Barbra Streisand, 60 years of career in her memoir “My Name is Barbra.” THE PHOTOSTORY

She is one of the most versatile and beloved artists ever. She was born on April 24, 1942, she turned 81, 60 of which were spent singing, acting, directing and producing films

Happy birthday Barbra Streisand, the artist who won everything turns 75

Hundreds of awards won for his artistic and social commitment. Among the many are two Oscars, nine Golden Globes, ten Grammy Awards, five Emmy Awards, one Kennedy Award, one Presidential Medal of Freedom and the French Legion of Honor. In the photo, Barbra Streisand in 1966 –

Barbra Streisand, timeless charm: still on the cover at 74 years old

Oscar winner for best actress in 1969 (ex aequo with Katharine Hepburn) for the film Funny Girl, she was the first woman to win the Oscar for best song (1977) as well as the first actress to win a second statuette outside of acting categories. Musically, you have sold more than 68 million albums in the United States and over 150 million worldwide. In the photo Barbra with President Joh Fitzgerald Kennedy on May 24, 1963 –

Barbra Streisand had her dog cloned

Barbara Joan Streisand was born on April 24, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, to Diana (née Ida Rosen) and Emanuel Streisand. Her mother had been a soprano singer in her youth, but she later became a school secretary. Her father was a high school teacher at the same school, and died in 1943 when Barbra was just one year old.

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Streisand’s family is Jewish: her paternal grandparents emigrated from Galicia (Poland-Ukraine) and her maternal grandparents from the Russian Empire. After her father’s death, Barbra’s family fell into poverty. This did not prevent the young girl from enrolling at the Orthodox Jewish Yeshiva in Brooklyn at the age of 5 –

Barbra Streisand – An American icon

At the age of sixteen he graduated from Erasmus Hall and, despite his mother’s pleas to stay out of show business, began landing roles on the New York stage. In the early 1960s he took part in a talent contest at the Lion, a gay nightclub in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Two songs are enough for her to conquer the public and get a contract at the Bon Soir nightclub for 125 dollars a week –

Barbra Streisand, woman and star

In 1963 she released her first album, “The Barbra Streisand Album” which immediately placed in the top 10 of the Billboard charts and earned her three Grammy Awards. Her work makes her the best-selling female singer in the country. In the summer of that same year she also released “The Second Barbra Streisand Album”, which made her the “most exciting new personality since Elvis Presley”. In her career there will be over 50 albums published by the artist who will obtain a total of 46 Grammy nominations –

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In 1992 he was the protagonist of a fundraising concert for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign. The following year he announced his first public performances in 27 years. What begins as a two-night New Year’s Eve event at the MGM Grand Las Vegas leads to a multi-city tour in the summer of 1994. Tickets for the tour sold out in less than an hour –

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After the end of the tour she took a break from music to concentrate on acting and directing the film “Love Has Two Faces” which gave Lauren Bacall the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards as best supporting actress. In 1998 she married the actor James Brolin with whom she celebrated 20 years of marriage this year.

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Streisand changed her name from “Barbara” to “Barbra” because, the actress stated, “I hated the name, but I refused to change it.” Streisand further explained: “Well, I was 18 and I wanted to be unique, but I didn’t want to change my name because it would be too fake.”

Barbra Streisand, a new live album is coming

In June 2013, he attended former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday celebrations held at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. In the same week she also played two more concerts in Tel Aviv on the occasion of her first concert tour in Israel-

Shimon Peres, a life dedicated to the dream of peace. PHOTO

In 2000, US President Bill Clinton awarded her the National Medal of Arts. In 2004 the Human Rights Campaign awarded her the Humanitarian Award “for her years of leadership, vision and activism in the fight for civil liberties, including religion, race, gender equality and free speech, as well as all aspects of homosexual rights”. In 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy granted her the Legion of Honour, the highest decoration in France –

Barbra Streisand – Encore

In 2008 he received the Kennedy Center Honors from President George W. Bush, the highest recognition for cultural merit. Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, George Jones, Twyla Tharp and Morgan Freeman were awarded with her –

Barbra Streisand receives Kennedy Center Honors

In November 2015, President Barack Obama announced that Streisand would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian award. Barbra Streisand’s name was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1976, Goldmine Hall of Fame in 2002, Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2007, Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2009, National Museum of American Jewish History, and the California Hall of Hunger in 2010 –

Barbra Streisand receives the Medal of Freedom

In January 2017, she attended the 2017 Women’s March in Los Angeles. Introduced by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, Barbra Streisand appeared on stage and gave a speech in front of hundreds of thousands of people –

Washington, women against Trump: half a million on the march. PHOTO