Streisand by Anne Edwards

Streisand by Anne Edwards

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This biography reveals that Barbara Streisand had a difficult childhood, her father dying when she was two and her mother marrying a man she disliked. She always wanted to be an actress, but finding that she had perfect pitch, concentrated on her singing instead.

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Streisand by Anne Edwards

Barbra Streisand has been at the top almost from the first moment she sang professionally more than 30 years ago.As Anne Edwards reveals she had a, difficult childhood,her father dying when she was two and her mother remarrying a man Streisand disliked.She wanted to be an actress,but on discovering her voice had perfect pitch,she concentrated on singing.Her fame was ensured when she played the lead in only her second Broadway show.
Anne Edwards is an American biographer who specialises in theatre, film and opera (including acclaimed lives of Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn) She lives with her songwriter-husband, Stephen Citron, in Los Angeles, but was resident in the UK and Europe in the 1970s.
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ISBN 13 9780297817123
ISBN 10 0297817124
Title Streisand
Author Anne Edwards
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1996-11-04
Number of pages 416
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