Bobby Short
Acting
September 15, 1924 — March 21, 2005Danville, Illinois, USA
Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.
Known for
1999Man of the Century
Chester
1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
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1993For Love or Money
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1992Blue Ice
Buddy
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Narrator
1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
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1989James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
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1986Hannah and Her Sisters
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1983A Night on the Town
1980Hardhat & Legs
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Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Dr. Pepper
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