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Barbara Cook
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Film & TV
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 - August 08, 2017) was an American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s after starring in the original Broadway musicals Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957), among others, winning a Tony Award for the latter. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid 1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer.…
Known for
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Mostly Sondheim — Herself2003
- A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury — Self1996
- Thumbelina — Mother (voice)1994
- Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music — Self1990
- Follies: In Concert — Sally Durant Plummer1986
- Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York — Self1986
- Great Performances — Sally Durant Plummer1971
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Barbara
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Drama League Award
- Genre
- musical
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.barbaracook.com
- Image
- BarbaraCookApr2011.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
Show 8 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Barbara Cook
- date of birth
- 1927-10-25
- name in native language
- Barbara Cook
- date of death
- 2017-08-08
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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