Bobby Short
Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (born September 15, 1924 in New York City , † March 21, 2005 ibid) was an American singer and pianist .
Short was the ninth of ten children. As early as 1936 he appeared in New York nightclubs . Short was very popular in the 1950s. With the decline of nightclubs and the rise of the Beatles in the 1960s, interest in him fell, but he made a comeback in 1968. Since that year he has played regularly at the Carlyle Hotel in New York. Further appearances took him to the White House, among others . Short starred in the films Splash and Hannah and Her Sisters in the 1980s .
Short died of leukemia at the age of 80 .
Web links
Commons : Bobby Short - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Obituary in The New York Times
- Bobby Short at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Short, Bobby |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Short, Robert Waltrip (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 2005 |
| Place of death | New York City |