Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy (1955), Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid-1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. She also made numerous recordings.
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Barbara Cook 25 October 1927 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Died |
8 August 2017 (aged 89) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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