Barbra : the way she is

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Title:

Barbra : the way she is

Author:

Andersen, Christopher P.

ISBN:

9780060562564

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : William Morrow, c2006.

Publisher:

William Morrow,

Format:

Regular print

Physical Description:

x, 436 p. : ill.

Personal Subject:

Streisand, Barbra.

Subject Term:

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

Singers -- United States

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Timeframe:

1942-2000s

20th-21st century

Topic:

Jewish families

Motion picture producers

Motion picture directors

Actors

Singers

Genre:

NonFiction

Arts

Biography

Syndetics ICE Fiction Profile Biographee:

Streisand, Barbra, Female, 1942, Brooklyn, New York. Jewish, Married, Mother, Singer, Actress, Motion picture director, Motion picture producer, Two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director; she won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song; signed her first recording contract in 1962; has recorded more than 60 albums; when the 1970s ended, she was named the most successful female singer in the U.S.; directed and acted in the Prince of Tides and Yentl; also won six Emmys, eleven Golden Globes, ten Grammys, a Tony award, two Cable Ace awards, the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award; appeared in several movies and television shows

Syndetics ICE Summary:

She is a one-name legend, a global icon, the ultimate diva. Yet most of what we know about Barbra Joan Streisand is the stuff of caricature: the Brooklyn girl made good, the ugly duckling who blossomed into a modern-day Nefertiti, the political dilettante, the Oscar-winning actress, the greatest female singer who ever lived, a skinflint, a philanthropist, the woman whose physical characteristics are instantly identifiable around the planet the tapered nails, those slightly crossed eyes, that nose, the voice. Even to the multitudes around the world who idolize her, Streisand remains aloof, unknowable, tantalizingly beyond reach. Until now. Andersen taps into important sources eyewitnesses to Streisand's remarkable life and career to paint a startling portrait of the artist . . . and the woman. He provides new insights into Barbra's marriage, failed love affairs, career and motherhood, including never-before revealed information regarding relationships with Prince Charles and Bill Clinton. (Ingram Syndetics 2023-11-11)

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Syndetics ICE LJ Review:

Jack, Jackie, Diana, Diana's boys, John Lennon, and George and Laura-Andersen would have to follow up his parade of subjects with an icon like Barbra Streisand. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. (Library Journal 2010-09-23, (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.)