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Bobby Short

Bobby Short

Born: 1924-09-15 • 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
Man of the Century poster
Man of the Century
1999 • Chester
Man of the Century poster
Man of the Century
1999
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood poster
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 • Self
For Love or Money poster
For Love or Money
1993 • Self
Blue Ice poster
Blue Ice
1992 • Buddy
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story poster
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 • Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol poster
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990 • Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket poster
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 • Self
Hannah and Her Sisters poster
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 • Self
A Night on the Town poster
A Night on the Town
1983
Hardhat & Legs poster
Hardhat & Legs
1980 • Self
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle poster
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Dr. Pepper poster
Dr. Pepper
— • Self