Streisand Autobiography Filmography
Works mentioned in Barbra Streisand's 2023 autobiography.
(My intent is to note where in book she mentions these, or if she does NOT.)
(Did not capture the chapter when manager Martin Erlichman was introduced. Probably ch 3. Similarly music director Peter Daniels, casting director/friend/partner in Barwood Films, Cis Corman.)
(My intent is to note where in book she mentions these, or if she does NOT.)
(Did not capture the chapter when manager Martin Erlichman was introduced. Probably ch 3. Similarly music director Peter Daniels, casting director/friend/partner in Barwood Films, Cis Corman.)
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- DirectorHal GurneeStarsOrson BeanAlfred DekkerPhyllis DillerTonights special guests are Barbra Streisand and Gore Vidal.Prologue (to set the record straight)
Chapter One: Pulaski Street (childhood)
Chapter Two: Why Couldn't I Play the Part? (first B'way play seen: Diary of Anne Frank; others. Acting in summer stock.)
Chapter Three: This Night Could Change My Life (early jobs, singing show tunes)
Chapter Four: The Bon Soir (night club successes, 1st TV appearance) - DirectorHal GurneeStarsOrson BeanHugh DownsKitza KazacosChapter Four: The Bon Soir (2nd TV appearance, aunt's death)
- DirectorDave GeiselStarsGarry MooreMarty AllenGeorge BeckerCarol and Durwood start the show by telling us of their recent Emmy award, and regret that this inspires Gary to sing a number, rather badly. Allen and Rossi do an early version of their boxing interview, Striesand sings from a balcony set, and also in the "wonderful year" segment for 1929. Goulet does a Chevalier song-impression.Chapter Six: Those Cockamamie Songs (TV appearances to help secure contract with Columbia Records, also on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).)
Chapter Seven: It All Comes Together (Harold Arlen, Peter Matz and recording her first: The Barbra Streisand Album.) - StarsMike DouglasEllie Frankel SextetAlene HoldahlMike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.Chapter Seven: It All Comes Together (week-long co-hosting to promote her album; also The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956); Elliott goes to London in theatre On the Town; recording the 2nd and 3rd Barbra Streisand Albums; wedding w/Elliott)
- DirectorBill HobinStarsJudy GarlandJerry Van DykeEthel MermanGuests: Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman, The Smothers Brothers.Chapter Seven: It All Comes Together (Judy Garland appearance discussed at length; touring)
Chapter Eight: Funny Girl on Broadway (Jule Styne, Marvin Hamlisch, Bob Merrill, Isobel Lennart, Garson Kanin, Ruth Gordon, Sydney Chaplin, Kay Medford, Martin Erlichman, Ray Stark, Jerome Robbins, Lehman Engel, Milton Rosenstock)
Chapter Nine: People . . . People Who Need People (cast album and album People) - DirectorDwight HemionJoe LaytonStarsBarbra StreisandBarbra Streisand's first television special, featuring a medley of her hit songs, such as "People," "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "My Man."Chapter Ten: A Kid Again (discussing this tv special and 2 albums of the same name, plus ensuing awards)
Chapter Eleven: Je m'appelle Barbra (album with Michel Legrand) - DirectorDwight HemionStarsBarbra StreisandBarbra Streisand's second television special, consisting of her singing and doing comedy skits.Chapter Twelve: Gotta Move (last B'way performance; last meetings with Jerome Robbins; buying a Matisse, craving a Modigliani; making this tv special; reward trip to Paris, meeting Jacques Brel; Funny Girl in London theatre; pregnancy and birth of Jason Gould; negotiating for the FG movie.)
- DirectorJoe LaytonWalter C. MillerStarsJohn W. BubblesLee AllenSusan AlpernChapter Thirteen: What if Nobody Shows Up? (briefly discusses this tv special and the next)
- DirectorRobert ScheererStarsBarbra StreisandBarbara Streisand's live concert taped before an appreciative audience of 150,000 fans in New York City's Central Park.Chapter Thirteen: What if Nobody Shows Up? (discusses this tv special, where she forgot the lyrics to When the Sun Comes Out)
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsBarbra StreisandOmar SharifKay MedfordThe life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.Chapter Fourteen: Funny Girl in Hollywood (Sidney Lumet, William Wyler, Herbert Ross, Harry Stradling Sr., Omar Sharif, Ray Stark, Pierre Trudeau)
Chapter Fifteen: Hello, Gorgeous (Omar Sharif, Academy Awards, Gregory Peck, separating from Elliott)
Chapter Sixteen: Pandora's Box (Anthony Newley) - DirectorGene KellyStarsBarbra StreisandWalter MatthauMichael CrawfordMatchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.Chapter Seventeen: Hello, Dolly! (Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, Ernest Lehman, Michael Kidd, scary premiere crowd)
Chapter Eighteen: Brando (Marlon Brando) - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsBarbra StreisandYves MontandBob NewhartA troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.Chapter Nineteen: Daisy and Melinda (Vincente Minnelli, Cecil Beaton,
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsBarbra StreisandGeorge SegalRobert KleinA stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsBarbra StreisandRyan O'NealMadeline KahnThe accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
- DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsBarbra StreisandDavid SelbyAriane HellerA bored housewife takes refuge in a fantasy world.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsBarbra StreisandRobert RedfordBradford DillmanDuring post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.
- DirectorDwight HemionStarsBarbra StreisandRay CharlesMartin ErlichmanBarbra Streisand's fifth TV special featuring rhythm and blues great Ray Charles.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsBarbra StreisandMichael SarrazinEstelle ParsonsA housewife tries to finance her cab-driving husband's education.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsBarbra StreisandJames CaanOmar SharifStory of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsBarbra StreisandKris KristoffersonGary BuseyHas-been singing idol John Norman Howard falls in love with young, up-and-coming songstress Esther Hoffman in Frank Pierson's version of the classic love story updated to the rock and roll era.
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsBarbra StreisandRyan O'NealPaul SandA bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring - an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
- DirectorJean-Claude TramontStarsGene HackmanBarbra StreisandDiane LaddA middle-aged executive's lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.
- DirectorBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandAmy IrvingMandy PatinkinA Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.
- DirectorDwight HemionStarsBarbra StreisandJim CoxSheena EastonBarbra Streisand preformed some of her favorite songs and changes the world with one voice.
