Barbara Stanwyck -- 1961 Emmy Acceptance Speech

[@larkpraise]

Thank God Emmy was more generous with her than Oscar! She was the greatest actress ever!

[@gorgeous6737]

Agree

[@wendyduehr8086]

100%

[@jons4418]

I never say the greatest, but she was certainly one of the greatest. I wish the screen hadn’t gone dark midway through her speech because it probably showed her real emotions one of the few times that you could see them.

[@litothemanlapid]

Sadly, like Cary Grant - she was a free agent almost of her career. Thus, no big studio truly campaigned for her Oscar during her heyday.

[@1313Siemens]

Barbara Stanwyck's range was incredible. She's not as appreciated as she should be. But that's easy to fix: her archive is voluminous. And thank God for movie restoration.

[@pearlbeachwave]

She never lost her girlish figure and what an actress. A fireball. Love her!!

[@edgefan4437]

Barbara always kept her figure. I wonder if she worked hard to stay so thin. She always looks so fit and thin in her movies and they say how the camera adds 10 pounds at it really does. She must have been tiny in person.

[@mickehogan3230]

Notice how the actors are polite and humble and not espousing any political garbage.

[@edgefan4437]

@@mickehogan3230 George C. Scott did that one year.

[@lnl3237]

.. just watched her gracious Emmy acceptance speech from 1984 for her tremendous performance in "The Thorn Birds." For those who haven't, watch it! Even more gracious and humble if possible.

[@bhbluebird]

She aged very well, and very elegantly.

[@keithsymons5708]

A beautiful talented woman

[@warrenpatton9443]

Barbara Stanwyck, in addition to her other great gifts, had the most seductive walk of any actress of her lifetime. She developed it watching the big cats at the Bronx Zoo, and mimicking their struts!

[@scotnick59]

@@warrenpatton9443 Yes: I remember her wonderful panther walk in BIG VALLEY

[@chrisallen7911]

So elegant and adorable!! People had so much class and dressed so beautifully.

[@michaele7880]

An era sadly gone now.

[@scottmiller6495]

​@@michaele7880 I'll say and today's young people couldn't care less, and it's not only horrible but unforgivable as well PERIOD!!!!!

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

​@@michaele7880Glad I grew up in the 1960s..it was a kinder more elegant time..not to mention fun!😊❤🎉

[@usmale49]

Barbara Stanwyck is just great. She really should have won at least one Oscar...especially for: "Double Indemnity"; what a movie. Thank you for sharing this Emmy moment!!

[@jeanettesmith765]

One of my favorite actresses of all time!

[@Rouben19]

wow no other star from that era aged so beautifully

[@sopranosd]

I would add Myrna Loy to the list. She aged beautifully.

[@dazed-darling]

marlene dietrich too!

[@direfranchement]

@@dazed-darling Marlene had work done.

[@dazed-darling]

@@direfranchement well i think she didn’t have plastic surgery but used surgical tape to keep her face taut, but also i think she had an incredible body when she was in like her 60s

[@andrewthornhill7042]

Gloria Swanson perhaps?

[@QueenVelveeta]

She is my favorite actress.

[@1313Siemens]

She has an incredible range.

[@michaelnixjr.familymembers9188]

Me too.

[@keithsymons5708]

Barbara stanwyck = class

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

She always thanked the people behind the scenes. Like electricians, cameramen, and all the crew. So down to earth and kind.

[@monjiaitaly]

She was one classy, down to earth lady.

[@madelinetramantano8302]

BARBARA ALWAYS HAD CLASS.

[@gigiduhermoine890]

Raymond Burr was my favorite television actor of all time.! Hollywood's loss not to keep him in movie's...There can never be another Perry Mason..

[@krzysztofceglarek4184]

such a beautiful and classy woman.

[@stephanopmaria]

The Barbara Stanwyck show is one of my all time favourite show!!! How I wish they wouldn't have cancelled it😭😭😭😭

[@michaelnixjr.familymembers9188]

Barbara Stanwyck is my favorite actor. 😘❤❤❤🌹👍✨😍😉😃💯✔

[@MissPerriwinkle]

she was much beloved by her peers.

[@jollyjoe4550]

Stanwcyk the cougar...53 years old in this clip....

[@dennisleporte7423]

+Jolly Joe I know right ? Get a load of those pins! lol

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

She turned 54 exactly a month later. Stanwyck was born on July 16, 1907, and the 13th Primetime Emmys were held on May 16, 1961.

[@camelspider2376]

musicaltheatergeek79 that would be 2 months then?

[@grabit1]

Just simply the single greatest film actress I have ever seen, American or otherwise. Ms. Streep, who is our current greatest film actress, I suspect would not object to my opinion. National Treasures both of them.

[@mmjhcb]

Streep is not in the same league as these Golden Age actresses.

[@pattinickell7479]

I have always thought Barbara Stanwyck was the best actress ever. She could do comedy - Christmas in Connecticut - and drama - Double Indemnity - equally well. It's a crime she never got an Oscar. The Academy should be ashamed.

[@scottmiller6495]

Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn and Susan Hayward are in many peoples opinion the top 5 Actresses of All Time PERIOD!!!!!

[@scotnick59]

Barbara was such a dedicated performer and deserved so much!

[@noshirm6285]

CLASS ACT! Elegant and ladylike and one of Hollywood's finest actresses 💐

[@Marcel_Audubon]

I've just watched 3 of her acceptance speeches - 2 Emmys and 1 Honorary Oscar - in all three she went way out of her way to thank the crew and all those working behind the scenes profusely. What a dame!

[@Mike6E]

She aged beautifully.

[@michaelnixjr.familymembers9188]

I love you Ms. Barbara Stanwyck 😘❤

[@johnmanning4097]

I loved her in the Western the Big Valley

[@chriscanale9535]

Love you Barbara

[@scottmiller6495]

Definitely in the top 5 as being the greatest actress of all time and she could prove it! Barbara Stanwyck was talented, beautiful and sensational!!!!!

[@Rouben19]

I cant think of a star today that would look as cute and glamerous as Miss Stanwyck does in her 50s.... that dress has something special , she loved Nolan Miller....not sure if that is who designed this .....

[@thomstephens]

I LOVE HER!

[@frankfranky3951]

fantastic video when you had all these great actresses ,there was only one that got on with the job of ent...she was the real ball of fire..everything she did in her craft was superb..ahead of her time..

[@peliche77]

What a lady.
What an actress, one of the top three or four actresses to ever grace on screen.

[@enricoc.948]

Barbara Stanwyck, a mio parere l'attrice più affascinante di sempre del cinema americano. Era graziosa quanto bastava ma il suo insuperabile fascino era generato soprattutto da uno sguardo, una mimica, una voce e un talento espressivo che ti magnetizzavano esprimendo tutta la forza di una donna molto sensibile ma al tempo stesso eclettica come nessun'altra nella recitazione, fiera e misurata in pubblico come in alcune sue interpretazioni, sempre attenta a tenersi lontana dalla vanità e dalla frivolezza. Ci manca tantissimo ma per fortuna ci resta la sua lunga e maestosa carriera cinematografica.

[@albert9731]

That's how you give an acceptance speech from a great actress

[@dunning234]

Super Star in all ways.

[@dennisleporte2327]

Have you ever seen anyone so elegant?

[@dorenemellene2201]

Thanks for sharing. She's awesome.

[@danielstanwyck2812]

no one any better

[@abevillanueva1974]

Nice ovation for a beautiful and graceful performer!

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

It took her longer to stand up and unhook herself from the dress than it did to give the speech. That is what the speeches should sound like if they actually want people to tune in and watch.

[@renan.csmaia]

Grearlt Barbara!!!

[@charlesmcginness7214]

Pure class!

[@ladyanne8139]

Brilliant Barbara 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 worthy of all plus more.

[@LettyFlo]

I was hoping she would say something about her cape getting caught but she was so serious and professional accepting the award.

[@darlinkula1]

Rare wonderful clip ! I read how Barbara's home was burglarized and she was attacked near the end of her life and it seems odd to think of her as being a victim of a crime because she always seemed so strong and in control.THANK YOU !

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

She was 74-years-old when that happened. What is terrifying is that she was awoken to the man standing in her bedroom. She could have easily been killed if the man had been a worse sort of criminal. After dealing with that, three years later (1985) her home caught on fire and had an estimated $1.5mil in damages. Adjusted for inflation, that is $3.9mil. She was definitely not left to live the last of her years in complete peace.

[@luvvinlovelock7254]

So beautiful as always

[@LadyJulia54]

Class!!!!!

[@wendyduehr8086]

The best ever.

[@giorgiorevolver8527]

Always a great legendary actress

[@dunning234]

Super Star

[@oneworld9071]

Until a year or so ago---meaning for a little over 60 years---I'd associated Barbara Stanwyck pretty exclusively with Westerns. However, I stumbled upon "Night Nurse" and "Baby Face" and got snagged by her magic. So many times watching "Baby Face" I can't help saying aloud "OH she is ROTTEN to the CORE!!!!!!!" Her eyes go from Bambi-like to cold and vicious. She OWNED those poor guys with her soft eyes then they'd be like a sawmill. She can be as tough as a bucket of nails, then as elegant as can be. As for diversity, she was the Charlize Theron/Renee Zelweger of her time.

[@acastrohowell]

Love her dress 👗

[@ladyanne8139]

I've not been well. Bad cold. ...miss u

[@larisalice952]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !CLASS WOMEN

[@zachw225]

May 16, 1961...

[@luvvinlovelock7254]

zachw225 thank you

[@etexman020202]

this clip is on the barbara stanwyck show DVD....so great to finally see it posted on youtube.
The burglary was not long before "The Colbys".

[@rah62]

If you look really closely around 1:07 you can see a long loose thread or something on the back of her dress which must have been the result of the wardrobe malfunction when she tried to get up.

[@gingermurray]

The show ran for one season. FYI, each episode was a kind of pilot episode. The best episode would be chosen. Barbara and characters would star. No episode made the grade with a network. They didn’t see any potential in any episode to be a long running series for Barbara. No lie, research if you’re interested!

[@angelabolton4478]

Look at those arms! Barbara was crazy fit!

[@zanegrey4720]

Lovely lady.

[@JJJBRICE]

It is ironic that Barbara Stanwyck won the Emmy that year over both Reed and Young , two Oscar winners . She never won an competitive Oscar ! Also ironic that the presenter is Shirley Booth who won both ! The Emmy was handed to her by Dick Powell . All three nominees were there and all three were presenters. I am sure all three ladies were professional .

[@jonathankieranwriter]

Hosted by Hazel

[@serenityrain1158]

Does anyone have the full 1961 Emmy Awards?

[@laurenmaxwell2857]

Was the presenter, Shirley Booth?

[@billdozer3674]

Yes It was Shirley Booth👍

[@andrewthornhill7042]

Surely was!!

[@lopa2828]

Yes

[@sopranosd]

She was tiny! Did she ever eat?

[@63mckenzie]

The Oscars were controlled by the studios to keep artists in line. Stanwyck was too independent, which cost her an Oscar.

[@oisindurkin]

lana turner - famously - had the greatest walk in movie history. no joke! check her out on night of 100 stars. even those who cant stand her concur! x

[@orcatherinecuuni6226]

I love acress and respect

[@orcatherinecuuni6226]

How she missed Robert tayler!
Though he was a fallin love with some womwn a little
How he is loveling
and she loves him very much
I don't know the reason divorced to a good couple
How she had loved him
till her death ,she don't maryed to any one

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Barbara was bi-sexual.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

LOL...How many men does it take to help a lady into her coat?

[@luvvinlovelock7254]

Justin Aames I think it was stuck

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

@@luvvinlovelock7254 Yes, it was.

[@roxannesantoro7503]

@@luvvinlovelock7254 I saw the actual telecast that night in 1961-I was 14! And I remember that her dress was stuck.

[@neelabhraroy4238]

Isn't that the Rear Window villian?

[@lopa2828]

Yes, he was great Raymond Burr

[@scotnick59]

Someone once said of Stanwyck: "She was neither a great actress nor did she ever give a poor performance"

[@yankees5297]

Kirk Barkley well, they were half right 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@andrewthornhill7042]

No, I disagree about the first bit. Miss Stanwyck was a superb actress; it's just that her own personality was so strong that it kept bleeding through the characters she played.

[@lopa2828]

@@andrewthornhill7042 I whole heartedly agree with you

[@scotnick59]

@@andrewthornhill7042 Personally, I always thought the same!

[@paulht3251]

What no political speech ? Oh yeah a time when actors and actresses new what to say when accepting an award . 🤔

[@directorclarkmonroe]

Mickey PH! knew

[@bettydaw1970]

love stanwyck..but she was too skinny here..

[@dxmxo9427]

She doesnt strike me as a heterosexual woman at all

[@keithsymons5708]

You strike me as a idiot

[@scotnick59]

@@keithsymons5708 Lucky strike!

[@sopranosd]

dx d who cares?

[@roxannesantoro7503]

@@keithsymons5708 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@ashmar6488]

how did anyone ever think those short curly hair does looked good!?

[@anapaulasilva5660]

She was not beautiful, even when she was younger, but she was a great actress, no doubt!

[@scotnick59]

I agree 100%

[@victoriagarzione4360]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.