Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor photographed together post divorce during the making of their third and last movie together The Night Walker, 1964
I didn’t get married to get divorced. Sure, I was bitter and hurt at first. When he told me he wanted his freedom I knew he really meant it and it took me a long time to get over it. I thought if I ever heard anyone say again “Time heals all wounds,” I’d kill ‘em. But, y’know, it does. The bitterness, has now turned into sort of a nostalgia and what might have been…
After the divorce, I sold the big house and bought a much smaller house on South Beverly Glen. All the furniture was sold at auction because there were too many memories connected with it. And I thought it would be better psychologically for me to be rid of it. I was right, because now I have an entirely modern house which only has an association with me which is very helpful, particularly if you have to get over something that you didn’t want to happen. Losing somebody you love by death or divorce is hard. But if they decide they want to be free, there’s nothing to battle for. You have to let go. Bob and I didn’t stay friends. We became friends again. Time does take care of things.
- Barbara Stanwyck