APRIL 5, 1961
Streisand makes her television debut on "The Jack
Paar Show." Guest host Orson Bean invites her on the show after seeing her
at the Bon Soir.
MAY 9 - JUNE 6, 1961
Backstage at the Bon Soir, Barbra meets Martin Erlichman, who becomes her
personal manager.
JUNE 22, 1961
Streisand makes her first television appearance on Mike Wallace's
"P.M. East."
AUGUST 1, 1961
Barbra auditions and wins a role in an off-Broadway revue called
"Another Evening With Harry Stoones."
SEPTEMBER 1, 1961
Streisand gets an audition to sing at the swanky Blue Angel. Erlichman tries to
convince Columbia Records to sign Barbra to a recording contract.
OCTOBER 21, 1961
"Another Evening With Harry Stoones" opens
at the Gramercy Arts Theatre. It closes on the same night.
NOV 16 - DEC 13, 1961
Barbra plays the Blue Angel. Barbra does an audition tape for RCA Records
singing most of the songs she's been doing in the clubs.
NOVEMBER 29, 1961
Barbra auditions for a Broadway show, "I Can Get
It For You Wholesale," singing "A Sleepin'
Bee," "Value" (from "Harry Stoones") and
"Have I Stayed Too Long At The Fair." "Wholesale's" leading man. Elliott
Gould, watches her audition and calls her that night. Barbra's cast as Miss
Marmelstein and she starts dating Elliott.
WINTER 1962
Ray Stark and David Merrick develop a musical based on the life of Ziegfeld
Follies' star Fanny Brice (Stark's mother-in-law). Composer Jule Styne is
interested in Streisand playing Fanny based on her appearances at the Bon Soir.
At the time, Anne Bancroft is the lead candidate to play Fanny. Styne asks
songwriter Bob Merrill to write lyrics. After hearing the songs-written with BJS
in mind-Bancroft decides she wants no part of the show.
FEBRUARY - MARCH 1962
"Wholesale" previews in Philadelphia.
Because of her chronic lateness, Barbra is nearly fired. However, her second act
solo stops the show, and her role is expanded. The show moves on to Boston.
MARCH 22, 1962
"I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at
the Shubert Theatre on Broadway. The show gets middling reviews, but Barbra
receives the lion's share of praise.
SPRING 1962
Elliott moves into Barbra's apartment-a tiny, $62-a-month flat on Third Avenue
over Oscar's Salt-of-the-Sea Restaurant.
APRIL 1, 1962
Thanks to "Wholesale," composer Harold Rome
asks Barbra to participate in the 25th anniversary revue of his show
"Pins and Needles," a special Columbia
Records product. Columbia president Goddard Lieberson likes Barbra's voice, but
feels her appeal will never go beyond "cult "status.
APRIL 29, 1962
Five days after her 20th birthday, Barbra goes to the Tony Awards, where she's
the favorite to win "Best Supporting Actress in a Musical" for
"Wholesale." She loses to Phyllis Newman ("Subways
Are For Sleeping").
MAY 22 - JUNE 3, 1962
Barbra makes a return engagement at the Bon Soir where she meets songwriters
Marilyn and Alan Bergman. Their friendship will lead to many collaborations,
including "The Way We Were" and
"Yentl."
MAY 29, 1962
Barbra appears on "The Garry Moore Show."
For the first time, she sings "Happy Days Are
Here Again."
AUGUST 21, 1962
Guest-host Groucho Marx welcomes Barbra to "The
Tonight Show."
SEPTEMBER 1, 1962
Atlantic is interested in signing Barbra. Capitol makes an offer. Erlichman
gives Columbia, his top choice, one last opportunity to sign Barbra.
FALL 1962
Barbra auditions for three new Broadway shows:
"Hot Spot," "New Faces of 1962," and "Bravo,
Giovanni."
MID-SEPTEMBER 1962
To keep her from Capitol, and despite his reservations about her appeal, Goddard
Lieberson offers Barbra a contract with Columbia Records.
OCTOBER 1, 1962
Barbra signs with Columbia Records. The initial
contract is modest, but she negotiates to get creative control-she can choose
her own material, dictate the cover art and title the albums.
OCTOBER 4, 1962
Barbra finally does the "Tonight Show" with
Johnny Carson behind the desk.
OCTOBER 16, 1962
In her first, solo Columbia session, Barbra records
"Happy Days Are Here Again," "Right As the Rain,"
"When the Sun Comes Out," and "Lover Come
Back to Me."
OCT 23 - NOV 18, 1962
Barbra has her final Bon Soir engagement.
NOVEMBER 2, 1962
Streisand's first single is released, "Happy Days
Are Here Again"/"When The Sun Comes Out."
NOVEMBER 5 - 7, 1962
Streisand is recorded live at the Bon Soir for a possible debut album. The
material is eventually released as part of
"...Just For The Record."
DECEMBER 9, 1962
"I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at
the Broadway Theatre. (It moved from the Shubert Theatre mid-run).
DECEMBER 16, 1962
Streisand makes her first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," singing
"My Coloring Book" and "Lover, Come Back to
Me."
JANUARY 8 - 28, 1963
Barbra plays her last engagement at the Blue Angel. Opening the bill is the
comedy team Stiller and Meara.
FEBRUARY 1, 1963
Streisand's first album, "The Barbra Streisand
Album" is released. The album stays on the Billboard charts for 101 weeks,
and winsGrammys for Best Album and Best Female Vocalist (for
"Happy Days Are Here Again").
FEBRUARY 11 - 15, 1963
Barbra is the week-long guest host on "The Mike
Douglas Show."
MARCH 5, 1963
Barbra appears for the very last time on "The
Tonight Show."
MARCH 19 - 23/ 25 - 26,1963
Streisand appears at the Eden Roc in Miami Beach. She flies to New York for her
second appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show".
MARCH 27 - APRIL 20, 1963
Barbra appears at the hungry i in San Francisco.
APRIL 1, 1963
Following her successful TV appearances, Columbia re-releases the
"Happy Days" single to get radio to play
Barbra's music.
MAY 12, 1963
Streisand appears on "The Dinah Shore Show."
President John F. Kennedy sees her and she's invited to perform at the White
House.
MAY 13 - JUNE 1, 1963
Streisand debuts at Basin Street East in New York, opening for bandleader Benny
Goodman.
MAY 24, 1963
Barbra entertains at the White House Press Correspondents Dinner and sings for
President Kennedy. She croons "Happy Days Are
Here Again," the traditional Democratic party theme song, to the President.
When she's introduced to JFK, Barbra asks for his autograph...for her mother. He
obliges and asks her how long she has been singing. "About as long as you've
been president," she answers, making him laugh.
JUNE 1, 1963
Elliott Gould appears in London in the musical
"On The Town." Barbra joins him for a short vacation.
JUNE 9, 1963
Streisand appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show,"
this time singing "When the Sun Comes Out."
JULY 2 - AUGUST 4, 1963
Barbra appears in Las Vegas, opening for Liberace at the Riviera Hotel. Liberace
became a fan of hers after going to the Bon Soir and seeing her on "Ed
Sullivan."
JULY 26, 1963
After months of speculation, Barbra is announced as the winner of the coveted
role of Fanny Brice in the Broadway musical
"Funny Girl."
AUGUST 1, 1963
"The Second Barbra Streisand Album" is
released. It stays on the Billboard charts for 74 weeks.
AUGUST 21, 1963
Streisand opens a two-week gig at the Cocoanut Grove in LA, attracting
celebrity-filled audiences. Judy Garland comes to see her and asks her to appear
on "The Judy Garland Show."
SEPTEMBER 13, 1963
Barbra marries Elliott Gould (nee Goldstein) in Carson City, Nevada, near Lake
Tahoe.
OCTOBER 4, 1963
Barbra tapes "The
Judy Garland Show." The two singers hit it off and the show is riveting.
Network execs like the show so much, it's broadcast two days later, October 6,
1963. Streisand is nominated for an Emmy-the first time a guest appearance was
ever honored in such a way.
OCTOBER 5, 1963
Streisand sings at the Hollywood Bowl. Sammy Davis, Jr. headlines the concert.
NOVEMBER 22, 1963
Streisand hears the news President Kennedy has been assassinated. During a
rehearsal with pianist. Peter Daniels, she's overcome with emotion while singing
"Happy Days." She was supposed to return to
the White House on Dec ember 5, less than two weeks away, to perform for JFK
once more.
DECEMBER 10, 1963
In New York City, pre-production on the new Broadway musical
"Funny Girl" commences.
DECEMBER 27, 1963
Barbra is guest of honor when she's named Cue magazine's Entertainer of the
Year.
JANUARY 13, 1964
In the midst of a snowstorm, "Funny Girl"
has its first public showing in Boston. It's a disaster, not ending until 2:00
a.m. The reviews are awful and the producer contemplate pulling the plug on the
show.
JANUARY 21, 1964
Columbia releases Barbra's latest single,
"People," a ballad from "Funny Girl."
It's the "B" side, with "I Am Woman"
designated the "A" side. Because Capitol Records is producing the original cast
album rather than Columbia, the label is reluctant to promote Barbra's show.
FEBRUARY 4, 1964
"Funny Girl" opens in Philadelphia. Jerome
Robbins returns to the show to "doctor" the production. Under his supervision,
the show continues to improves-he puts all the pressure on Barbra, giving her
more songs and co medy. It's decided that the musical will rise or fall on her
performance.
MARCH 26, 1964
"Funny Girl" opens on Broadway. Barbra
receives glowing notices and the show's a hit. She is nominated for a Tony award
as Best Actress in a Musical.
APRIL 6, 1964
The cast gathers to record the original cast album. Capitol Records releases the
vinyl three days later. It sells 400,000 units in one month-the fastest selling
Capitol record up to that time.
APRIL 10, 1964
Time Magazine hits the stands with Barbra on the cover.
APRIL 12, 1964
Barbra appears as the mystery guest on "What's My
Line?"
MAY 1, 1964
Streisand appears on the cover of Life magazine.
MAY 12, 1964
Streisand attends the Grammy Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. She wins
two Grammys, Best Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for
"The Barbra Streisand Album," her first solo
album. She is 22, the youngest person to date to win Album of the Year. The
album also wins Best Album Cover.
JUNE 22, 1964
Barbra Streisand signs a $5 million deal with CBS Television to do as many as 10
musical specials.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1964
The People album is released.
OCTOBER 6 - 8, 1964
Barbra guests on the radio show "Let's Talk to
Lucy," with hostess Lucille Ball.
OCTOBER 31, 1964
All five Barbra Streisand albums are on the Billboard Top 100 Albums chart.
MAY 17, 1965
Encyclopedia Brittanica names Barbra as one of two fashion trendsetters of the
year.
JANUARY 18, 1965
Streisand entertains at the Democratic Inaugural Gala for President Lyndon
Johnson.
APRIL 4, 1965
At a Civil Rights fundraiser in Selma, Alabama, Barbra sings
"That's A Fine Kind of Freedom."
APRIL 13, 1965
Streisand attends Grammys and wins Best Female Vocalist for
"People."
APRIL 14, 1965
Taping is completed on Barbra's first TV production,
"My Name Is Barbra," a one-woman musical
special. Without any guest stars, CBS fears the program will be a disaster.
APRIL 24, 1965
Barbra is given a birthday party-her 23rd-at the Spindletop Restaurant by the
cast of "Funny Girl," and receives as a gift
from them a white poodle puppy named Sadie.
APRIL 28, 1965
"My Name Is Barbra" airs. Despite CBS's
apprehensions, the critics call it an instant classic. It's nominated for five
Emmy Awards.
JUNE 11, 1965
Backstage at "Funny
Girl," a disgruntled Sydney Chaplin, Streisand's leading man, tangles with
Barbra and he leaves the show before his contract is up.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1965
"My Name Is Barbra" wins 5 Emmy awards,
including two for Barbra.
OCTOBER 1, 1965
Streisand meets composer Michel Legrand and they discuss collaborating on an
album.
OCTOBER 10, 1965
Elliott Gould opens in a new Broadway musical called
"Drat! The Cat!" Streisand and Gould invest
in the show, but it's a flop, closing in a week. Barbra records two songs from
the show-"He Touched Me" and
"I Like Him."
NOVEMBER 22, 1965
At composer Harold Arlen's invitation, Barbra agrees to be a guest on his solo
album, "Harold Sings Arlen (with friend)."
She does two songs, a solo rendition of "House of
Flowers" and a duet with Arlen, "Ding-Dong!
The Witch Is Dead."
DECEMBER 1, 1965
Barbra is forced to sign a four-picture deal with Ray Stark to ensure that she's
cast in the film version of "Funny Girl."
Stark announces that Barbra will re-create her Broadway success in the big
screen adaptation of "Funny Girl."
DECEMBER 26, 1965
Streisand plays Fanny Brice for the last time on Broadway. For an encore, Barbra
does Fanny's classic theme, "My Man."
JANUARY 1, 1966
"Color Me Barbra," Streisand's second TV
special, begins pre-production.
FEBRUARY 1, 1966
Streisand attends Paris fashion shows, shopping for clothes to wear on her next
TV special.
MARCH 30, 1966
"Color Me Barbra," Barbra's second TV
special, airs.
APRIL 13, 1966
The London version of "Funny Girl" opens at
the Prince of Wales Theatre with Barbra duplicating her Broadway success. The
show is sold out for the entire fourteen-week run.
APRIL 19, 1966
Streisand and husband Elliott Gould announce the impending birth of their first
child. Barbra's planned U.S. concert tour of 26 cities is cut back to just four.
JUNE 26, 1966
In London, Barbra begins recording "A Christmas
Album."
JULY 21, 1966
Barbra performs for record-sellers at the Columbia Records sales convention.
JULY 30-AUGUST 9, 1966
Barbra does concerts in Newport, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago, before
retiring to have her baby.
SUMMER 1966
Barbra and Elliott rent a house in Long Island for the season.
FALL - WINTER 1966
After Sidney Lumet walks out on preparations to direct the film version of
"Funny Girl," Oscar-winning filmmaker
William Wyler decides to do the film.
DECEMBER 29, 1966
Barbra checks into Mount Sinai Hospital on December 28, using the name Angelina
Scarangella, her acting school alias. Jason Emanuel Gould is delivered by
Caesarian section the next day. He weighs 7 lbs. 12 oz.
JANUARY 1, 1967
Streisand agrees to star in Paramount Pictures adaptation of the Broadway
musical "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever."
APRIL 26 - 29, 1967
Streisand tapes her third CBS special, "The Belle
of 14th Street" in New York. Unlike her previous one-woman shows, this one
has guest stars and a theme-an homage to vaudeville. CBS doesn't like the
finished product and shelves the show until October.
MAY 1, 1967
Barbra signs to play Dolly in the film version of
"Hello, Dolly!" It causes an uproar because many champion Carol Channing,
who originated the role on Broadway, getting the part. Barbra's also deemed too
young for the part.
MAY 5, 1967
Barbra presents the Best Musical Tony award to
"Cabaret."
MAY 10, 1967
Barbra lands in Hollywood to begin shooting
"Funny Girl."
MAY 14, 1967
"Funny Girl" producer Ray Stark throws a
party for Barbra to introduce her to Hollywood's biggest stars.
JUNE 1, 1967
In reaction to the Six-Day War in the Mideast, Barbra gives $400,000 to the
Emergency Campaign for Israel.
JUNE 11, 1967
Barbra sings at a Rally for Israeli Survival at the
Hollywood Bowl.
JUNE 17, 1967
Barbra gives a free concert in New York's Central Park. Over 135,000 people show
up. The concert, "A Happening In Central Park,"
is taped for a CBS-TV special. Streisand reveals years later that she had
received death threats because of her pro-Israeli stance.
JULY 9, 1967
Streisand does a second live concert, this one at the Hollywood Bowl in Los
Angeles.
JULY 18, 1967
In New York, Barbra shoots the "Don't Rain on My
Parade" musical sequence for "Funny Girl."
FALL 1967
Streisand and her "Funny Girl" co-star Omar
Sharif have a brief romance.
OCTOBER 1, 1967
Barbra re-signs with Columbia Records for five more years.
OCTOBER 11, 1967
"The Belle of 14th Street" finally airs on
CBS. It's Streisand's third TV special, and a flop.
DECEMBER 1, 1967
Barbra finishes filming "Funny Girl."
WINTER 1967
Back to New York, producer Valentine Sherry sends Streisand a story to read
which he would like her to do as a film. It's Isaac Bashevis Singer's
"Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy." Barbra loves it
and wants to do it, but her agents-David Begelman and Freddie Fields-advise her
to put it off.
JANUARY 21, 1968
Streisand sings at the "Broadway For Peace 1968"
rally, a fundraiser for members of Congress who are opposed to the war in Viet
Nam.
FEBRUARY 23, 1968
"Our Corner of the Night"/"He Could Show Me" is released as a single,
signaling Streisand's early forays into pop music.
APRIL 10, 1968
Streisand appears at the Academy Awards for the first time to present Best Song.
The Oscar is accepted by Sammy Davis, Jr. for the Anthony Newly-Leslie Bricusse
song "Talk To The Animals."
APRIL 15, 1968
"Hello, Dolly!" starts shooting in upstate New York.
JUNE 1, 1968
"Funny Girl" is sneak-previewed. Barbra and the film both gets high marks from
audience members.
JUNE 7, 1968
While shooting in Garrison, New York, Streisand and co-star Walter Matthau get
into a squabble. Diretor Gene Kelly minimizes the incident. Later on, Matthau
blames his hot temper on the fact that it was the day after Robert F. Kennedy
was shot.
LATE JUNE 1968
Clive Davis, Columbia Records president, visits Streisand to convince her to
contemporize her music.
AUGUST 14, 1968
The "Funny Girl" soundtrack is released and stays on the Billboard chart for 108
weeks-Barbra's longest run.
LATE SUMMER 1968
"Hello, Dolly!" wraps.
SEPTEMBER 15, 1968
CBS airs Barbra's first television concert, "A Happening In Central Park."
SEPTEMBER 18, 1968
"Funny Girl" has a gala premiere in Times Square. In the days ahead, she attends
a similar opening in Hollywood. "Funny Girl" gets great reviews, especially
Barbra's performance.
OCTOBER 1, 1968
Streisand poses for Blackgama fur ad…"What Becomes A Legend Most?"
OCTOBER 5, 1968
"On A Clear Day" begins shooting.
OCTOBER 17, 1968
At an Israel Bond luncheon at the Hollywood Palladium, Streisand sings "Hatikvah,"
the Israeli national anthem.
NOVEMBER 1, 1968
Producer Ray Stark announces Barbra's next film will be "The Owl & the
Pussycat," a non-musical.
DECEMBER 1968
For the Will Rogers Foundation, Streisand appears in a public service
announcement.
JANUARY 6, 1969
In honor of "Clear
Day's" start, Paramount has a Reincarnation Costume Ball. Streisand arrives
as Colette, the French writer.
JANUARY 14, 1969
Streisand meets the European press to promote
"Funny Girl."
JANUARY 15, 1969
Barbra attends the Royal Premiere of "Funny Girl"
in London, meeting Princess Margaret.
JANUARY 16, 1969
Maurice Chevalier escorts Streisand to the "Funny
Girl" premiere in France at L'Opera de Paris.
FEBRUARY 1, 1969
"Funny Girl" garners eight Academy Award
nominations, including one for Best Picture and one for Barbra as Best Actress.
FEBRUARY 13, 1969
Streisand and husband Elliott Gould announce that they are separating.
APRIL 14, 1969
At the Academy Awards, Streisand (with Elliott by her side) wins the Oscar in a
tie with Katharine Hepburn. Barbra's Arnold Scassi-designed pants suit causes a
stir. Barbra accepts the award from Ingrid Bergman, then says to the Oscar,
"Hello, gorgeous!"
APRIL 17, 1969
Al Moharrer, a Beirut newspaper, demands Barbra Streisand's films be banned in
the Arab world because she is a "Zionist."
MAY 16, 1969
Streisand becomes the second woman in history to be honored by the Friar's Club
with one of their legendary roasts as Entertainer of the Year.
JUNE 1, 1969
Streisand, Paul Newman, and Sidney Poitier create a film company called First
Artists to produce their own movies.
JULY 2 - 30, 1969
Streisand is the first star to appear at the new International Hotel in Las
Vegas. She is paid a (then) whopping one million dollars for four weeks work.
NOVEMBER 1, 1969
Barbra begins dating Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
OCTOBER 6, 1969
Principal photography begins on "The Owl & the
Pussycat."
DECEMBER 1, 1969
Streisand and her mother, Diana Kind, go to see Barbra's 18-year-old sister,
Roslyn Kind, sing at the Persian Room.
DECEMBER 1, 1969
A co-op board rejects Barbra's application when she tries to buy a 20-room
apartment at 1021 Park Avenue. Barbra suspects the cause is anti-Semitism
because one year earlier she had been similarly denied an apartment at 1107
Fifth Avenue.
DECEMBER 3, 1969
State Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz launches an investigation into the
practices of the city co-op boards in response to Barbra's plight.
DECEMBER 17, 1969
"Hello, Dolly!" finally opens. Streisand
goes to the New York opening directly from filming
"The Owl & the Pussycat" in Central Park.
She's mobbed by overzealous fans, who break through police barriers to try and
get to the star.
WINTER 1969
Barbra becomes the spokesperson for the National Association of Retarded
Children, appearing in commercial, on posters and in print ads. She also
contributes to the United Nations' Children's Fund.