signorelligirl:

“The only subject she won’t mention is her own generosity (…) She’s that way with all her friends – and Bob. When the Taylors were abroad, Bob, who’s gun and plane happy, took in the continental shooting matches in Belgium. A certain hand-made weapon won the Grand Prix, which means it was at least close to the finest gun in the world. He wanted it. Barbara squawked. “You’ve got enough guns. Take it easy.” But of course, the next day she personally tracked down the gunsmith who’d fashioned the Grand Prix shooter. Bob went out of the world when she gave it to him.”

Stanwyck’s press agent Helen Ferguson ( Modern Screen, January 1948)