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While Jarrod preferred the law to settle disputes, he was known to resort to frontier justice and violence when necessary. Richard Long played the role of the educated, refined and calmer of the Barkley sons who handled all of the family's legal and business affairs. Jarrod Barkley, the eldest son, was a respected attorney.Victoria Barkley loved and was proud of all her children, including her late husband's illegitimate son, Heath, who she would refer to as "my son." Stanwyck appeared in the most episodes for a total of 103 of the 112 episodes. Barkley's husband, Thomas, had been killed six years prior in the universe of the series. In fact, Stanwyck's refusal to portray Barkley as fragile was controversial at the time.

Victoria Barkley was the undisputed master of the Barkley ranch.

Victoria Barkley, portrayed by Barbara Stanwyck, was the widow of the wealthy, influential Barkley family living in 19th century Stockton in California's Central Valley (specifically the San Joaquin Valley,) who was also the main character of the series.

Although the exterior had been used in other productions, it was not (contrary to popular rumor) the set used for Tara in Gone With the Wind. The set used to film the exterior of the Barkley Mansion stood on the backlot of Republic Studios from 1947 until 1975. A California state historical marker standing at Camanche South Shore Park mentions the historic ranch. Today, the location of the ranch is covered by the waters of Lake Camanche. During their marriage they had four children, one daughter and three sons. His wife Euphemia (aka "Auntie Hill") then became the matriarch. Lawson Hill ran the ranch until he was murdered in 1861. The Hill Ranch existed from 1855 until 1931, exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2), and had the Mokelumne River running through it.

The TV series was based loosely on the Hill Ranch located at the western edge of Calaveras County, not far from Stockton (one episode places the Barkley Ranch a few hours' ride from town while another has Jarrod riding past a Calaveras County sign on his way to the TV series' ranch). The series depicts the lives of the Barkley family as they lived in the late 1870's. The Big Valley is an American television Western which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969, which starred Barbara Stanwyck, as a California widowed mother. This Wiki is meant to include information about the series and the movie it inspired. 2.2 Regular Characters of the TV Seriesįacts and trivia about The Big Valley, originally an American television series in the 1960's, which followed the lives of the Barkley family of late nineteenth-century Stockton, California.