Barbra Streisand Biography (1942-)

Original name, Barbara Joan Streisand; changed name to Barbra Streisand, c. 1960; born April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; daughter of Emanuel Streisand (an English teacher) and Diana Kind (a school clerk; maiden name, Rosen; some sources state that original first name was Ida); half sister of RoslynKind (a singer and actress); married Elliott Gould (an actor and director),March 21, 1963 (divorced July 9, 1971); married James Brolin (an actor and director), July 1, 1998; children: (first marriage) Jason Emanuel Gould (an actor); stepchildren: Josh (an actor), Jesse, Molly Elizabeth. Addresses:Office: Barwood Films, 321 West 78th St., Suite 1A, New York, NY 10024.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA90211-1934.; Manager: Martin Erlichman Associates, Inc., 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Publicist: Dick Guttman, Guttman Associates Public Relations, 118 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, singer, director, producer, composer, writer
Birth Details
April 24, 1942
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Herself, This Is Streisand (documentary), 1968
  • Fanny Brice, Funny Girl (musical), Columbia, 1968
  • Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly! (musical), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
  • Herself, Barbra: Yesterday, Today, and Forever! (documentary), 1970
  • Daisy Gamble, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (musical), Paramount, 1970
  • Doris, The Owl and the Pussycat, Columbia, 1970
  • Judy Maxwell, What's Up, Doc?, Warner Bros., 1972
  • Margaret Reynolds, Up the Sandbox, National General, 1972
  • Katie Morosky, The Way We Were, Columbia, 1973
  • Henrietta, For Pete's Sake (also known as July Pork Bellies), Columbia, 1974
  • Fanny Brice, Funny Lady (musical), Columbia, 1975
  • Esther Hoffman, A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976
  • Hillary Kramer, The Main Event, Warner Bros., 1979
  • Cheryl Gibbons, All Night Long, Universal, 1981
  • Anshel/Yentl (title role), Yentl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • Herself, Directed by William Wyler, 1986
  • Claudia Draper, Nuts, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Herself, Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (also known as Listen Up), 1990
  • Dr. Susan Lowenstein, The Prince of Tides, Columbia, 1991
  • (Uncredited; in archive footage) Fame in the Twentieth Century, 1993
  • (In archive footage) Herself, The Real Las Vegas, 1996
  • Rose Morgan, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Rozalin "Roz" Focker, Meet the Fockers (also known as Meet theFokkers and Meet the Parents 2), Universal, 2004
  • Film Work
  • Song Performer
  • Performer of songs have been featured in films, television broadcasts, and videos.
  • Film Director
  • Yentl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • The Prince of Tides, Columbia, 1991
  • The Mirror Has Two Faces, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Film Executive Producer
  • A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976
  • City at Peace (documentary), Seventh Art Releasing, 1998
  • Film Producer
  • (With Jon Peters) The Main Event, Warner Bros., 1979
  • (With Rusty Lemorande) Yentl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1983
  • Nuts, Warner Bros., 1987
  • (With Andrew Karsch) The Prince of Tides, Columbia, 1991
  • (With Arnon Milchan) The Mirror Has Two Faces, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Film Work
  • Other
  • Creator of musical concepts, A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976
  • (As Ms. Streisand) Stage of musical sequences, Yentl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • Television Appearances
  • Miniseries; in Archive Footage
  • 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (also known as The Greatest), VH1, 1999
  • The 100 Greatest Musicals, Channel 4 (England), 2003
  • Broadway: The American Musical, PBS, 2004
  • The Greatest Canadian, CBC (Canada), 2004
  • Rozalin "Roz" Focker, 100 Funniest Movies, Bravo, 2006
  • Movies
  • Announcer, Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women, Showtime, 1997
  • Specials
  • The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1963
  • My Name Is Barbra, CBS, 1965
  • Color Me Barbra, CBS, 1966
  • The Belle of 14th Street, CBS, 1967
  • Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park (also known as AHappening in Central Park), CBS, 1968
  • A World of Love, CBS, 1970
  • The Burt Bacharach Special (also known as Singer Presents BurtBacharach), CBS, 1971
  • Barbra Streisand ... and Other Musical Instruments, CBS, 1973
  • From Funny Girl to Funny Lady, ABC, 1974
  • Barbra: With One More Look at You (also known as The Making of"A Star Is Born"), 1976
  • The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1976, 1985
  • The Stars Salute Israel at 30, ABC, 1978
  • Getting in Shape for the Main Event, 1979
  • The Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful but Funny, NBC, 1982
  • I Love Liberty, ABC, 1982
  • A Film Is Born: The Making of "Yentl" (also known as Barbra Streisand: A Film Is Born), 1983
  • Barbra Streisand: One Voice (also known as One Voice), HBO,1986
  • Putting It Together: The Making of "The Broadway Album," HBO, 1986
  • Funny, You Don't Look 200 (also known as Funny, You Don't Look200: A Constitutional Vaudeville), ABC, 1987
  • Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come, CBS, 1990
  • Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as The Earth Day Special), ABC, 1990
  • Herself, Hollywood and Politics, Cable News Network, 1992
  • HBO's 20th Anniversary--We Hardly Believe It Ourselves (also knownas HBO's 20th Anniversary Special--We Don't Believe It Ourselves), HBO, 1992
  • Host, Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros., TNT, 1993
  • An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1993
  • November 22, 1993: Where Were You? A Larry King Special Live from Washington, TNT, 1993
  • Barbara Walters Presents "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994,"ABC, 1994
  • Barbra: The Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand: The Concert), HBO, 1994
  • Herself, Hollywood's Most Powerful Women, E! Entertainment Television, 1995
  • Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, ABC, 1995
  • Barbra Streisand: My Life, Nine Network (Australia), 1998
  • ABC 2000: The Millennium, ABC, 1999
  • Celebrity Weddings: InStyle, ABC, 1999
  • Grammy's Greatest Performances, CBS, 1999
  • Host, Reel Models: The First Women of Film, American Movie Classics, 2000
  • Timeless: Live in Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand--Timeless), Fox, 2001
  • AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs (also known as AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies), CBS, 2004
  • Fashion Week Diaries, 2005
  • Several of these specials have been released on video and DVD.
  • Specials; in Archive Footage
  • Herself, Judy Garland: The Concert Years, 1985
  • The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1991
  • Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC, ABC, 1996
  • The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful, 1996
  • The Music of Kander and Ebb: Razzle Dazzle, 1997
  • Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory, TNT, 1998
  • Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2, American Movie Classics, 1999
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary), NBC, 1999
  • Esther Hoffman, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s, 2002
  • Rated "R": Republicans in Hollywood, American Movie Classics, 2004
  • Showbiz Hissy Fits, Channel 4, 2005
  • Awards Presentations
  • Presenter, The 40th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1968
  • The 41st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1969
  • Presenter, The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1970
  • The American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler (also known as The Fourth American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to William Wyler), 1976
  • The 49th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1977
  • The 19th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1977
  • The Entertainer of the Year Awards, CBS, 1978
  • The 20th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1978
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (also knownas The AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock), CBS, 1979
  • The 21st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1979
  • The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1980
  • The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1981
  • Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1986
  • The 28th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1986
  • Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
  • The 64th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1992
  • The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1992
  • Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
  • Honoree, The 37th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1995
  • The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
  • The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, ABC, 2000
  • The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
  • The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
  • A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (also known as 29th American FilmInstitute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand), Fox, 2001
  • Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
  • Presenter, The Museum of the Moving Image Salutes John Travolta, USA Network, 2004
  • The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2004
  • Presenter, The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005
  • Episodic
  • Mystery guest, What's My Line?, CBS, 1964, 1965
  • Herself, "Badge of Dishonor," Miami Vice (also known as Miami Unworthiness), NBC, 1988
  • (Uncredited) Herself, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's"Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80,SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1992
  • Herself, "The Films of Barbra Streisand," The Directors, Encore, 1999
  • "Nick Nolte: Acting Up" (also known as "Nick Nolte"), Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Nick Nolte), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
  • Television Guest Appearances
  • Episodic
  • The Jack Paar Show (also known as The Jack Paar Tonight Show), NBC, multiple episodes in 1961
  • The Joe Franklin Show, syndicated, 1961
  • PM East (also known as P.M. East--P.M. West), WNEW (New York City) and syndicated, multiple episodes in 1961 and 1962
  • The Garry Moore Show, CBS, 1962
  • Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 1962
  • The Tonight Show, NBC, 1962
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Bestof Carson), NBC, multiple episodes in 1962 and 1963
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970
  • The Dinah Shore Show, NBC, 1963
  • The Judy Garland Show, CBS, 1963
  • The Keefe Brasselle Show (also known as Keefe Brasselle's "Variety Garden"), CBS, 1963
  • The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, multiple episodes in 1963
  • Late Night Lineup, multiple episodes in 1966, 1969
  • Kraft Music Hall, NBC, 1968
  • Good Night America, 1977
  • The Mike Walsh Show, multiple episodes in 1979
  • Auf los geht's los, 1984
  • Breakfast Time, 1984
  • Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, multiple appearances in 1984, 2004, multiple appearances in 2005
  • 60 Minutes (also known as TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews), CBS, 1991
  • Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 1992, 1996, (in archive footage) 2004
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1993
  • 20/20 (also known as ABC News 20/20), ABC, 1993, 1997
  • The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 1994
  • Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops andTOTP), BBC, 1994
  • Primetime Live, ABC, 1994, 2005
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 1996, 2003
  • Access Hollywood, syndicated, 1997
  • Exclusiv, RTL (Germany), 1997
  • GMTV, Independent Television (England), 1997
  • Time & Again, MSNBC, 1997
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1999, 2000
  • Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2003
  • Good Day Live, Fox, 2003
  • Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, ET, ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2003, 2005
  • Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2004
  • Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005
  • This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), Independent Television, 2005
  • Television Appearances
  • Episodic; in Archive Footage
  • "Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story," Biography (also known asA&E Biography: Lesley Ann Warren), Arts and Entertainment, 2000, also broadcast as Celebrity: Lesley Ann Warren
  • "Brooke Shields," Celebrity Profile, E! Entertainment Television,2001
  • Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
  • 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2004
  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2003
  • "Judy Garland: By Myself," American Masters, PBS, 2004
  • 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2004
  • On a tout essaye, 2004
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Series
  • The Living Century (series of specials; includes The Living Century: A Teacher and a Student for Life and The Living Century: Three Miracles), PBS, beginning c. 2000
  • Movies
  • (With Glenn Close, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, and Cis Corman) Serving inSilence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (also known as Serving in Silence and Serving in Silence: The Colonel Grethe Cammermeyer Story), NBC, 1995
  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women, Showtime, 1997
  • The Long Island Incident, NBC, 1998
  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples, Showtime, 1998
  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families, Showtime, 1998
  • Frankie & Hazel (also known as Frankie & Hazel--Zwei Maedchen starten durch), Showtime, 2000
  • Varian's War (also known as Varian Fry, un heros oublie), Showtime, 2000
  • What Makes a Family, Lifetime, 2001
  • Television Work
  • Specials
  • Executive producer, Barbra Streisand: One Voice (also known as One Voice), HBO, 1986
  • Director, executive producer, and song arranger, Putting It Together:The Making of "The Broadway Album," HBO, 1986
  • Creator, producer, director, stage director, and costume designer, Barbra: The Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand: The Concert), HBO, 1994
  • Executive producer, Reel Models: The First Women of Film, AmericanMovie Classics, 2000
  • Stage Appearances
  • Elsa, Desk Set, Malden Bridge Playhouse, New York City, 1957
  • Hortense, The Boy Friend, Malden Bridge Playhouse, 1957
  • Millie Owens, Picnic, Malden Bridge Playhouse, 1957
  • Sakini, Teahouse of the August Moon, Malden Bridge Playhouse, 1957
  • Understudy for Avril, Purple Dust, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, c. 1957-58
  • Ellie May, Tobacco Road, Clinton Playhouse, Clinton, CT, 1958
  • Lorna of the Dunes, Driftwood, Garret Theatre, New York City, 1959
  • Separate Tables, Cecilwood Theatre, Fishkill, NY, 1959
  • Apatura Clythia, second butterfly, first ant, and second moth, The Insect Comedy, Jan Hus Theatre, New York City, 1960
  • Member of ensemble, Another Evening with Harry Stoones (revue), Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1961
  • Miss Marmelstein, I Can Get It for You Wholesale (musical), Shubert Theatre and Broadway Theatre, both New York City, 1962
  • Pins and Needles (musical revue), c. 1962
  • Fanny Brice, Funny Girl (musical), Winter Garden Theatre, New YorkCity, 1964-65, then Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1966
  • Stage Work
  • Assistant stage manager, Purple Dust, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, c. 1957-58
  • Radio Appearances
  • Specials
  • The Christmas Seals Program, syndicated, 1964
  • Meet Barbra Streisand, BBC Radio, 1966
  • The Barbra Streisand Special, ABC, 1979
  • The Legend of Barbra Streisand, Westwood One/Columbia, 1983
  • Barbra Streisand: Portrait of an Artist, Westwood One, 1992
  • Episodic
  • Guest House, [Detroit, MI], 1961
  • The Jack Harris Show, WJR (Detroit, MI), 1961
  • Backstage with Lee Jordan, syndicated, 1962
  • Let's Talk to Lucy, CBS, 1964
  • Robbins Nest, WNEW (New York City), 1964
  • Mies en Scene, [the Netherlands], 1966
  • Open House, BBC Radio, 1975
  • Delilah, syndicated, 2002, 2003
  • Morning Edition, National Public Radio, 2003
  • The Song Show, BBC Radio 2, 2003
  • Appeared in other programs, including a show hosted by Larry King in Miami, FL. Appeared in programs broadcast by British networks, including shows hosted by Malcolm Davis, BBC Radio, 1965; Simon Bates, BBC Radio One, 1992; andGloria Hunniford, BBC Radio Two, 1992.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • I Can Get It for You Wholesale (original cast recording), Columbia, 1962
  • Pins and Needles, Columbia, 1962
  • The Barbra Streisand Album, Columbia, 1963
  • The Second Barbra Streisand Album, Columbia, 1963
  • Barbra Streisand: The Third Album, Columbia, 1964
  • Funny Girl (original cast recording), Capitol, 1964
  • People, Columbia, 1964
  • My Name Is Barbra, Columbia, 1965
  • My Name Is Barbra Two, 1965
  • Color Me Barbra, Columbia, 1966
  • En francais (EP), CBS, 1966
  • Harold Arlen and Barbra Streisand--Harold Sings Arlen (with Friend), Columbia, 1966
  • Je m'appelle Barbra, Columbia, 1966
  • A Christmas Album, Columbia, 1967
  • Simply Streisand, Columbia, 1967
  • Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park, Columbia, 1968
  • What about Today?, Columbia, 1969
  • Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Columbia, 1970
  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (original soundtrack), Columbia, 1970
  • Stoney End, Columbia, 1971
  • Barbara Joan Streisand, Columbia, 1972
  • Barbra Streisand Live Concert at the Forum, Columbia, 1972
  • Barbra Streisand ... and Other Musical Instruments, Columbia, 1973
  • Butterfly, Columbia, 1974
  • The Way We Were, Columbia, 1974
  • Lazy Afternoon, Columbia, 1975
  • (With Kris Kristofferson) A Star Is Born (original soundtrack), Columbia, 1976
  • Barbra Streisand--Superman (also known as Superman), Columbia, 1977
  • Classical Barbra, Columbia, 1977
  • Greatest Hits Volume 2, 1978
  • The Stars Salute Israel at 30, Columbia, 1978
  • The Main Event (soundtrack), Sony, 1979
  • Wet, Columbia, 1979
  • (With Barry Gibb) Guilty, Columbia, 1980
  • Songbird, Columbia, 1980
  • Memories, Columbia, 1981
  • Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Volume 2, Columbia, 1983
  • Yentl (original soundtrack), Columbia, 1983
  • Emotion, Columbia, 1984
  • One Voice (also known as Barbra Streisand--One Voice), Columbia, 1986
  • The Broadway Album, Columbia, 1986
  • Nuts (original soundtrack), Columbia, 1987
  • Till I Loved You, Columbia, 1988
  • A Collection--Greatest Hits, Columbia, 1989
  • Just for the Record, four volumes, Columbia, 1991
  • The Prince of Tides (soundtrack), Columbia, 1991
  • Just for the Record Highlights, Columbia, 1992
  • Back to Broadway, Columbia, 1993
  • Concert at the Forum, 1993
  • The Concert (also known as Barbra: The Concert and Barbra--The Concert Recorded Live at Madison Square Garden), Columbia, 1994
  • Ordinary Miracles, Columbia, 1994
  • Streisand Sings Harold Arlen, Sony, 1994
  • Barbra--The Concert Highlights, Columbia, 1995
  • The Broadway Collection, Columbia, 1995
  • The Mirror Has Two Faces (soundtrack), Columbia, 1996
  • Higher Ground, Columbia, 1997
  • Sing-a-Long, three volumes, 1998
  • A Love Like Ours, Columbia, 1999
  • Christmas Memories, Sony, 2001
  • Timeless: Live in Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand--Timeless), Columbia, 2001
  • The Essential Barbra Streisand, Sony, 2002
  • Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Duets, Sony, 2002
  • Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (also known as The Movie Album), Sony, 2003
  • (With Gibb) Guilty Pleasures (also known as Guilty Too), Sony, 2005
  • Work appeared in other recordings and collected in box sets.
  • Singles
  • "Happy Days Are Here Again"/"When the Sun Comes Out," 1962
  • "My Coloring Book"/"Love, Come Back to Me," 1962
  • "Absent Minded Me"/"Funny Girl," 1964
  • "People"/"I Am Woman," 1964
  • "Happy Days Are Here Again"/"My Coloring Back," 1965
  • "He Touched Man"/"I Like Him," 1965
  • "My Man"/"Where Is the Wonder," 1965
  • "Second Hand Rose"/"The Kind of Man a Woman Needs," 1965
  • "Why Did I Choose You?"/"My Love," 1965
  • "Free Again"/"I've Been Here," 1966
  • "Non c'est rien"/"Le mur," 1966
  • "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long"/"The Minute Waltz," 1966
  • "Sleep in Heavenly Peace"/"Gounod's `Ave Maria,'" 1966
  • "Where Am I Going?"/"You Wanna Bet," 1966
  • "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," 1967
  • "Jingle Bells?"/"White Christmas," 1967
  • "The Lord's Prayer"/"I Wonder as I Wander," 1967
  • "Lover Man"/"My Funny Valentine," 1967
  • "My Favorite Things"/"The Christmas Song," 1967
  • "Stout-Hearted Men"/"Look," 1967
  • "The Morning After"/"Where Is the Wonder," 1968
  • "Our Corner of the Night"/"He Could Show Me," 1968
  • "Funny Girl"/"I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Happy with Somebody Else)," 1968, 1969
  • "My Man"/"Don't Rain on My Parade," 1968, 1969
  • "Before the Parade Passes"/"Love Is Only Love," 1969
  • "Frank Mills"/"Punky's Dilemma," 1969
  • "Hello, Dolly!" (mono)/"Hello, Dolly!" (stereo), 1969
  • "Little Tin Soldier"/"Honey Pie," 1969
  • "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"/"What about Today?," 1969
  • "The Best Thing You've Ever Done"/"Summer Me, Winter Me," 1970
  • "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (mono)/"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (stereo), 1970
  • "Stoney End"/"I'll Be Home," 1970
  • "Hands off the Man (Flim Flam Man)"/"Maybe," 1971
  • "Mother"/"The Summer Knows," 1971
  • "Space Captain"/"One Less Bell to Answer"/"A House Is Not a Home," 1971
  • "Stoney End"/"Time and Love," 1971
  • "Time and Love"/"No Easy Way Down," 1971
  • "Where You Lead"/"Since I Fell for You," 1971
  • "The Best Thing You've Ever Done"/"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?," 1972
  • "Didn't We"/"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)," 1972
  • "Sing"/"Make Your Own Kind of Music"/"Starting Here, Starting Now," 1972
  • "Sweet Inspiration"/"Where You Lead"/"Didn't We," 1972
  • "If I Close My Eyes"/"If I Close My Eyes" (instrumental), 1973
  • "The Way We Were" (promotional recording), 1973
  • "The Way We Were"/"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?," 1973
  • "All in Love Is Fair"/"My Buddy"/"How about Me?," 1974
  • "Guava Jelly"/"Love in the Afternoon," 1974
  • "The Way We Were"/"All in Love Is Fair," 1974, 1989
  • "How Lucky Can You Get"/"More Than You Know," 1975
  • "Jubilation"/"Let the Good Times Roll," 1975
  • "My Father's Song"/"By the Way," 1975
  • "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" (short version)/"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" (long version), 1975
  • "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"/"Widescreen," 1975
  • "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"/"I Believe in Love,"1976
  • "My Heart Belongs to Me"/"Answer Me," 1977
  • "Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)"/"Laura and Neville" (instrumental), 1978
  • "Songbird"/"Honey, Can I Put on Your Clothes?," 1978
  • (With Neil Diamond) "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"/"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (instrumental), 1978
  • "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," c. 1978
  • "Kiss Me in the Rain"/"I Ain't Gonna Cry Tonight," 1979
  • "The Main Event (Fight)"/"The Main Event (Fight)," 1979
  • (With Donna Summer) "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"/"Wet," 1979
  • "Superman"/"A Man I Loved," 1979
  • (With Barry Gibb) "Guilty"/"Life Story," 1980
  • "Woman in Love"/"Run Wild," 1980
  • "Comin' in and Out of Your Life"/(With Kris Kristofferson) "Lost inside of You," 1981
  • "Promises"/"Make It Like a Memory," 1981
  • (With Barry Gibb) "What Kind of Fool?"/"The Love Inside," 1981
  • "Memory"/"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)," 1982
  • "Papa, Can You Hear Me?"/"Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way?," 1983
  • "The Way He Makes Me Feel" (studio version)/"The Way He Makes Me Feel" (film version), 1983
  • "Left in the Dark"/"Here We Are at Last," 1984
  • (With Kim Carnes) "Make No Mistake, He's Mine"/"Clear Sailing," 1984
  • "Emotion"/"Emotion" (instrumental), 1985
  • "Emotion"/"Here We Are at Last," 1985
  • "Somewhere"/"Not While I'm Around," 1985
  • "Send in the Clowns"/"Being Alive," 1986
  • "The Main Event (Fight)"/"Promises," 1987
  • "All I Ask of You"/"On My Way to You," 1988
  • (With Don Johnson) "Till I Loved You"/"Two People," Columbia, 1988
  • "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore"/"Here We Are at Last," 1989
  • "What Were We Thinking of"/"Why Let It Go?," 1989
  • (With Neil Diamond) "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"/"Forever in Blue Jeans"(Neil Diamond), 1989
  • "For All We Know," 1991
  • "Happy Days Are Here Again," 1991
  • "Places That Belong to You," 1991
  • "Warm All Over," 1991
  • (With Michael Crawford) "The Music of the Night"/"Children Will Listen"/"Move On," c. 1993
  • "As If We Never Said Goodbye," 1994
  • Recorded other singles, including singles in different languages.
  • CD Singles
  • "Ordinary Miracles" (includes "Ordinary Miracles," "As If We Never Said Goodbye," "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)," and "Ordinary Miracles" [live version]), 1994
  • "I Finally Found Someone" (includes "I Finally Found Someone" with BryanAdams, a Spanish version of "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)," and "Let's Make It a Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams), 1996
  • (With Celine Dion) "Tell Him" (includes "Tell Him" with Celine Dion, "Everything Must Change," and "Where Is the Love," by Celine Dion), 1997
  • "If I Could" (includes "If I Could," "At the Same Time," "I Believe," anda French verison of "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"), 1998
  • "If You Ever Leave Me" (includes "If You Ever Leave Me" with Vince Gill,"Just Because," "Let's Start Now," and "At the Same Time"), 1999
  • "I've Dreamed of You" (includes "I've Dreamed of You" and "At the Same Time"), 1999
  • "Come Rain or Come Shine," 2000
  • "God Bless America," 2001
  • "I Won't Be the One to Let Go," 2003
  • "Stranger," 2005
  • Videos
  • My Name Is Barbra, 1986
  • (In archive footage) Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992
  • The Concert, Sony, 1994
  • Happening in Central Park, Pioneer, 1996
  • (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers,1998
  • (In archive footage) Somewhere over the Rainbow: Harold Arlen, 1999
  • The Way We Were: Looking Back, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1999
  • Timeless: Live in Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand--Timeless), Columbia, 2001
  • Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (also known as The Movie Album), 2003
  • The Concert: Live at the MGM Grand, Sony, 2004
  • Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials, Rhino/Wea, 2005
  • Guilty, Columbia, 2005
  • Music Videos
  • "My Heart Belongs to Me," 1977
  • "Woman in Love," 1980
  • "Memory," 1982
  • "Papa, Can You Hear Me?," 1983
  • "The Way He Makes Me Feel," 1983
  • "Left in the Dark," 1984
  • "Emotion," 1985
  • "Somewhere," 1985
  • "Till I Loved You," 1988
  • "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore," 1989
  • "For All We Know," 1991
  • "Happy Days Are Here Again," 1991
  • "Places That Belong to You," 1991
  • "As If We Never Said Goodbye," 1994
  • "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (live), 1994
  • (With Bryan Adams) "I Finally Found Someone," 1996
  • (With Celine Dion) "Tell Him," 1997
  • (With Vince Gill) "If You Ever Leave Me," 1999
  • "Stranger," 2005
  • Album Work
  • Music producer, The Main Event (soundtrack album), Sony, 1979
  • Music supervisor for songs.
  • Video Work
  • Director and producer, Timeless: Live in Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand--Timeless), Columbia, 2001
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • (With Jack Rosenthal) Yentl (based on "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy," ashort story by Isaac Bashevis Singer), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • Film Music
  • Composer, Nuts, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Songs
  • (With Paul Williams) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"and composer and lyricist, "Lost inside of You," A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976
  • (With others) "I've Finally Found Someone" and "Love Theme," The Mirror Has Two Faces, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Wrote songs that have appeared in films, television broadcasts, videos, and soundtrack recordings; wrote songs that have been released as singles.
  • Teleplays
  • Specials
  • Barbra Streisand: One Voice (also known as One Voice), HBO,1986
  • Writings for the Stage
  • Author of introduction, The Normal Heart (staged reading), Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1993
  • Albums
  • Nuts (original soundtrack), Columbia, 1987
  • Singles
  • (With Paul Williams) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born),"1976, and other recordings, including ones in 1982, 1994, and 1996, a live version in 1994, and versions in other languages
  • "Lost inside of You" (other side of "Comin' in and Out of Your Life"), 1981
  • (With Bryan Adams) "I Finally Found Someone," 1996
  • Video Scripts
  • Timeless: Live in Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand--Timeless), Columbia, 2001
  • Nonfiction
  • Contributor to periodicals, including Action.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Considine, Shaun, Barbra Streisand: The Woman, the Myth, the Music, Delacorte, 1985
    • Contemporary Musicians, Volume 35, Gale, 2002
    • Cunningham, Ernest, The Ultimate Barbra, Renaissance Books, 1998
    • Edwards, Anne, Streisand: A Biography, Little, Brown, 1997
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000
    • Karanikas, Diana, and Jackson Harvey, Streisand: The Pictorial Biography, Running Press, 1997
    • Riese, Randall, Her Name Is Barbra, Birch Lane Press, 1993
    • Spada, James, Barbra: The First Decade--The Films and Career of BarbraStreisand, Lyle Stuart, 1974
    • Spada, James, Streisand: Her Story, Crown, 1995
    • Spada, James, and Christopher Nickens, Streisand: The Woman and the Legend, revised and updated edition, Pocket Books, 1983
    • Swenson, Karen, Barbra: The Second Decade--The Films and Career of Barbra Streisand, Lyle Stuart, 1985
    • Swenson, Karen, and Christopher Nickens, The Films of Barbra Streisand, Citadel Press, 2000
    • Waldman, Allison J., The Barbra Streisand Scrapbook, Kensington Publishers, 2001
    • Winnert, Derek, Quote Unquote: Barbra Streisand, Crescent Books, 1996
    • Zec, Donald, and Anthony Fowles, Barbra: A Biography of Barbra Streisand, St. Martin's Press, 1981
    Periodicals
    • Biography, October, 1997, pp. 10-11
    • Cosmopolitan, February, 1994, p. 202
    • Movieline, November, 2002
    • New York Times, November 13, 1996
    • People Weekly, June 2, 1997, pp. 58-59; October 16, 2000, p. 68; December 12, 2005, p. 145
    • Photoplay, August, 1979, pp. 54-57, 102
    • Premiere, December, 1996, p. 57
    • TV Guide, January 22, 2000, pp. 18-22, 60; October 11, 2003, pp. 42-43
    • US Weekly, October 9, 2000, pp. 46-52
    • Variety, April 24, 2000, p. 64; February 26, 2001, p. 64
    Electronic
    • Barbra Streisand, http://www.barbrastreisand.com, March 13, 2006

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