Barbara Cook

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25 oktober 1927 — 8 augusti 2017 (89 år)
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.

During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue, Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretations. As she aged her voice took on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth. Today Cook is widely recognized as having been one of the "premier interpreters" of musical theatre songs and standards, in particular the songs of composer Stephen Sondheim. Her subtle and sensitive interpretations of American popular song continued to earn high praise even into her eighties.

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  • Tummelisa
    Tummelisa1994
  • The Yeomen of the Guard
    The Yeomen of the Guard1957

Filmography

1994
Thumbelina · as Mother (voice)
1971
Great Performances · as Sally Durant Plummer
1962
The Match Game · as Team Captain
1959
1957
The Yeomen of the Guard · as Elsie Maynard
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · as Kitty Malone
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Barbie Hallem
1954
Producers' Showcase · as Evelina Applegate
1953
The United States Steel Hour · as Jean Stanley
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Elsie Maynard
1950
The Web (1950) · as Cast
1950
1948
Studio One · as Cast
1947

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