I could understand if they picked Katharine Hepburn, but of… - Barbara Stanwyck

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I could understand if they picked Katharine Hepburn, but of course she wouldn't do it. But when they asked me, I thought at first it was a mistake. I thought they got me mixed up with Bette Davis. Attention embarrasses me. I don't like to be on display. I was always an extrovert in my work, but when it comes time to be myself I'll take a powder every time.

Barbara Stanwyck

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Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Catherine Stevens, July 16 1907 – January 20 1990) was an American actress of film, stage, and screen.

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Birth Name: Ruby Catherine Stevens

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