Barbara Perlman

Barbara Perlman, (aka Barbara Raymond, Barbara Stewart) came to Hollywood from Miami, FL in her late teens. She moved into the Hollywood Studio Club (YWCA) which also housed Joanne Worley and Nancy Kwan. She said that she was working within 2 weeks of living there. She was very determined and decided that she would do acting, extra work and stunts. She had studied acting with Ruth Foreman's Dramatic Academy in Miami, and also studied dancing and did some radio drama at an early age (Pied Piper Playhouse (radio, live TV and stage productions)). Later in California she studied with Ben Bard, Rick Walter's Theater Craft Workshop and Princess Theater Workshop. One of her first movie jobs was stunt doubling Paula Prentiss in "Man's Favorite Sport", doing some underwater work. Some of her pals at the Raincheck Room on Melrose, were Steve McQueen, Jason Robards and Robert Vaughn. Darts was her game of choice. She later worked on "Rio Bravo" and made friends with Howard Hawks and John Wayne.