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Who was the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film?

With the release of Yentl (1983), Streisand became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film. The film won an Oscar for Best Score and a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Musical.

What year did Barbra Streisand release her first album?

Following her guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records and released her debut The Barbra Streisand Album (1963) , which won two Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.

How many albums did Barbra Streisand have?

Streisand has recorded 50 studio albums, almost all with Columbia Records. Her early works in the 1960s (her debut The Barbra Streisand Album, The Second Barbra Streisand Album, The Third Album, My Name Is Barbra, etc.) are considered classic renditions of theatre and cabaret standards, including her pensive version of the normally uptempo " Happy Days Are Here Again ". She performed this in a duet with Judy Garland on The Judy Garland Show. Garland referred to her on the air as one of the last great belters. They also sang " There's No Business Like Show Business " with Ethel Merman joining them.

Where did Streisand go to school?

Streisand began her education at the Jewish Orthodox Yeshiva of Brooklyn when she was five. She was considered bright and inquisitive about everything; however, she lacked discipline, often shouting answers to questions out of turn. She next entered Public School 89 in Brooklyn, and during those early school years began watching television and going to movies. "I always wanted to be somebody, to be famous ...You know, get out of Brooklyn."

What was the first movie that Streisand made?

Her first film was a reprise of her Broadway hit, Funny Girl (1968), an artistic and commercial success directed by Hollywood veteran William Wyler. Streisand won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actress for the role, sharing it with Katharine Hepburn ( The Lion in Winter ), the only time there has been a tie in this Oscar category. Her next two movies were also based on musicals— Jerry Herman 's Hello, Dolly!, directed by Gene Kelly (1969); and Alan Jay Lerner 's and Burton Lane 's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, directed by Vincente Minnelli (1970)—while her fourth film was based on the Broadway play The Owl and the Pussycat (1970).

How many times has Streisand been married?

Streisand has been married twice . Her first husband was actor Elliott Gould, whom she married on September 13, 1963. They announced their separation on February 12, 1969 and divorced on July 6, 1971. They had one child, Jason Gould, who appeared as her on-screen son in The Prince of Tides .

Where is the Streisand building?

In 1984, Streisand donated the Emanuel Streisand Building for Jewish Studies to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in the Mount Scopus campus, in memory of her father, an educator and scholar who died when she was young.

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