While studying drama at Carnegie Tech, she became an expert in Shakespeare, and in this capacity made her TV
debut as a contestant on The $ 64,000 Question (kinescopes exist of this appearance; Barbara is instantly recognizable, though she hasn't quite lost all her baby fat).
Ostensibly - blessed with a brilliant memory but crippled by a lack of any emotional range, Thomas Horn flatly spits out his every line in staccato fashion,
as if he's not making his acting
debut but in a race against fellow game show
contestants to answer trivia questions.