Hello, gorgeous! Sixty years after Barbra Streisand made her industry debut, PEOPLE is celebrating with a look back at her life and unparalleled career in a new special edition. An Oscar-Emmy-Grammy-winning actor-director-producer-composer-singer (even her hyphens need hyphens), she is the sole recording artist to have a No. 1 album in six consecutive decades, and surely the only person to have sung with both Judy Garland and Justin Bieber. Simply put, Barbra Streisand is not like anyone else. This photo-filled special issue includes her rise from Brooklyn girl to New York stage sensation to star of music and film, from Funny Girl, The Way We Were, and A Star Is Born to Meet the Fockers, Guilt Trip, and more. Includes a look at her directing career, from Yentl to a best picture nomination for The Prince of Tides. Plus, Barbra as style icon: her singular looks; her memorable duets, from Louis Armstrong to Celine Dion to Ariana Grande; and her happy life as a grandma with James Brolin. A must for Barbra fans!
Barbra Streisand Her Life & Unrivaled Career
Hats Off, Barbra! • 60 YEARS INTO HER SINGULAR CAREER, BARBRA STREISAND REMAINS A SURPRISINGLY RELATABLE STAR AND STYLE ICON—RAISE A DISH OF COFFEE ICE CREAM TO HER
A Star Is Born • RAISED BY A WIDOWED MOTHER WHO URGED SECRETARIAL SCHOOL, YOUNG BARBRA HAD OTHER IDEAS FROM AN EARLY AGE
My Name Is Barbra • IT MUST HAVE FELT LIKE A SLOG WHEN SHE WAS SLEEPING IN FRIENDS’ BATHTUBS AND SINGING IN CLUB CONTESTS—BUT A HIT SHOW, A RECORD DEAL, AND FAME SOON FOLLOWED
Hello, Gorgeous • AT 22, A POWERHOUSE TURN AS FANNY BRICE IN BROADWAY’S FUNNY GIRL TOOK STREISAND TO HOLLYWOOD—AND INTO THE STRATOSPHERE
Don’t Touch That Dial • IN THE AGE OF THE MUSICAL VARIETY HOUR, THE SMALL SCREEN PROVED A PERFECT SHOWCASE FOR STREISAND’S OUTSIZE TALENT. FIVE GROUNDBREAKING TV SPECIALS DID AS MUCH AS STAGE OR MOVIES TO MAKE HER A SUPERSTAR
Evergreen • AS ADEPT AT SCREWBALL COMEDY AS SOCIAL DRAMA, STREISAND HAS, IN SIX DECADES, NEVER CONFINED HERSELF TO BEING JUST ONE KIND OF STAR
A Set of One’s Own • BEHIND THE CAMERA, STREISAND SPECIALIZES IN STORIES WITH A STRONG EMOTIONAL CORE—AND IN BATTLING INDUSTRY SEXISM TO TELL THEM
Barbra And… • WHEN YOUR CAREER SPANS MODERN POP HISTORY, YOU MEET THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE—FROM SATCHMO TO ARIANA GRANDE AND BEYOND
A Woman in Love • IS IT POSSIBLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SET UP ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS WOMEN ON A BLIND DATE? THE ENDURING UNION OF BARBRA AND JAMES BROLIN IS PROOF
Raising Her Voice • ‘I HAVE OPINIONS,’ SAID STREISAND, WHO, FROM THE START, NEVER KEPT SILENT ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTERED TO HER MOST
Tour De Force • BARBRA STREISAND’S SHOWS ARE RARE, BUT WHEN THEY DO COME AROUND, GRATEFUL FANS RAISE THEIR VOICES IN CONCERT TO SAY: IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT
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