Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisa Part 64

"strong-minded Barbra": Dorothy Kilgallen's syndicated column, as in the Salt Lake Tribune, June 1, 1962.

"Friends of the sensationally": Dorothy Kilgallen's syndicated column, as in the Daytona Beach Morning Journal, August 29, 1962.

[>] "Barbra Streisand is the front-runner": Dorothy Kilgallen's syndicated column, as in the Lowell Sun, August 31, 1962.

[>] Harold Clurman, in a long piece: NYT, September 23, 1962.

11. Fall 1962

[>] "very dependent on each other": Playboy, November 1970.

"so right for each other": Esquire, September 22, 2009.

[>] "old things and bizarre things": Life, December 12, 1969.

[>] "listen to the radio": NYT, March 4, 1973.

"the first annual Alexander": Life, May 22, 1964.

"didn't want Elliott": Playboy, October 1977.

"Animalism ... a certain animal quality": Kaufman Schwartz and a.s.sociates transcript of interview, August 15, 1963, Sidney Skolsky Collection, AMPAS.

[>] begun talking salary: Earl Wilson reported that Streisand hadn't yet signed for the part because she was still "discussing salary." (Earl Wilson's syndicated column, as in the Reno Evening Gazette, September 17, 1962.) Not surprisingly, Dorothy Kilgallen put it in more negative terms: Streisand was "still d.i.c.kering over salary." (Dorothy Kilgallen's syndicated column, as in the Salt Lake Tribune, September 18, 1962.)

[>] in her own word, "h.e.l.l": Life, May 22, 1964.

"some special business": Louella Parsons's syndicated column, as in the Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 4, 1962.

Barbra and Fran: A syndicated Hollywood column with no byline published in the Hartford Courant, September 30, 1962, stated: "While Barbra Streisand ... was taping a Dinah Sh.o.r.e show, f.a.n.n.y Brice's daughter, Fran (Mrs. Ray) Stark, showed up to ogle her for the t.i.tle role in the coming musical based on f.a.n.n.y's life."

[>] Peter and Wendy grew up: Interview, September 1985.

"the outstanding Hollywood party": NYT, September 29, 1960.

a treasure chest of gems: In June 1953, the Starks, staying at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel in New York on their way to Paris, had their room broken into; $40,000 worth of jewelry was taken. The thief overlooked other jewelry worth $13,700 sitting atop a dresser in the bedroom. The jewels were only "partly insured." Stolen was a platinum-and-gold ring with two eight-carat diamonds as well as a platinum bracelet holding a six-carat diamond and three emeralds, each valued at $20,000. Left behind on the dresser were two pearl rings, a pearl necklace, platinum earrings, and a diamond-and-platinum wedding band. a.s.sociated Press newswire, as in the Lima (Ohio) News, June 28, 1953.

[>] "a group of vocal performers": Hartford Courant, May 12, 1963.

[>] Barbra seemed "anxious": syndicated Scripps-Howard article, as in the Albuquerque Tribune, May 13, 1963.

[>] Barbra Streisand would never play: A quote from Fran Stark, "That woman will never play my mother" or some variant thereof, has shown up in virtually every account of Streisand's life. John Patrick told Anne Edwards for Streisand: A Biography that Fran Stark spoke the line directly to him. Given that the quote has usually been accompanied by the erroneous a.s.sertion that Ray Stark, as well as his wife, opposed Streisand's casting, I was tempted to doubt its authenticity. However, Jule Styne, who was very much on the scene during the period in question, was quoted in several accounts confirming Fran's opposition; Kaye Ballard, who by this time was in the running for the part, and Suzanne Merrill also remembered it. In Spada's Streisand: Her Life, however, Styne was quoted as saying it was Ray Stark who said Streisand would never play his mother-in-law, which the Robbins papers clearly disprove.

[>] "a lot of loot": Dorothy Kilgallen's syndicated column, as in the Lowell Sun, September 29, 1962.

"creative control, no coupling": Considine, Barbra Streisand: The Woman, the Myth, the Music.

Marty had secured a clause: Billboard, August 3, 1963.

"After months of negotiations": Dorothy Kilgallen's syndicated column, as in the Dunkirk (New York) Evening Observer, October 8, 1962.

[>] "It doesn't feel like": Backstage with Lee Jordan, WXYZ radio, September 1962, included on the Just for the Record DVD.

[>] Merrick would "bristle": Kissel, David Merrick: The Abominable Showman.

[>] "Yeah, let's go": Considine, Barbra Streisand: The Woman, the Myth, the Music.

[>] "David Merrick may hold": LAT, September 29, 1962.

"completely out of": Louella Parsons's syndicated column, as in the Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 4, 1962.

"Although Jerry has been": Floria Lasky to Albert da Silva, September 20, 1962, JRC, NYPL.

"ghastly sessions": Isobel Lennart to Jerome Robbins, [nd, September 1962], JRC, NYPL.

"not ready yet": Jerome Robbins to Ray Stark, [nd, September 1962], JRC, NYPL.

"I think there can be": Ray Stark to Albert da Silva, August 31, 1962, JRC, NYPL.

[>] "As for delivering": Jerome Robbins to Ray Stark, [nd, September 1962], JRC, NYPL.

"not want any": Floria Lasky to Albert da Silva, September 20, 1962, JRC, NYPL.

"Barbra Streisand, who's been practically": Earl Wilson's syndicated column, as in the Wisconsin State Journal, October 5, 1962.

[>] Peter found he could work: For background and insight into Peter Daniels, I am grateful to Lainie Kazan.

[>] press reports were stating that Kaye Ballard: NYT, October 10, 1962.

[>] "was doing everything": Riese, Her Name Is Barbra.

[>] "like putting on": NYT, May 21, 2009.

[>] Wholesale was $140,000: Kissel, David Merrick: The Abominable Showman.

"I'm free! I'm free!": Spada, Streisand: Her Life.