanwyck was the only member of Hollywood's older generation who was kind to her. (1982) When she was awarded an Honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement, the statuette was presented to her by 'John Travolta' (qv) who later confessed that the experience was his supreme Oscar moment. Stanwyck had been a Travolta family favorite for years. In 1957 Tony, her adopted son, was arrested for trying to sell lewd pictures while waiting to cash his unemployment check. When questioned by the press about his famous mother, he replied, "We don't speak." She saw him only a few times after his childhood.

Was considered for the role of Margo Channing in _All About Eve (1950)_ (qv) after 'Claudette Colbert' (qv) was forced to pull out of the project due to back injury. However the part was given to 'Bette Davis' (qv), who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance. She twice played a character named Jessica Drummond in two completely different movies: _My Reputation (1946)_ (qv) and _Forty Guns (1957)_ (qv). Best remembered for her starring role as matriarch Victoria Barkley on _"The Big Valley" (1965)_ (qv). Her former _"The Big Valley" (1965)_ (qv), co-stars, 'Peter Breck' (qv) and 'Linda Evans (I)' (qv), both have made guest appearances on her co-star's, 'Lee Majors (I)' (qv), popular 1980s TV series, _"The Fall Guy" (1981)_ (qv), but on different episodes.

'Peter Breck' (qv), 'Lee Majors (I)' (qv) and 'Linda Evans (I)' (qv) were said to be huge fans of hers, as little children. As adults all three co-starred with her in the hit western series _"The Big Valley" (1965)_ (qv). She was a member of The Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, a rabidly right-wing political action group during the McCarthy-era "blacklisting" period in the early and mid-1950s. It counted among its members 'Ginger Rogers' (qv), 'Clark Gable' (qv), 'Gary Cooper (I)' (qv), 'John Wayne (I)' (qv) and 'Irene Dunne' (qv). Godmother of 'Tori Spelling' (qv). Lived near 'Joan Crawford (I)' (qv) during her marriage to 'Frank Fay' (qv). According to 'Christina Crawford (I)' (qv), Barbara scaled a fence on their property and stayed with the Crawfords for several days. Her father was a bricklayer.

Stanwyck's father abandoned his children in mad grief after the death of his wife. Stanwyck then grew up in a series of foster homes. (1999) Profiled in book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman. In February 1955 she was mentioned to be one of the female stars of _Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)_ (qv) but she never made the film. As of the age of four, after her mother died and her father, upset by his wife's death, abandoned his kids, Barbara was brought up by her elder sister. She was a stauch Republican and conservative. Before she was an actress, she was a successful dancer and chorus girl.

She was best friends with: 'Frank Capra' (qv), 'Fred MacMurray' (qv), 'John Forsythe (I)' (qv), 'Jane Wyman' (qv), 'Julie London' (qv), 'Richard Basehart' (qv), 'Aaron Spelling' (qv), 'John McIntire (I)' (qv), 'Denny Miller (I)' (qv), 'Leif Erickson' (qv), 'Barry Sullivan' (qv), 'William Conrad (I)' (qv), and 'Richard Long (I)' (qv). Her sister-in-law, 'Caryl Lincoln' (qv), died in 1983. Was a heavy smoker. Barbara Stanwyck Quotes During _Double Indemnity (1944)_ (qv), 'Fred MacMurray' (qv) would go to rushes [viewings of daily completed shots]. I remember asking Fred, "How was I?" [Fred's response was] "I don't know about you, but I was wonderful!" Such a true remark. Actors only look at themselves. I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn.

I intend to go on acting until I'm ninety and they won't need to paste my face with make-up. [Referring to director 'Frank Capra' (qv)] Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr. Capra taught me that. Sure, it's nice to say very good dialogue, if you can get it. But great movie acting - watch the eyes! Put me in the last fifteen minutes of a picture and I don't care what happened before. I don't even care if I was IN the rest of the damned thing - I'll take it in those fifteen minutes. My only problem is finding a way to play my fortieth fallen female in a different way from my thirty-ninth. [In 1939 on the fact that her fiancé, 'Robert Taylor (I)' (qv), was four years younger than she] The boy's got a lot to learn and I've got a lot to teach. It's perhaps not the future I would choose. I still think it's possible to make a success of both marriage and career, even though I didn't. But it's not a bad future. And I'm not afraid of it. I couldn't remember my name for weeks.

I'd be at the theater and hear them calling, "Miss Stanwyck, Miss Stanwyck", and I'd think, "Where is that dame? Why doesn't she answer? By crickie, it's me!" Egotism - usually just a case of mistaken nonentity. There's nothing more fun in the whole world than seeing a child open a present at Christmas. To have a six-year-old boy stroke a bicycle with his eyes and, not daring to touch, turn and ask, "Is it mine, Missy? Really mine?" That's part of my future. The rest is work. And, I hope, some wisdom. Career is too pompous a word. It was a job and I have always felt privileged to be paid for doing what I love doing. Attention embarrasses me. I don't like to be on display. I want to go on until they have to shoot me. [on filming _Titanic (1953)_ (qv)] The night we were making the scene of the dying ship in the outdoor tank at Twentieth, it was bitter cold. I was 47 feet up in the air in a lifeboat swinging on the davits.

The water below was agitated into a heavy rolling mass and it was thick with other lifeboats full of women and children. I looked down and thought, "If one of these ropes snaps now, it's good-by for you". Then I looked up at the faces lined along the rail -those left behind to die with the ship. I thought of the men and women who had been through this thing in our time. We were re-creating an actual tragedy and I burst into tears. I shook with great racking sobs and couldn't stop. [In the 1960s, explaining her four-year absence from films after _Forty Guns (1957)_ (qv)] Nobody asked me. They don't normally write parts for women my age because America is now a country of youth. We've matured and moved on. The past belongs to the past. Some kids are born with bad blood just like horses. When a parent has done everything possible, the only solution is to save yourself. [on performing her favorite role, Stella Dallas] The task was to convince audiences that Stella's instincts were fine and noble even though, on the surface she was loud, flamboyant, and a bit vulgar.

Barbara Stanwyck Trademarks TV BANTER . . . with Joanne Madden: Keeping up with Linda Evans TV BANTER . . . with Joanne Madden Welcome to TV Banter. We talk television and you are invited to join the banter. Send me your questions and comments about old and current American, British and Canadian television shows and I will be happy to reply. Pages Sunday, February 22, 2015 Keeping up with Linda Evans We’ve got a long life to live and don’t count us out. There are 77 million war baby boomers. We’ve got lives ahead of us, things to do. I want us not to think of ending, I want us to think of beginning. I think we should be called the wise ones because that’s what happens as you get older, you get wiser. I wouldn’t give up being wiser for a young face and a tight body for anything. - Linda Evans October 2011 interview with Fox411 From 1981 to 1989, Linda Evans was one of the hottest stars on television in her role as Krystle Jennings Carrington on Aaron Spelling's prime time soap Dynasty.

Television audiences were intrigued by the saga of the oil-rich Carrington family of Denver, Colorado. Never mind that many of the show's plotlines were ridiculous, overdone and convoluted. Reagan era audiences couldn't get enough of the series. They feasted on its grandeur and its opulence, and they adored Linda. Linda Evans was born Linda Evenstad on November 18, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut. Her parents were professional dancers and her father was of Norwegian lineage. She was the second of three daughters and her family moved to North Hollywood, California when she was just six months old. Linda attended Hollywood High School with Stefanie Powers. They were both member of the class of 1960. Linda was a shy student and very reticent. At 14, she was urged to study drama in order to overcome her timidity. According to her New York Times biography, she accompanied a classmate to an audition for a Canada Dry ginger ale commercial. The director of the ad agency was so impressed by Linda's fresh-faced appearance that he invited her to audition too. She got the part and this led to spots on other television commercials.

In 1960, Linda was cast in her first speaking role on a television series, appearing in an episode of Bachelor Father, a comedy starring John Forsythe as Bentley Gregg, an unmarried attorney raising his orphaned niece. In that episode, entitled "A Crush on Bentley" (Season 4, Episode 5, Air Date: October 13, 1960), Linda portrayed Liz McGavin, the teenage daughter of one of Bentley's clients. When Liz develops a crush on Bentley, he finds himself in a delicate situation. In a 2012 interview with Halli Casser Jayne, Linda said that after her appearance on the Bachelor Father episode, Forsythe signed the script and wrote "Linda, you're going to be somebody someday." Twenty years later, their paths would cross again and Forsythe would play her husband, oil tycoon Blake Carrington, on Dynasty. Linda found the script, brought it to the set and said, "See John, you were psychic.

You knew this was going to happen." Linda Evans with John Forsythe on Bachelor Father Linda on Bachelor Father From 1960 until 1962, Linda appeared in five episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriett. She also guest-starred on The Untouchables (1962) and The 11th Hour (1963) and My Favorite Martian (1965). After dropping the "stad" from her last name and dying her hair blond, she made her first notable film appearance in the 1965 comedy Beach Blanket Bingo with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. She portrayed a pop singer named Sugar Kane whose manager, played by comedian Paul Lynde, gets her involved in publicity stunts. Bill Bixby and Linda Evans in an episode of My Favorite Martian From 1965 to 1969. Linda co-starred on the popular Western series. The Big Valley. She portrayed California cowgirl Audra Barkley opposite Hollywood great Barbara Stanwyck, who played her mother, Victoria Barkley. Lee Majors played her half-brother, Heath Barkley.

Stanwyck was a mother figure to Linda, whom she always referred to as "Audra." The two were reunited years later when Stanwyck appeared on Dynasty to introduce its spin-off, The Colbys, on which Barbara had a starring role for one season. In 1983, Linda and Lee Majors filmed an episode of The Love Boat in China. Although John Forsythe appeared in the same episode, he and Linda were given separate storylines. It was Lee who was Linda's love interest in the episode, while John was paired with Ursula Andress. Linda and Barbara Stanwyck in The Big Valley Linda and Lee Majors in The Big Valley in the 1960s Linda and Lee Majors in 1983 Love Boat episode During the 1970s, Linda appeared in numerous guest-starring roles in such series as McCloud (1973), Mannix (1974), Harry O (1974), The Rockford Files (1975), McCoy (1975) and McMillan & Wife (1975).

In 1977, she starred opposite the late James Franciscus as Marty Shaw and James Hunter respectively, in the short-lived spy drama Hunter. Linda and James played United States Government agents, but the series only lasted for 13 episodes. Linda's career fortunes changed dramatically In 1980, when she was cast in a major role in a new prime time soap opera called Dynasty (originally titled Oil). Dynasty was the ABC Network's answer to CBS's monster hit Dallas. It was filled with glamour, champagne and caviar, designer clothes and shoulder pads, There were cat fights between Blake Carrington's devious first wife, Alexis, played by British actress Joan Collins and his blue-eyed angelic second wife, Linda's character. Joan Collins, John Forsythe and Linda on Dynasty . In a 1984, Rock Hudson joined the cast of Dynasty as a wealth horse trainer named Daniel Reese. Reese tried to win Krystle away from husband Blake and, in one well-known, scene, the two shared a kiss. When it was later disclosed that Hudson had been infected with AIDS at the time, there was a media frenzy and much speculation about whether Linda was at risk of contracting the disease.

Linda and Rock Hudson on Dynasty By the late 1980s, however, Dynasty's popularity was plummeting and Ronald Reagan's presidency was coming to a close. Linda left the show in 1989, only months before the series ended (her character went into a coma). She then relocated to the state of Washington in order to escape the pressures of Hollywood. In the 1990s, Linda did not make many screen appearances, except for a few television movies.such as The Stepsister, a thriller in which a young woman, played by Reena Sofer, suspects that her new stepmother (Linda Evans) and her new stepsister (Bridgette Wilson) murdered her wealthy father (Alan Rachins). It premiered on the USA cable network in 1997. Linda Evans wtih Bridgette Wilson in The Stepsister In 1991, Linda reprised the role of Krystle Carrington for the miniseries Dynasty:The Reunion, which was meant to resolve all the cliffhangers of the final season. In 2006, she joined the Dynasty cast for a non-fiction reunion special titled Dynasty: Catfights and Caviar.

Linda Evans has been married twice and has no children. Her first husband was actor and film producer John Derek, whom she married in 1968. They divorced in 1974. Derek, who died of cardiovascular disease in 1998 at age 71, left Linda for a teenage Los Angeles high school student named Mary Cathleen Collins (better known as actress Bo Derek). Of their marriage breakup, Linda had this to say in a May 10, 2013 article by Lina Das on the Britain's Daily Mail online: "When he left me for Bo, I was devastated.but he actually did me the favour of my life because I'd have never done Dynasty otherwise." She also said that she became friends with Bo and with Derek's other ex-wife, Ursula Andress. In her interview with Fox411, Linda described John Derek in this way: "He was a fascinating character, a beautiful man. When you were married to him he made you everything. Few men say you are the moon and the stars and live 24/7 as if you were.

He was a man worth keeping in your life." Linda and John Derek Linda's second husband was Los Angeles real estate tycoon Stan Herman. The two wed on July 4, 1975 and divorced in 1981. During their marriage, Herman was always buying and renovating homes. He rented them to celebrities such as Linda's Dynasty co-star Joan Collins, singer Kenny Rogers and actor Burt Reynolds. He frequently lived in these homes while they were being renovated, which meant that he constantly moved moved from place to place. According to a March 7, 1988 article in People magazine by Eric Levin, Linda said that when she and Herman were married, "they changed dwellings so often that one night they came home from a party and went to the wrong house" Linda and Stan Herman From about 1989 until 1998, Linda had a relationship with a new age musician named Yanni. Of her attraction to the Greek-born pianist and composer, she told interviewer Larry King ; "I just fell in love with his music. I didn't have any idea what a Yanni was.

I just thought I was in love with a Japanese man who wrote beautiful music." For his part, Yanni told King that "Linda was a great woman when I met her, she's terrific, she remained a great woman for the whole nine-year relationship and she was great the day we said we were going to separate. We will remain friends. I'm certain of that. We're very close and very connected." Linda and Yanni Linda loves to cook. She told Fox411 that her culinary inspiration is Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She said, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the first cookbook I ever got. When I could make a hollandaise sauce and could put it on things I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. In 2009 Linda won the UK celebrity edition of Hell's Kitchen. The cooking competition was held on the British television network ITV and Linda trained for 16 days under Michelin star chef Marco Pierre White. In 2011 she published a book entitled Recipes for Life: My Memories. The book is part memoir and part cookbook.

At a book signing at the Santa Monica Library, she declared, "Over time, I found, the things I cared about most in life were the moments I shared with friends over food, END NOTES * Linda Evans and John Forsythe became good friends and they kept in contact with each other until Forsythe's death in 2010 at the age of 92. * In her book, Recipes for Life, Linda remembers her famous kiss with Rock Hudson.on Dynasty. "Instead of passionately kissing me," she writes, "Rock just barely brushed his lips over mine and then backed away." * During the 1990s, Linda launched a chain of women-only gyms in California called Linda Evans Fitness Centers. * Linda, along with fellow actress Shirley MacLaine, has been a devotee of controversial New Age mystic and author JZ Knight.of Yelm, Washington. * On her official website, in her 2015 New Year's bog, Linda recently revealed that she is recovering from back surgery - Joanne Lee Majors Net Worth 2017-2016, Biography, Wiki - UPDATED!

- Celebrity Net Worth Fact 1 Revealed that he had a wonderful working relationship with Barbara Stanwyck on The Big Valley (1965). 2 Appeared in a commercial for his "Bionic Ear" hearing aid. 3 Co-host, with Forbes Riley and Jerry, of an infomercial for his "Bionic Ear" hearing aid. 4 Stars as "The Dad" in Bowling for Soup's music video for "When We Die". [March 2007] 5 Acting mentor was Barbara Stanwyck. 6 Friends with Robert Fuller, Randolph Mantooth, Linda Evans, James Brolin, Peter Breck and Richard Anderson. 7 Nov 2010: Confirmed he did not attend Farrah's funeral, explaining he had his own memories of her and did not want to be a distraction. 8 Changed his name to Lee Majors after Joan Crawford and others in Hollywood had difficulty pronouncing his real name of Yeary. 9 He first acted with actress Lindsay Wagner, when she guest-starred on his TV series, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971) in 1971.

A few years later, she guest-starred on his TV series, The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), originating her best-known role as The Bionic Woman (1976). They would continue to work together on-and-off for the next twenty years, and still appear together at Bionic conventions. 10 Boyfriend of Patti Chandler during the 1960s. 11 His ex-wife Farrah Fawcett died in 2009, after a long battle against cancer. 12 Before he was an actor, he worked as a park recreational director. 13 Paul Newman and James Dean are his idols. 14 Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 15 Best known by the public for his starring roles as Col. Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and as Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy (1981). 16 He entered Indiana University on a football scholarship but was expelled two years later for his involvement in a fraternity fight. After transferring to Eastern Kentucky University, a game injury paralyzed him from the waist down for two weeks.

That revealed a condition of congenital spondylolisthesis, an alignment defect of the spine, and he was forced to leave what was beginning to look like a great football career. 17 Was played by Ben Browder in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004). 18 Was a star athlete at Middlesboro High School. In 1986 the school named their football field Lee Majors Field and in 1991 inducted him into their Sports Hall of Fame. 19 Was one of the judges in 1981 Miss Universe pageant. 20 Graduated from Eastern Kentucky College with a degree in History and Physical Education. Received an honorary doctorate in 2006. 21 In 1976 he and wife Farrah Fawcett made TV history a husband and wife each starring in separate top-rated shows. 22 His hometown is Middlesboro, Kentucky. 23 Signature exclamation as Heath Barkley in The Big Valley (1965) was "Boy, Howdy!".

24 Lee is not related to Johnny Majors, the 1956 Heisman Trophy runner-up at Tennessee, and became a great college football coach at Iowa State, Pitt and Tennessee. Lee adopted Majors' name after meeting him and becoming friends. 25 Starred concurrently in two TV shows at the same time - Playing Jess Brandon in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971) and Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) TV movies. 26 Landed the role of Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969) but The Big Valley (1965) was picked up for another year and was contractually obligated to pass on the role, which was then made famous by Jon Voight. 27 Suffered three separate whippings on The Big Valley (1965). In a Mexican jail in The Big Valley: Legend of a General: Part 1 (1966), shown 9-19-66. In a penal camp in The Big Valley: The Iron Box (1966), shown 11-28-66.

At the hands of a religious sect in The Big Valley: Journey Into Violence (1967), shown 12-18-67. 28 Turned down the Mac Davis role in North Dallas Forty (1979) in favor of an independent production that never got off the ground. 29 Children, with Karen Velez: daughter Nikki Majors and twin sons Dane and Trey. 30 Quote 1 [on learning from Barbara Stanwyck ]: She was okay with me, took me under her wing, and taught me discipline. She was always supportive of me. The lessons he learned from Stanwyck were be on time and know your words. She made me a disciplined actor all my life. The discipline made me ten minutes early for everything. 2 (1967) Actually my accent isn't really Southern. It's more mountaineer or hillbilly. 3 [on Elizabeth Taylor (1967)]: My greatest thrill in the three years I've been in Hollywood was the night I went to the screening of King Rat (1965) and the party after, that Elizabeth and Richard Burton gave for George Segal .

Everybody was there, Julie Andrews , Sean Connery , Lana Turner ; I was like a fan. There were three big booths in the restaurant, and I was sitting in the one next to where the Burtons were sitting. Later in the evening, she was standing next to me. I asked her if I could kiss her on the cheek and she said he wouldn't like it. But then she changed her mind, and gave me one. 4 [on learning to ride and calf rope for The Big Valley (1965)] I hustled up about a hundred dollars and went out and bought a horse. I became friends with a great calf roper, just a little bitty guy. He was the world champion trick roper. I used to go out to his place all the time, and he taught me how to trick-rope calves. 5 [on The Big Valley (1965)]: I remember when I first moved to Hollywood, how I use to sit on my front porch, and watch everyone going to work. We lived right across the street from Four Star Studios. If anyone would have told me that one day I'd be starring along with Barbara Stanwyck in a television series... well, I still find it incredible.

6 [on his role, Heath Barkley]: That character was really very close to me. You know it isn't all acting. 7 [on Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)]: I like action, staying in shape, and all the exercise I ever got was walking from the counsel table to the judge's bench in the courtroom on Sound Stage 27. It was basically Arthur Hill 's show. I had so little to do and so much time off that the series made a great golfer out of me. 8 In westerns, I'm right at home. When they tell me to ride that horse through that scene one more time, I say "Sure, glad to," because I remember when I was the one doing all that running (as television's Six Million Dollar Man). 9 Even as a kid, I looked up to football coaches. All during junior high school, high school and college, they had the greatest influence on my life. And I never wanted to be anything but a coach. I never was a great All-American grid star at Eastern Kentucky Stage College, but I probably would have been a lot better if I didn't get hurt during my junior year.

10 (on meeting Rock Hudson in 1958) We talked then about possibilities of my giving it a try in Hollywood, but even if he was serious I wanted to finish college and get my degree. If something developed, then I would have an insurance policy to fall back on. 11 [on his divorce from Farrah Fawcett ]: It seemed to happen all of a sudden. The time just went by. We probably had a good two weeks together or maybe a weekend here or there - but that just isn't enough. 12 [on first wife Kathy]: We were married June 17, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky. I was a senior, a physical education and history major. I was going to coach football. I guess the big mistake was that we weren't looking at it realistically. We were young and we loved each other and that seemed to make everything all right. We didn't think about marriage involving anything more than loving each other. 13 [on Barbara Stanwyck ]: She was 60, when she started that show [when we did the pilot]; and that little lady [of course], she wasn't very tall.

I could touch my fingers around her waist, you know? She was one fiery little actress, one sweet lady, but she rode those buggies, she drove them, by herself. She did some shows where she was underground with Charles Bronson -- trapped as a hostage, came out of there all muddied up and everything, and she did some fights. She was a tough, little girl. 14 [on his on- and off-screen chemistry with Barbara Stanwyck , who played Victoria Barkley]: Barbara gave me my discipline. I'm always on the set before they need me, and I never leave the set, but I'm also the first to leave when they say, 'That's a wrap.' Barbara also taught me to learn your lines and everybody else's. I learn the whole script before I show up. It pays, because once you've got the lines in your head, you can concentrate on movement or doing things with your props. I've tried to pass that on to other actors -- make sure you know your words way ahead of time. The words are 90 percent of it. The other 10 percent is just the way you dress it up.

15 [on his most favorite television series to date]: The Big Valley (1965) was the most fun at the time because it was my first and I love Westerns. All the action, horse-back riding, I really loved it. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) was so hard and so boring for me. Ironically that was the most popular. It was total work. You're there [at the set] 16 to 17 hours a day. 16 [on Farrah Fawcett ]: All the stories that I was jealous of her career are just a lot of crap, I was always 110 percent behind her and proud of her. There are times when I think that perhaps I created a monster. But then, deep down, I know that's just not true. 17 I don't want to try and still be Warren Beatty or whoever. A lot of guys think they can be leading men forever. And believe me, we all can't be. 18 [on his on- and off-relationship with Farrah Fawcett ]: We were together actually for 12 years.

And after being in the business for awhile and so long, in one year, I think we saw each other two weeks. Two weeks in one year, that's very tough. When you're separated, you hear... things are printed in the press, this, this and this. So you think, can that be true? No, that's not true... yes it is, this and this. But just the fact of not being together. Absence does not make the heart grow fonder... it makes you forget. 19 [on Clint Eastwood ]: Clint Eastwood's a good friend, too - he and I used to play in softball games together. 20 [on his days as a football player]: Even when I was young, playing college football, and I injured my knee, I bounced right back. 21 I'm from Middlesboro, Kentucky, a little town on the Tennessee and Virginia border.

22 [on playing second-fiddle to other iconic actors such as: Ernest Borgnine , Danny Thomas , Eddie Albert , Michael Landon , Robert Reed , Bill Bixby , James Garner , Robert Fuller , James Brolin and Buddy Ebsen , who each have had their own successful careers]: I have done a series in the '60s, '70s and '80s. 23 [on the death of his ex-wife, Farrah Fawcett ]: She fought a tremendous battle against a terrible disease. She was an angel on earth and now an angel forever. 24

Question: Which famous film actress starred as Victoria Barkley in the TV series, "The Big Valley", the series which spawned the career of actor, Lee Majors?
Answer: BARBARA STANWYCK