Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning star of “Peyton Place” and “Peyton Place,” has died. She was 97 years old.
Rush’s daughter, Claudia Cowan, a senior correspondent for Fox News Channel, confirmed her beloved mother’s death to Fox News Digital.
“My wonderful mother passed away peacefully at 5:28 tonight. I was with her this morning and I know she was waiting for me to safely return home and transition. “We’re working hard,” Cowan said. “Easter was one of her favorite holidays, so it’s no surprise that she chose to leave on Easter. And of course Easter has a deeper meaning for me and my family. It will be.”
With a career spanning seven decades on stage, screen, and television, this legendary actress has starred alongside some of Hollywood’s most iconic leading actors. paul newmanRock Hudson, Dean Martin, Marlon Brando, frank sinatra And Richard Burton.
Legendary actress Barbara Rush has died at the age of 97. (Getty Images)
Rush began her acting career on stage, performing at the Pasadena Playhouse, where she was discovered by a talent scout and signed to Paramount Pictures in 1950. She made her screen debut in the 1950 film The Goldbergs. Based on the radio and television broadcast of Gertrude Berg’s comedy-drama of the same name.
A look back at his friendships with Hollywood icons including ‘Batman’ actress Barbara Rush, Rock Hudson and Marilyn Monroe
Rush starred in 1951’s “When Worlds Collide” and 1952’s “Feathers of Fire,” before making a career leap with the 1953 sci-fi horror film “It Comes from Outer Space.” In 1954, Rush received a Golden Globe Award in the Most Promising New Female category for her performance in this film.
Rush first teamed up with Rock Hudson in the 1954 Western film Tazza, Son of Conchise. The two reunited in the same year in the romantic drama “The Brilliant Obsession” and would co-star again in the 1955 adventure film “Captain Lightfoot.”
She won a Golden Globe Award for her role in “It Came from Outer Space.” (Photo courtesy of Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
In a 2018 interview with Fox News Digital, Rush shared fond memories from his experience working with Hudson, who died in 1985 at age 59 from AIDS-related complications.
“He got into film at about the same time as me,” she said. “He was so much fun to be around. He had a great sense of humor. He loved to laugh. He was a great time to work with.”
Rush became even more famous after co-starring with James Mason in the critically acclaimed 1956 drama Bigger Than Life. In 1956, Rush starred in the World War II drama Young Lions, which also starred Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, in which she played the role of socialite Margaret, the lover of American soldier Michael Whiteaker (Dean Martin). -Played Fremantle.
1964’s Robin and the Seven Hoods starred Dean Martin as Little John and Rush as Marian. (Photo credit: FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)
Frank Sinatra starred as Alan Baker and Rush starred as Connie in the 1963 film Come and Honk Your Horn. (Photo courtesy of Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
She became known for playing high society women, playing heiress Joan Dickenson opposite Paul Newman in the 1959 courtroom drama The Young Philadelphians. She and Newman co-starred again in the 1967 Western film Hombre.
Rush played Marian, the vengeful daughter of a mob boss, in the 1964 musical Robin and the Seven Hoods, which also starred Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Bing Crosby.
While working at Paramount, Rush told Fox New Digital that he became friends with Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe.
Rush co-starred with Rock Hudson as Aga Doherty in Captain Lightfoot. (Photo credit: John Springer Collection/COBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
“Oh, yeah, we were friends,” she said. “We were in the Studio Club together. At least for me, when you first came to Hollywood and I went to Paramount, they put me in the Studio Club right away. It was It’s like a sorority. And marilyn monroe was there. I loved her. Marilyn was a very nice woman. She was so sweet and lovely. All the girls at Studio Club were having a great time. ”
However, in a 2019 interview with Marine magazine, Rush explained that he grew tired of the Hollywood studio system after going back and forth between contracts with Paramount, Universal, and 20th Century Fox. She decided to make a foray into television and she landed the role of the evil Nora Clavicle in her hit series “Batman” in 1968.
The show stars Adam West as the Caped Crusader. burt ward As his sidekick Robin, it aired from 1966 to 1968.
Rush was also known for starring in the soap operas Peyton Place and All My Children. (Photo courtesy of Screen Archive/Getty Images)
The actress’ career spanned seven decades and included roles on stage, film, and television. (Photo Credit: ABC Photo Archive/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Rush told Fox News Digital that at the time, no one thought “Batman” would have such a lasting impact on television history.
“Yeah…when you’re an actress, you don’t think about that,” Rush said. “I just think, ‘I have a job!'” She just doesn’t foresee what her future will look like. [Nora Clavicle] It was very interesting. I love comedy and she was a very easygoing person. She was shocking. ”
After starring in “Batman,” she played Marcia Russell on the popular soap opera “Peyton Place,” appearing in 75 episodes from 1968 to 1969. She then also starred in ABC’s long-running soap opera “All My Children.” A total of 38 episodes from 1992 to 1994.
In addition to his film and television work, Rush continued to act on stage. She received the prestigious Sarah Siddons Award for her lead performance in the Chicago theater production “40 Carats.” In 1984, Rush starred on Broadway in the one-woman play A Woman of Independent Means.
Rush had a son, Christopher, with ex-husband Jeffrey Hunter. (Photo credit: Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward are pictured with Rush and her ex-husband Warren at a Hollywood event. (Photo courtesy of Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Rush played the role of Marin Eatonton in the 1989 production of Steel Magnolias as a member of the national touring company.
Rush’s other film credits include “Flight to Hong Kong,” “O Men! O Women!,” “No Down Payment,” “Harry Black and the Tiger,” “Bramble Bush,” and “The Strangers.” These include “When We Meet,” and “Come.” “Blow Your Horn,” “The Man,” “Superdad,” and “Can’t Stop the Music.”
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Rush was the mother of a daughter, Claudia Cowan, a senior correspondent for Fox News Channel. (Claudia Cowan)
The actress shared Claudia with her late husband Warren Cowan. (Greg DeGuire/FilmMagic)
Claudia also attended her mother’s alma mater, the University of California, Santa Barbara. (Claudia Cowan)
She also appeared in the TV shows “The Fugitive,” “The Outer Limits,” “The New Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Bionic Woman,” “Fantasy Island,” “The Love Boat,” and “Flamingo Road.” . She Was a Knight Rider,” “Night Gallery,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “Murder, She Wrote,” and “Hearts Are Wild.”
Rush’s last regular television role was in 2007 when she played Grandma Ruth Camden on the hit teen series 7th Heaven. Her last film appearance was in the 2017 short Bleeding Hearts: Glenda Bryant’s Arteries, in which she co-starred with her niece Carolyn. Hennessy.
Rush was born in Denver, Colorado, on January 4, 1927, and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1948.
The mother and daughter duo shared a very close relationship. (Claudia Cowan)
Claudia frequently shared loving tributes to her mother on social media. (Claudia Cowan)
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From 1950 to 1955, she was married to the late actor Jeffrey Hunter, with whom she had a son, Christopher. Rush married the late publicist Warren Cowan in 1959, but she divorced him in 1969.
The former couple had a daughter, Claudia. Rush and sculptor Jim Grzarski married in 1970 but divorced in 1973.
Claudia and Rush’s grandchildren were by her side when she passed away. (Claudia Cowan)
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On Rush’s 97th birthday, Claudia shared: a touching tribute to her mother. Alongside a photo of her with her girlfriend, Claudia wrote: “She is golden, like a diamond, shining like the moon, shining like the sun. Even as she grows older, the light in her eyes, she shines.” The sweetness of his heart will not fade.”
“She is 97 years old to me.”
Fox News Digital’s Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
