Barbara Cook(1927-2017)
- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Soundtrack
Barbara Cook is best-loved and remembered for her work on the Broadway
stage. An amazing singer and refreshingly impulsive actress, she made
her debut at age 23 in the musical "Flahooley". Roles in "Plain and
Fancy" and, the most famous flop of all time, "Candide" followed. In
1957, she created her most famous role as Marion Paroo opposite Robert Preston
in "The Music Man". She won a Tony for her work. Other shows included
"The Gay Life", "She Loves Me" and "Something More". After the
short-lived "Grass Harp" during the early '70s, Cook retired from the
musical theater. Not long after, she emerged as a dynamite cabaret
singer. This second phase of her career is still going strong
today.
