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Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 - August 08, 2017) was an American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s after starring in the original Broadway musicals Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957), among others, winning a Tony Award for the latter. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid 1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue, Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretations. As she aged her voice took on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth. Today Cook is widely recognized as having been one of the "premier interpreters" of musical theatre songs and standards, in particular the songs of composer Stephen Sondheim. Her subtle and sensitive interpretations of American popular song continued to earn high praise even into her eighties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Cook,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Herself

Mostly Sondheim

2003

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Self

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

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A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

1996

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Mother (voice)

Thumbelina

1994

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Self

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990

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Sally Durant Plummer

Follies: In Concert

1986

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Self

Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York

1986

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Sally Durant Plummer

Great Performances

1971

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Self - Guest

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

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Team Captain

The Match Game

1962

Credits

Mostly Sondheim

as Herself

2003

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self

2003

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🎬

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

as Self

1996

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Thumbelina

as Mother (voice)

1994

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Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

as Self

1990

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Follies: In Concert

as Sally Durant Plummer

1986

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Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York

as Self

1986

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Great Performances

as Sally Durant Plummer

1971

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968

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The Match Game

as Team Captain

1962

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962

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The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

1959

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Hansel and Gretel

as Gretel

1958

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The Yeomen of the Guard

as Elsie Maynard

1957

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Kitty Malone

1956

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Bloomer Girl

as Evelina Applegate

1956

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Babes in Toyland

as Jane Piper

1955

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Barbie Hallem

1955

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Golden Windows

1954

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Elsie Maynard

1951

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948

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