Mickey Kuhn Wife: Who Is Barbara Traci?
John Parsons
Published Mar 02, 2026
Barbara Traci is the wife of Mickey Kuhn, the American actor best known for his appearance in the 1939 Civil War classic “Gone With the Wind” when he was just 6 years old.
Barbara rose to fame following her marriage to the child prodigy.
Barbara and Kuhn got married in 1985 and stayed married until his death on Nov. 20, 2022 at age 90.
Their marriage was blessed with two children: a son named Mick and a daughter named Patricia.
Barbara was at her husband’s bedside when he died.
She confirmed her death to the media, revealing that he passed away at a hospice facility in Naples, Florida.
Much is not known about the professional life of Barbara.
More on Mickey Kuhn
Aside portraying Beau Wilkes, the son of Ashley and Melanie Wilkes, portrayed by Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland, respectively in the drama, he also starred in:
- 1945’s “Dick Tracy,”
- 1948’s “Red River” and
- 1951’s “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
He left the film industry in 1956, making his final acting appearance on the TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents that year.
He swapped the big screen for a job in aviation, landing a role in airport management for American Airlines.
He is survived by his wife Barbara, a son named Mick and a daughter named Patricia.
