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9 unusual facts about Barbara Hershey


A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town is a 1990 CBS television movie directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starring Barbara Hershey and Brian Dennehy.

Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

Barbara Hershey appears in the role of the novice drug-courier, Susan, who loses the bag of bricks on a cross-country flight from Berkeley to Boston.

Frogs for Snakes

Out of work actress Eva (Hershey), pays her way by working as a waitress at a diner in Manhattan's Lower East Side owned by Quint (Hart).

Jodhi May

The role earned her a Best Actress award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, shared with her co-stars Barbara Hershey and Linda Mvusi.

Michael Anderson, Jr.

In the 1966-1967 season, Anderson co-starred with Barbara Hershey, who portrayed his sister, in an ABC family western series, The Monroes.

Mitch Pileggi

Pileggi's later work has included starring in the short-lived TV show Tarzan and co-starring with Barbara Hershey and Oliver Hudson in the short-lived TV show The Mountain.

New Richmond, Indiana

In 1985, New Richmond was turned into Hickory, Indiana for the filming of the motion picture Hoosiers, starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, and Dennis Hopper.

The Easter Parade

The character Lee (Barbara Hershey), one of the sisters of the title, thanks her brother-in-law Eliot (Michael Caine) for lending her the book.

We Are Both

In the Enchanted Forest, during a horse ride, a young Regina (Lana Parrilla) is prevented from running away by her mother Cora (Barbara Hershey) via magic.


Loretto Chapel

The story was the subject of the 1998 television film The Staircase, starring Barbara Hershey and William Petersen.

Penelope Milford

She plays a supporting role in the 1981 film Take This Job and Shove It, starring Barbara Hershey and also in 1981 appears in the Franco Zeffirelli Oscar nominated Endless Love, starring Brooke Shields and Shirley Knight.

Robert Middleton

Middleton was cast in ten episodes of the ABC family western drama, The Monroes, with costars Michael Anderson, Jr., and Barbara Hershey.

The Stranger Beside Me

In 2003, The Stranger Beside Me was adapted into a made-for-TV film, starring Billy Campbell as Bundy and Barbara Hershey as Rule.


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Abraham Stouffer

Abraham Stouffer was born January 8, 1781 near Chambersburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Abraham Stauffer (1747–1809) and Barbara Hershey (1750–1795).