Hello Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand
Title: Hello Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand Author: William J. Mann Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: 10/9/2012 Meet the Author: William J. Mann is the author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, which was named a New York Times Notable Book, as well as several other acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction. He divides his time between Provincetown, Massachusetts and New York City. My take: Like the author, I’m not a huge fan of Barbra Streisand. I think that she has a phenomenal voice, but I haven’t been a huge fan of hers as an actress, apart from her earlier films WHAT’S UP DOC (which is a classic screwball comedy) and THE WAY WE WERE. While I enjoyed the PRINCE OF TIDES, I thought the last film she directed, THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES, was just one long therapy session. I suspect that if I knew her, I would find her somewhat insufferable. I totally get that she’s a perfectionist,...