Barbara Rush, Golden Globe-winning star of 'It Came from Outer Space' dead at 97

[rogerballard]

Source: The Mirror

Golden Globe winning actress Barbara Rush who was best known for her work in It Came from Outer Space and Peyton Place has died aged 97, her daughter has confirmed.

Claudia Cowan - a Fox News Channel senior correspondent - confirmed her mother's death to Fox News Digital. She shared: "My wonderful mother passed away peacefully at 5:28 this evening. I was with her this morning and know she was waiting for me to return home safely to transition. It’s fitting she chose to leave on Easter as it was one of her favorite holidays and now, of course, Easter will have a deeper significance for me and my family."

The iconic big-screen star had an impressive career that spanned over seven decades as she worked opposite an array of some of the biggest names in Hollywood including legendary leading men such as Paul Newman, Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Richard Burton.

Read more: https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/barbara-rush-golden-globe-winning-415529

[Barry Markson]

1. You know what Billy Joel sang...

Only the good die young.

[displacedtexan]

9. Thanks. Too bad she died.

Sorry she died. 97 is impressive! Although, I always found her annoying.

[C Moon]

2. RIP Rush. I love those 50's sci fi films.

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[diva77]

3. I didn't know there were 3D films in b&w

Great trailer; must-see movie!

Thanks for posting

[SouthernDem4ever]

4. Even though they were bit parts on different shows

It seems I saw her all over television in the 60's-80's..

[Harker]

5. "Hombre" is a favorite of mine.

She was very good in the role of Audra Favor.

[Omaha Steve]

6. Loved her in The Night Gallery episode "Cool Air"

Very well done.

[Aristus]

7. Anyone want to help me out with a bizarre Barbara Rush-related thing?

Before the release of "Star Wars" in 1977, conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie produced a number of paintings designed to inspire the look of the Star Wars universe. He created a promotional poster for the film which included early concepts for the characters we know today, but were quite different in the development stage.

The poster included credits for the upcoming film. I don't know if they were dummy, place-holder credits or not, but Barbara Rush's name was included. Even though she was obviously not in the finished product. And also, bizarrely, a credit for a character who has never appeared in any film, TV series, or novel about Star Wars, with the decidedly Earth-bound name of 'Billy Coleman'.

This poster appeared in the making-of book "The Art Of Star Wars" in the late seventies or early eighties. I've never seen any kind of explanation for this odd, orphaned piece of conceptual art. Anyone know anything about it?

[rogerballard]

8. Barbara Meets The Beatles 1964