Barbara cook biography
Barbara cook biography
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Barbara Cook
American actress and singer (1927–2017)
Barbara Cook | |
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Cook in 2009 | |
| Born | (1927-10-25)October 25, 1927 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 2017(2017-08-08) (aged 89) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1950–2017 |
| Spouse | David LeGrant (m. 1952; div. 1965) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Musical theatre, traditional pop |
| Labels | Urania (1958–1959) Columbia (1975–1977) Moss Music Group (1981–1988) DRG (1993–2017) |
| Website | Official website |
Musical artist | |
Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy (1955), Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last.
She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid-1970s, when she beg