Barbara Stuart

Barbara Stuart
Barbara Stuart
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.

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She had a recurring role of Sgt. Carter's girlfriend Bunny on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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]

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]

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Program	Role
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

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In the early 1990s, Stuart performed in dinner theaters.^[6]

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]

[1]
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.
[2]
"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.
[3]
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.
[4]
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.
[5]
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.
[6]
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.
[7]
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.
[8]
"Actress Barbara Stuart dies". Statesman Journal. Oregon, Salem. May 25, 2011. p. 22. Retrieved February 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
[9]
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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[bg-1] [1]
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.

[lnj-2] [2]
"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.

[3] [3]
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.

[etvs-4] [4]
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.

[jn-5] [5]
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.

[6] [6]
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.

[7] [7]
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.

[8] [8]
"Actress Barbara Stuart dies". Statesman Journal. Oregon, Salem. May 25, 2011. p. 22. Retrieved February 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] [9]
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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Barbara Stuart

Born	Barbara Ann McNeese (1930-01-03)January 3, 1930 Paris, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 15, 2011(2011-05-15) (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)