Bibliograph

Hello, gorgeous, becoming Barbra Streisand, William J. Mann

Type

Label

Hello, gorgeous, becoming Barbra Streisand, William J. Mann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hello, gorgeous

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

772099419

Responsibility statement

William J. Mann

Sub title

becoming Barbra Streisand

Summary

"Drawing on the private papers of Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse, and interviewing scores of the friends and lovers who knew Barbara before she became Barbra, Mann recreates the vanished world of 1960s New York City and uncovers the truth behind the myths of her formative years. He shows us how Funny Girl was slowly altered, by Fosse and Robbins among others, from a Fanny Brice bio into a star-making vehicle for Streisand; takes us into the clubs and onto the set for her early nightclub and television appearances, including her torch-handing turn with Judy Garland; and introduces the canny marketing team whose strategies made her stardom seem inevitable. The Streisand who emerges is a revelation: a young woman who, for all her tough-skinned ambition, was surprisingly vulnerable in love."--Publisher's website

Target audience

general

Classification