Editing Barbara Stanwyck (section)

===Marriages and relationships===
[[File:Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck in 1941.jpg|right|thumb|With [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] in 1941]]
While playing in ''The Noose'', Stanwyck reportedly fell in love with her married co-star [[Rex Cherryman]].<ref name="Nas"/><ref>Madsen 1994, p. 27.</ref> When Cherryman took ill in early 1928, his doctor advised him to take a sea voyage, so Cherryman set sail for [[Le Havre]] intending to continue on to Paris, where Stanwyck and he had arranged to meet. While at sea, he contracted [[sepsis|septic poisoning]] and died shortly after arriving in France at the age of 31.<ref>Madsen 1994, p. 32.</ref>

On August 26, 1928, Stanwyck married her ''Burlesque'' co-star [[Frank Fay (American actor)|Frank Fay]].  Fay and she later claimed that they had disliked each other at first, but became close after Cherryman's death.<ref name="Nas"/> Fay was Catholic, so Stanwyck converted for their marriage. She was reportedly unable to have children, and one biographer alleges the cause of her infertility was a botched [[Unsafe abortion|abortion]] at the age of 15 that resulted in complications.<ref>Wilson 2013, p. 51.</ref> After moving to Hollywood, the couple adopted a 10-month-old boy on December 5, 1932. They named him Dion, later amending the name to Anthony Dion, nicknamed Tony. The marriage was troubled; Fay's successful Broadway career did not translate to the big screen, whereas Stanwyck achieved Hollywood stardom. Fay was reportedly physically abusive to Stanwyck, especially when he was inebriated.<ref>Wayne 2009, p. 37.</ref><ref>Callahan 2012, pp. 36, 38.</ref> Some claim that the marriage was the basis for dialogue written by [[William A. Wellman|William Wellman]], a friend of the couple's, for ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1937) starring [[Janet Gaynor]] and [[Fredric March]].<ref name="Prono242">Prono 2008, p. 242.</ref> The couple divorced on December 30, 1935. Stanwyck won custody of their son, whom she raised with a strict, authoritarian hand and demanding expectations.<ref>Callahan 2012, p. 85.</ref> Stanwyck and her son became estranged after his childhood, meeting only a few times after he became an adult. He died in 2006. Wrote [[Richard Corliss]], the child "resembled her in just one respect: both were, effectively, orphans."<ref>Corliss, Richard. "That Old Feelin': Ruby in the Rough". ''Time'', August 12, 2001.</ref>

In 1936, while making the film ''[[His Brother's Wife]]'' (1936), Stanwyck became involved with her co-star, [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]]. Rather than a torrid romance, their relationship was more one of mentor and pupil. Stanwyck served as support and adviser to the younger Taylor, who had come from a small Nebraska town; she guided his career and acclimated him to the sophisticated Hollywood culture. The couple began living together, sparking newspaper reports. Stanwyck was hesitant to remarry after the failure of her first marriage, but their 1939 marriage was arranged with the help of Taylor's studio, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], a common practice in Hollywood's [[Golden Age of Hollywood|golden age]]. [[Louis B. Mayer]] had insisted that Stanwyck and Taylor marry and went as far as presiding over arrangements at the wedding.<ref>Callahan 2012, p. 75.</ref><ref>Wayne 2009, p. 76.</ref> Stanwyck and Taylor enjoyed time together outdoors during the early years of their marriage and owned acres of prime West Los Angeles property. Their large ranch and home in the [[Mandeville Canyon]] section of [[Brentwood, Los Angeles, California|Brentwood, Los Angeles]], is still referred to by the locals as "the old Robert Taylor ranch".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051024024524/http://www.forbes.com/2005/10/06/cx_sc_1007homeslide_5.html "The 10 most expensive homes in the US: 2005"]. ''[[Forbes]]'' (2005); retrieved November 17, 2011.</ref>

[[File:Barbara Stanwyck in 'East Side, West Side', 1949.jpg|right|thumb|Magazine ad for [[East Side, West Side (1949 film)|''East Side West Side'']] (1949) starring Stanwyck, [[James Mason]] and [[Ava Gardner]]]]

Stanwyck and Taylor decided in 1950 to divorce, and at his insistence, she proceeded with the official filing of the papers.<ref>Wayne 2009, p. 87.</ref> Many rumors exist regarding the cause of the divorce, but after [[World War II]], Taylor attempted to create a life away from the entertainment industry, and Stanwyck did not share that goal.<ref>Callahan 2012, pp. 87, 164.</ref> Taylor allegedly had extramarital affairs, and unsubstantiated rumors suggested that Stanwyck had, also. After the divorce, they remained friendly and acted together in Stanwyck's last feature film, ''[[The Night Walker (film)|The Night Walker]]'' (1964). She never remarried. According to her friend and ''Big Valley'' co-star [[Linda Evans]], Stanwyck cited Taylor as the love of her life. She took his death in 1969 very hard, and took a long break from film and television work.<ref>Callahan 2012, p. 77.</ref>

Stanwyck was one of the best-liked actresses in Hollywood and maintained friendships with many of her fellow actors (as well as crew members of her films and TV shows), including [[Joel McCrea]] and his wife [[Frances Dee]], [[George Brent]], [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]], [[Henry Fonda]] (who had a longtime crush on her),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dametown.com/what-would-barbara-stanwyck-do/|title=What Would Barbara Stanwyck Do? |newspaper=Dametown|date=February 22, 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=May 17, 2018 |last1=Laite |first1=Dixie }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://classicforareason.com/2017/03/28/the-lady-eve/|title=The Lady Eve|date=March 28, 2017|work=Classic for a Reason|access-date=May 17, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> [[James Stewart]], Linda Evans, [[Joan Crawford]], [[Jack Benny]] and his wife [[Mary Livingstone]], [[William Holden]], [[Gary Cooper]], and [[Fred MacMurray]].<ref>Wayne 2009, pp. 146, 166.</ref> During filming of ''[[To Please a Lady]]'', Stanwyck refused to leave her African-American maid Harriet Coray in a hotel only for African-American people and insisted that Harriet stay in the same hotel as she did. After much pressure from Stanwyck, Coray was allowed to stay in the best hotel in Indianapolis with Stanwyck and the rest of the cast and crew.<ref>Movie Anecdotes; Peter Hay, 1990.</ref>

Stanwyck, at age 45, had a four-year romantic affair with 22-year-old actor [[Robert Wagner]] that had begun on the set of ''[[Titanic (1953 film)|Titanic]]'' (1953)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wagner|first=Robert|title=I Loved Her in the Movies|publisher=Viking|year=2016|isbn=9780525429111|location=New York, NY|pages=124}}</ref> before Stanwyck ended the relationship.<ref>King, Susan. "Wagner Memoir Tells of Wood Death, Stanwyck Affair". ''San Jose Mercury News'' (California) October 5, 2008, p. 6D. Retrieved: via ''Access World News'': June 16, 2009.</ref> The affair is described in Wagner's 2008 memoir ''Pieces of My Heart''.<ref>Wagner and Eyman 2008, p. 64.</ref>