the big valley tv show

The Big Valley was cancelled in 1969 as the TV Western craze began to fade, and to make room for more modern series. In Ella Smith’s 1973 biography, Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck, Smith noted that The Big Valley had been cancelled by ABC mainly due to a poor time slot.

How old was Audra Barkley on The Big Valley?

In the BV novel, published by Whitman in the 1960s, Audra is 21 and Gene is 18. The other ages are the same as mentioned already.

Was The Big Valley a good show?

This was a wonderful show that had an all star cast. The writing and directing were also well done and that made the show a western classic. Barbara Stanwyck was perfect as the head of the Barkley family.

Why was Eugene written out of The Big Valley?

On The Big Valley, which aired on ABC from September 1965 to May 1969, Briles portrayed Eugene in eight first-season episodes. The actor received his draft notice after he started work on the series, Jason said, and the producers wrote his character out of the show by having Eugene go off to Berkeley to study medicine.

Where is Linda Evans today?

Now living on 70 acres in Washington, Evans is happy to have put the pain-filled past few years behind her. And her experience shooting Swan Song has confirmed what she has always believed about life’s infinite possibilities.

Was Barbara Stanwyck married?

Miss Stanwyck was married twice, to the comedian Frank Fay from 1928 to 1935, and to the actor Robert Taylor from 1939 to 1951. With Mr. Fay, she adopted a son, Dion Anthony Fay, from whom she had been estranged for decades.

Where is The Big Valley house located?

The Barkley family mansion, as seen in the title sequence for “The Big Valley” (1965-1969) It’s fairly well-known that the Barkley family mansion on the TV series “The Big Valley” was located on the old Republic backlot in Studio City, Calif.

Did Linda Evans and Barbara Stanwyck get along?

Linda Evans lived a block from Barbara Stanwyck and called her “Mom.” On set, Stanwyck and Evans had a mentor-apprentice relationship that grew into something closer to familial. According to a People magazine profile of the actresses, the two ended up living down the street from one another.

What happened to Peter Breck?

On February 6, 2012, Peter Breck died from his illness at the age of 82 in Vancouver, British Columbia.