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Bobby Short

Acting

  • Born
  • September 15, 1924
  • Died
  • March 21, 2005
  • Place of birth
  • Danville, Illinois, USA

Biography

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.

As actor 20

Frasier poster
Frasier
1993
The Mike Douglas Show poster
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Love Boat poster
The Love Boat
1977
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
American Masters poster
American Masters
1986
7th Heaven poster
7th Heaven
1996
Roots: The Next Generations poster
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Hannah and Her Sisters poster
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
For Love or Money poster
For Love or Money
1993
Blue Ice poster
Blue Ice
1992
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel poster
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Man of the Century poster
Man of the Century
1999
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol poster
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
Dr. Pepper poster
Dr. Pepper
Hardhat & Legs poster
Hardhat & Legs
1980
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood poster
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story poster
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket poster
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
A Night on the Town poster
A Night on the Town
1983
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle poster
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle