Bobby Short
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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.
Known for
Credits
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Self
For Love or Money (1993)
as Self
Blue Ice (1992)
as Buddy
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
as Self
Dr. Pepper (—)
as Self
Man of the Century (1999)
as Chester
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Narrator
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)
as Self
A Night on the Town (1983)
Actor
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
as Self
Hardhat & Legs (1980)
as Self
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle (—)
Actor
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)
as Self