It is April 24, Barbra Streisand celebrates your 83º Anniversaryand the entertainment world does not find enough words to describe the magnitude of your figure. Born in Brooklyn In 1942Streisand transformed an childhood marked by poverty and rejection in one of the most admired trajectories of the twentieth and twenty -first century, challenging each convention of the artistic business.
Streisand has achieved what very few: Stay at the top for more than six decades And he did it with an unmistakable voice, a unique scenic presence and an admirable tenacity that allowed him to conquer music, cinema and theater.
In the 60s, Barbra began to appear in New York nightclubs while looking for opportunities as an actress. “It has been defined as ‘an actress who sings’”remember Vogue in the tribute for his birthday, and highlights that his first album, The Barbra Streisand AlbumHe was released when he was just 21 years old.
Since the beginning of his career, Barbra has had the same representative: Marty Erlichmanwho even today, at 95, continues to work with her. This professional relationship of more than six decades is exceptional in the industry, and reflects not only confidence but also the coherence of an artist who has controlled every aspect of his career with a firm hand.
His entrance to stardom was not immediate, but unstoppable. “She released her musical career in the early 60” and appeared on the scene “just a few months after the release of her first album,” he adds Vogue.
The final jump gave it with Funny Girlfirst on Broadway and then in its film adaptation. As you remember Vanity Fairin his first appearance at the Oscar awards, where he won as Best Actresshe cited his own film with the already immortalized “Hello, gorgeous”.
Funny Girl He earned his first Oscar as best actress and marked his entry into a film race with emblematic titles as Hello, Dolly!, The Way We Were y A Star Is Born.
In 1983, Streisand broke barriers by becoming the First woman to write, produce, direct and star A movie: Yentl. This work broke barriers and meant a revolution in the industry led by men. In addition, he faced harsh criticism, including the author of the story, Isaac Bashevis Singer.
According to the artist in Inside the Actors Studioher authenticity also led her to reject the pressures to operate her nose: “I thought my nose was with my face, you know, everything is quite rare.”
-After YentlBarbra Streisand continued his way as a filmmaker with two more feature films: The Prince of Tides (1991) y The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), in which he also acted. The Prince of Tides She was nominated for seven Oscar awards, but Streisand was not included in the best direction category. During the ceremony, presenter Billy Crystal ironized: “Did this movie go alone?” —A comment generated by ovation and stressed the injustice perceived by the public. Despite the omissions, his work was acclaimed for his emotional and aesthetic depth.
Streisand childhood was difficult. His father died when he was just a baby and his mother did not support his artistic dreams. His stepfather was a difficult figure, but none of that stopped his advance. Over the years, he learned to reconcile with his past and to use his story as a engine to inspire others.
He lived alone since he was 16, who worked as a accommodating on Broadway and debuted at the gay bar The Lionwhere he won a prize of 50 dollars and a ration of meat. In that first show he sang “A Sleepin ‘Bee” and “When Sunny Gets Blue”.
Con 38 Study albums and a repertoire that includes hymns like People, Evergreen y The Way We WereStreisand reached unusual figures. As it emphasizes Vanity Fair: “It has the greatest number of gold albums (52) of any female artist” and is second in general, only behind Elvis Presley.
In addition to its eight premios Grammyhas been awarded with Two Oscar, Cuatro Emmy, an Honorary Tonyocho Golden Globethree Peabodythe La Libertad Presidential Medal and Honoris Causa doctorates.
Its impact is not limited to the stage. On television, he starred in five specials for the CBS and sang next to Judy Garland un medley entre “Happy Days Are Here Again” y “Get Happy”. Vogue Underline this iconic moment: “With Judy Garland in The Judy Garland Showwhere they performed a felt version of the 1929 standards.
From his preference for being photographed on the left side, to his decision of clone his dog Samantha, twiceor your taste for organizing beneficial concerts, such as the famous One Voice In his garden, to promote peace and support Democratic candidates.
Beyond his art, Streisand’s love life also occupied headlines. He married the actor Elliott Gould In 1963, with whom he had his only child, Jason Gould. After divorce in 1971, it was sentimentally linked to figures such as Omar Sharif, Pierre Trudeau, Don Johnson, Richard Gere, Liam Neeson y Other agassi. Since 1998 she is married to the actor James Brolinwith whom he shares his life in Malibú. Vanity Fair He portrayed this stage as a serenity: “In Malibu, with dogs, with James Brolin, with all those awards and with all those songs in his heart.”
On his 83rd birthday, Barbra Streisand continues being a lighthouse of talent and coherence. Its history is a resilience lesson and its legacy lives not only in its albums and films, but also in its courage to challenge the rules and open its way to new generations ”.
His life is proof that art can also be an act of resistance, that authenticity can be a path to success, and that a woman can – and should tell her own story.
