Barbra Streisand. Steve Schapiro & Lawrence Schiller - by Lawrence Grobel & Patt Morrison (Hardcover)

About the Book

On the road and in the studio, photographers Steve Schapiro and Lawrence Schiller capture Barbra Streisand as her Hollywood star rises. Unveiling rare moments from the darling of Broadway's life and work, Streisand is revealed to be more than any single talent--not just a singer, dancer, actor--but rather a consummate performer, born for the stage.

Book Synopsis

In 1970 Barbra Streisand published a story in Life magazine titled "Who Am I Anyway?" It was the very question two leading photojournalists of the day--Steve Schapiro and Lawrence Schiller--were also asking as they photographed her during her first five years in Hollywood, working to get beneath the veneer and capture "the real Barbra."

Brimming with photographs, stories, and behind-the-scenes shots from Schapiro and Schiller, and previously available as a limited edition, this is a must-have collection for any Streisand fan. All the best movies of Streisand's first Hollywood decade are here: Funny Girl, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, The Way We Were, The Owl and the Pussycat, Up the Sandbox, Funny Lady, and A Star Is Born. So too are her loves, directors, confidants, and costars: Elliott Gould, William Wyler, Sydney Pollack, Vincente Minnelli, Cis Corman, Omar Sharif, Kris Kristofferson, and, of course, Robert Redford.

Through it all a picture emerges not of a singer who could act, but of an actress who could sing, write, direct, dance, and do just about anything she put her mind to.

Review Quotes

"Long live the American style icon Barbra! A tribute to an over 60-year career... Iconic, just."-- "Süddeutsche Zeitung"

"The one-time Funny Girl whose golden voice has made standards of songs like "Woman in Love" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" takes her proper center stage in this collection of photographs by Lawrence Schiller and Steve Schapiro, who have had her in their sights since the 1960s."-- "Los Angeles Times"

"Documenting her rise from Funny Girl to A Star is Born, the photographers had unprecedented access to the actress on set, making this a real treat for her fans."-- "The New York Times"