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Bobby Short
Born
15 September 1924
Died
21 March 2005
Place
Danville, Illinois, USA
Acting

Bobby Short

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

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

2001 · Self

Man of the Century

1999 · Chester

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998 · Self

For Love or Money

1993 · Self

Blue Ice

1992 · Buddy

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990 · Narrator

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990 · Self

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989 · Self

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 · Self

A Night on the Town

1983

Hardhat & Legs

1980 · Self

Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle

Dr. Pepper

Self