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Barbra 2009: A Year in the Life |
Feature/December 2009 |
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The Jonathan Ross Show
Barbra gave a dynamic
interview followed by a live
performance on a popular BBC
talk show in October. |
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A
Chart
Topping
Album
and
a
Return
to
the
Village.
What
A
Year!
December 31, 2009
What a
year
it
was.
Barbra
Streisand's
extraordinary
accomplishments
in
2009
were
not
only
record
breaking
but
historic.
Already,
Barbra's
performance
at
New
York's
Village
Vanguard
is
being
hailed
as
one
of
the
most
noteworthy
of
her
career.
And
as
if a
top
rated
television
special
and
two
best
selling
DVDs
weren't
enough,
Barbra
shattered
industry
records
when
her
new
album
debuted
at
#1.
Barbra's
return
to
the
top
of
the
music
charts
in
2009
places
her
in a
league
of
her
own,
becoming
the
only
artist
in
history
to
have
a
top
selling
album
in
five
decades
running.
As we look toward 2010, we are
already
anticipating
new
things
from
Barbra.
An
early
year
release
of
the
Vanguard
CD
and
DVD
will
have
fans
lined
up
at
record
stores.
Barbra's
first
book
will
hit
store
shelves
as
well.
And
a
reprisal
of her role
in
the
new
"Fockers"
movie
seems
all
but
certainty.
So
as
we
gear
up
for
for
another
exciting
year,
we
wish
Barbra,
and
all
of
our
friends
here
at
Barbratimeless
good
health
and
loads
of
prosperity
in
2010.
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With Nehemiah Persoff on
the set of Yentl |
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February |
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Barbra's
director's cut of
"Yentl" was released and offered in-depth commentary
along with never before seen concept footage and deleted scenes. |
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We noted the passing of
James Whitmore,
veteran actor who portrayed Judge Stanley Murdock opposite Barbra in
"Nuts." |
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We noted the passing of
Howard Zieff, who
directed Barbra and Ryan O'Neal in the comedy "The Main Event." |
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With Sydney Chaplin in
Funny Girl |
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March |
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We noted the passing of
Sydney Chaplin,
who originated the role of Nick Arnstein opposite Barbra in "Funny
Girl" on Broadway. |
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Streisand Live in Concert
on CBS |
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April |
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We noted the passing of
Marilyn Chambers,
future porn star who made her film debut with Barbra in "The Owl and
the Pussycat.". |
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We noted the
passing of
Marilyn Cooper,
co-star of "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" who shared a musical
number with Barbra. |
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"Streisand Live In
Concert" was broadcast by CBS and was the ratings champ
for its time slot. |
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"Streisand
Live In Concert 2006" was released, making it the first
Streisand title to be offered in high definition Blu-Ray.
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Two additional Streisand titles were released; "Barbra The
Concert" (1994 Anaheim) and "Putting It Together: The Making of The
Broadway Album" were issued on DVD for the first time. |
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At the Bergmans' ASCAP
tribute |
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May |
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We noted the
passing of
Dom DeLuise, who
co-starred with Barbra
in the off-Broadway
revue "Another Evening
With Harry Stoones." |
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Viking Publishing announced plans to publish Barbra's first book in
late 2010. "A Passion for Design" will showcase Barbra's homes from
her own architectural and interior design perspectives. |
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Barbra participated in a tribute to Marilyn and Alan Bergman at the
Association of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences where she announced future plans to record an
all-Bergman tribute album. |
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Las Vegas International
(now The Hilton) marquee 1969 |
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July |
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We noted the
passing of
Karl Malden, famed
actor who delivered a riveting performance as Barbra's
step-father in "Nuts."
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The Hilton Hotel
in Las Vegas
commemorated the 40th anniversary
of Barbra's inaugural concert in their showroom by issuing special
gaming chips with the image of Barbra's 1969 hotel marquee. |
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On the cover of Parade
magazine |
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August |
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We noted the
passing of
Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
who worked with Barbra during Special Olympics benefits in
1975. |
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Items from
Barbra's upcoming auction were previewed
aboard the Queen Mary 2 as it set sail from New York to Ireland. |
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Barbra appeared on cover of
Parade Magazine
as part of the promotion of her upcoming album. |
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We noted the
passing of
Sen. Ted Kennedy,
(and brother of Eunice) whose politics and philanthropy were
supported by Barbra. |
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Barbra and James Brolin vacationed in San Sebastián and Bilbao,
Spain. |
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Richard Jay Alexander represented Barbra during a
special live broadcast on QVC
to promote her new album. |
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We noted the
passing of
Jack Manning, who
played Mr. Weyderhaus and gave us all a big laugh in "The Owl
and the Pussycat." |
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Playing the Village
Vanguard |
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September |
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We noted the passing of
Larry Gelbart, who
co-wrote Barbra's non-singing dialogue for "Barbra Streisand ... and
Other Musical Instruments." |
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We noted the
passing of
Pierre Cossette,
Grammy producer who brought Barbra and Neil Diamond together for a
memorable duet. |
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Bill Ross won an Emmy
as the musical director on Barbra's CBS television special, "Streisand
Live In Concert." Ross won his Emmy in the only category in which the
show was nominated.
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The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia elected
Barbra into their newly established Hall of Fame. Barbra shares the
honor with 17 other prominent
Jewish Americans. |
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For the third time, Barbra appeared on
The Oprah Winfrey Show
and
gave a live, in-studio performance of two numbers, one of which was from
her new album. |
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While in New York for a performance at the Village Vanguard, Barbra
broke away from rehearsals to attend the Clinton Global Initiative. |
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History was made when Barbra played
New York's Village Vanguard
(seating capacity: 123) for a special performance to promote her new
album, "Love Is The Answer." |
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CBS Sunday Morning aired a previously taped interview with Barbra and
was the first to broadcast rush footage from Barbra's Village Vanguard
performance which had concluded just hours earlier. |
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The Today Show's Meredith Vieira sat down with Barbra at the Village
Vanguard after-party. The interview was shown on September 29. |
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Love Is The Answer |
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October |
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Barbra's extraordinary interview with
Jonathan Ross
of the BBC was broadcast in the UK. |
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Barbra spoke extensively about her new album during a two hour
radio interview with BBC's
Paul Gambaccini. |
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Barbra's new album,
"Love Is The Answer"
was released and debuted at the top of the Billboard charts. She
became the only artist in history to have a
top selling album in 5 consecutive decades.
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We noted the
passing of
Irving Penn, acclaimed
fashion photographer whose iconic images of Barbra were featured in
"Vogue." |
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Barbra's two day
auction of personal property and career memorabilia
netted over $600k for The Streisand Foundation.. |
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While attending a U2 concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,
Barbra received an enthusiastic shout-out from the band's front-man,
Bono. |
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Calling The Doctors |
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November |
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Barbra lent support to pal John Travolta by attending the
premiere of his film, "Old Dogs" at the El Capitan
Theatre in Hollywood.
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Just six short weeks after its release, Barbra's new album,
"Love Is The Answer" was certified
Gold. |
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Barbra made a special call-in to the syndicated television
show,
"The Doctors." She was on
hand to spotlight on the all important issue of
cardiovascular research for women. |
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Barbra announced (via her web site) that the DVD of her Village
Vanguard performance will be released on February 2, 2010. |
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Little Fockers |
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December |
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The first images of Barbra from the set of
"Little Fockers"
emerged. According to TMZ, Barbra
was spotted on the "Fockers" set in Pasadena, California. |
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We noted the passing of
Bob Willoughby,
Hollywood portrait photographer who snapped several iconic
images of Barbra in 1963. |
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