Bobby Short
Known for Acting
Born September 15, 1924
Died March 21, 2005
Place of Birth Danville, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
For Love or Money
1993
as Self
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Self
Blue Ice
1992
as Buddy
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Narrator
Man of the Century
1999
as Chester
Man of the Century
1999
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
A Night on the Town
1983
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
as Self
Dr. Pepper
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as Self
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
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