Barbara Streisand biography
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On stage
Daniel Stern's 2003 Off-Broadway play
Barbra's Wedding was set against the backdrop of Streisand's 1998 wedding to James Brolin.
In 2003, Streisand sued aerial photographer Kenneth Adelman for displaying a photograph of her Malibu, California, home, along with other photos of the California coastline. Her suit was dismissed under the anti-SLAPP provisions of California law. Mike Masnick of Techdirt coined the term "Streisand effect" in January 2005 to describe the publicity generated by Streisand's efforts to suppress the publication of the photograph.
Awards
In 1984, Streisand was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. She also received the National Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2008. She was inducted as an officer of France's Legion of Honour in 2007.
Music awards
Streisand's works have been nominated for over 57 Grammy Awards; she won 15 of these, including two special awards. She has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame three times. In 2011, she is honored as MusiCares Person of the Year by the Grammy Foundation.
Film awards
Streisand has won 2 Academy Awards (Oscar) against 5 nominations, 2 for acting, 2 for song writing and 1 for Best Picture,
1984 nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as Worst Male actor for her (male) performance in Yentl.
Discography
- 1963: The Barbra Streisand Album
- 1963: The Second Barbra Streisand Album
- 1964: The Third Album
- 1964: People
- 1965: My Name Is Barbra
- 1965: My Name Is Barbra, Two...
- 1966: Color Me Barbra
- 1966: Je m'appelle Barbra
- 1967: Simply Streisand
- 1967: A Christmas Album
- 1969: What About Today?
- 1971: Stoney End
- 1971: Barbra Joan Streisand
- 1973: Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments
- 1974: The Way We Were
- 1974: ButterFly
- 1975: Lazy Afternoon
- 1976: Classical Barbra
- 1976: A Star is Born
- 1977: Streisand Superman
- 1978: Songbird
- 1979: Wet
- 1980: Guilty
- 1981: Memories
- 1984: Emotion
- 1985: The Broadway Album
- 1988: Till I Loved You
- 1993: Back to Broadway
- 1997: Higher Ground
- 1999: A Love Like Ours
- 2001: Christmas Memories
- 2003: The Movie Album
- 2005: Guilty Pleasures
- 2009: Love Is the Answer
- 2011: What Matters Most
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