Personal Life
Barrie was born as Barbara Ann Berman in Chicago, Illinois, of Jewish heritage, the daughter of Frances Rose (née Boruszak) and Louis Berman. She was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. She briefly attended Del Mar College, going on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honors in 1953. During her time at UT-Austin, she received at least two scholarships for drama, including the Kappa Kappa Gamma Donna Dellinger annual scholarship for "the most outstanding junior in the drama department," as well as awards for specific performances, such as the Atlas Award from the Globe Theatre in San Diego for "best female part in a minor role for 1950-51" based on her appearance in the California Theatre's summer production of Much Ado About Nothing. She married Jay Harnick in July, 1964. They had two children, Aaron and Jane. Harnick (d. 2007) was the brother of the musical lyricist Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof).
She was treated successfully for rectal cancer in 1994, and wrote a memoir, Second Act: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures, about the experience.
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