Bobby Short

Actor

Born: September 15, 1924
Died: March 21, 2005 (age 80)
From: Danville, 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.

Filmography (13)

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
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Man of the Century (1999)
Chester
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
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For Love or Money (1993)
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Blue Ice (1992)
Buddy
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)
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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
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A Night on the Town (1983)
Hardhat & Legs (1980)
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Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Dr. Pepper
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