Barrie Chase (Diane Taylor)
She must be the only cast member who's still alive
share"She must be the only cast member who's still alive"
Of the main characters yes. Polly Bergen passed away recently.
Barrie Chase was lovely and an excellent dancer.
She's also one of the only surviving cast members of Stanley Kramer's comedic classic Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, which is even more remarkable considering its 100+ roster of talented comedians. Pretty sad actually.
My introduction to Barrie Chase was also from IAMMW, as Dick Shawn's/Sylvester's hipster girlfriend, which made her rape scene at the hands of Max Cady that much more awful to watch.
As a palate cleanser after watching Cape Fear, here are some much more cheerful (in fact, purposely humorous in spots) looks at Barrie Chase, dancing with Fred Astaire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6U140S_x_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvLVsMo9dds