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p. 201 ‘As if contending ...’, ibid.
p. 202 ‘It was not, in retrospect ...’, ibid., p. 296.
p. 203 ‘Betty Hutton once said ...’, ibid., p. 295.
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I am much indebted to the archival material at both AMPAS and BFI for all the chapters in this book dealing with the making of a film. Special interviews for this chapter included friends and coworkers of Alan Jay Lerner.
p. 206 ‘I always wanted to meet ...’, Playboy, October 1977.
p. 207 ‘a particular desperation ...’, Newsweek, 5 January 1970.
p. 207 ‘The audience cannot be lied to ...’, ibid.
p. 208 ‘Barbra also stands to make ...’, New York Times, 9 October 1968.
p. 209 ‘a little guy ...’, interview.
p. 210 ‘When Alan came to me ...’, Citron, The Wordsmiths, p. 221.
p. 210 ‘if he was really working hard ...’, ibid.
p. 210 ‘We spent a whole day going over ...’, Jordan, The Greatest Star, p. 181.
p. 211 ‘Sparks flew’, interview.
p. 213 ‘It was inspired ...’, Vickers, Cecil Beaton, p. 529.
p. 213 ‘The most uncongenial atmosphere ...’, ibid., p. 533.
p. 214 ‘Barbra is one of two kinds of superstars ...’, ibid.
p. 214 ‘I like B.S. ...’, ibid., p. 534.
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p. 217 ‘Well, Ma ...’, New York Times, 23 February 1970.
p. 217 ‘Barbra loves Rozie ...’, ibid.
p. 217 ‘Yeah, my voice ...’, ibid.
p. 218 ‘There is so much more to learn ...’, ibid.
p. 221 ‘He pointed mutely ...’, Albert Goldman, Elvis Presley, McGraw Hill, New York 1981, p. 436.
p. 222 ‘I always knew ...’, New York Time, 13 October 1969.
p. 222 ‘something of a paradox ...’, New York Times, 5 October 1969.
p. 222 ‘We have a very deep personal ...’, ibid.
p. 225 ‘heavy Victorian ornaments ...’, Trudeau, Beyond Reason, p. 47.
p. 225 ‘black sheep ...’, ibid.
p. 225 ‘Charm is the power ...’, James Lord, Picasso and Dora, p. 45.
p. 225 ‘a sort of old-fashioned gallantry’, Trudeau, Beyond Reason, p. 42.
p. 226 ‘He flew Barbra ...’, ibid.
p. 227 ‘Barbra wanted us to get back ...’, Daily Mail, November 1994.
p. 227 ‘After she schlepped ...’, interview, Dennen.
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I am especially indebted in this chapter for the help of Ed Holly and Blossom Kahn (both formerly executives of First Artists), Madeline Gilford, producer of Broadway for Bella, Michael Edwards, a key figure in the opposing camp of two of Bella Abzug’s later campaigns for the Senate, author and screenwriter, Herman Raucher, and the access Warner Brothers Studios gave me to their archives.
p. 230 ‘a cool suspidon’, interview, Kahn.
p. 231 ‘I would think ...’, Playgirl, February 1984.
p. 231 ‘Schopenhauer’s theory ...’, New Yorker, 14 November 1970.
p. 232 ‘put in thick white ...’, Riese, Randall – Her Name is Barbra, p. 310.
p. 232 ‘She only calls me Herbie ...’, ibid.
p. 234 ‘They shared a kind of mirror image ...’, private interview, Lee.
p. 234 ‘I would much rather ...’, New York Times, 5 June 1970.
p. 235 ‘everything in stainless steel ...’, ibid.
p. 235 ‘Hey! Now I can see ...’, ibid.
p. 237 ‘I remember the various ...’, Playboy, October 1977.
p. 237 ‘I didn’t know how dangerous ...’, ibid.
p. 237 ‘wearing his M*A*S*H ...’, ibid.
p. 238 ‘skirting insanity ...’, ibid.
p. 238 ‘She made chicken soup ...’, interview, Raucher.
p. 239 ‘It seemed as tough ...’, interview, Lee.
p. 239 ‘The place was jammed ...’, ibid.
p. 240 ‘Barbra Streisand; delicate snarl ...’, New Yorker, 14 November 1970.
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p. 243 ‘Actually, I believe women ...’, Playboy, October 1977.
p. 243 ‘Look, this was my first real home ...’, Architectural Digest, May 1978.
p. 243 ‘my burgundy era ...’, ibid.
p. 245 ‘Richard was always trying ...’, Streisand, record notes, Just for the Record.
p. 246 ‘I can’t throw away ...’, Ladies’ Home Journal, August 1966.
p. 246 ‘the things you read in the papers ...’, New York Post, 23 May 1976.
p. 246 ‘never knew what was ...’, ibid.
p. 247 ‘used to live inside films ...’, Wakeman (ed.), World Film Directors, vol. II, p. 133.
p. 247 ‘stealing from everything ...’, ibid., p. 134.
p. 250 ‘he made your skull ...’, Brownstein, The Power and the Glitter, p. 241.
p. 250 ‘If I would have known ...’, concert, Los Angeles, 15 April 1972.
p. 250 ‘Ya know – to conquer ...’, ibid.
p. 252 ‘I’m very fragile emotionally ...’, Mike Wallace – Sixty Minutes.
p. 253 ‘Barbra was baffled ...’, Jordan, The Greatest Star, p. 218.
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Interviews for this chapter were conducted with Arthur Laurents, Marda Mae Jones and Mitzie and Ken Welch among others.
p. 254 ‘Ray was looking ...’, interview, Laurents.
p. 256 ‘They were insecure ...’, ibid.
p. 256 ‘The person who was terrific ...’, ibid .
p. 257 ‘He didn’t like the script ...’, Première, July 1980, p. 11.
p. 258 ‘I think with any small encouragement ...’, interview.
p. 258 ‘She was in awe of Redford ...’, Jordan, The Greatest Star, p. 221.
p. 259 ‘I didn’t even have ...’, Première, July 1980, p. 11.
p. 259 ‘It was all wrong ...’, interview, Laurents.
p. 260 ‘It was curious ...’, interview, Jones.
p. 260 ‘Working with Barbra ...’, Riese, Randall – Her Name is Barbra, p. 339.
p. 260 ‘It flows like velvet ...’, Daily News, 19 October 1973.
p. 260 ‘a torpedoed ship ...’, New Yorker, 15 October 1973.
p. 261 ‘If I’d left it in the minor mode ...’, Gilbert and Theroux, The Top Ten, p. 229.
p. 262 ‘Like a Chinese menu’, interview, Mitzie Welch.
p. 262 ‘an antiques dealer ...’, ibid.
p. 262 ‘We hired all kinds ...’, interview, Ken Welch.
p. 264 ‘Julie Andrews, Blake Edwards ...’, interview, Mitzie Welch.
p. 264 ‘That haircut ...’, ibid.
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p. 265 ‘You know you’re a cute little thing ...’, Woman, 5 November 1978.
p. 267 ‘Jon is smart ...’, interview.
p. 267 ‘He comes out of the Hugh Hefner ...’, ibid.
p. 267 ‘We’re both equally crazy ...’, ibid.
p. 269 ‘Jon is a very macho man ...’, interview.
p. 270 ‘It had aluminum sliding doors ...‘, In Style, April 1994.
p. 270 ‘The kids’ rooms ...’, ibid.
p. 271 ‘He’ll have to drag me to court ...’, Jordan, The Greatest Star, p. 234.
p. 271 ‘They think I’m too small ...’, Playboy, October 1977.
p. 272 ‘I feel them listening so hard ...’, ibid.
p. 272 ‘Blame it on Vietnam ...’, ‘Women in Film Art’, New York Times, 16 April 1991.
p. 273 ‘I’d yell at her ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 136.
p. 273 ‘Her commitment was not 100 per cent ...’, University of Southern California Film Archives.
p. 274 ‘Do they think I’d let Jon produce a record ...’, ibid.
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This chapter has been greatly helped by material in the Archives of the Performing Arts at the University of Southern California, Special Collections, and the archives at Warner Brothers, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the British Film Institute and the special film archives at the University of Wisconsi
n, Madison, Wisconsin. In addition, the author conducted numerous interviews including those with Anthony Newley, Arthur Laurents, and Ed Holly and Blossom Kahn of First Artists.
p. 277 ‘a kid with dirty underwear ...’, Woman, 5 November 1978.
p. 278 ‘a savage look at the rock world’, Marie Brenner, New Times, 24 January 1976.
p. 279 ‘I discovered this project ...’, ibid.
p. 279 ‘Anyone who wonders ...’, ibid.
p. 279 ‘Can you sing ...’, interview.
p. 280 ‘We’re going to make this ...’, News Times, 24 January 1976.
p. 280 ‘What Jon Peters appreciates ...’, ibid.
p. 281 ‘That became sort of the attitude ...’, interview, Holly.
p. 281 ‘Jon came on the board ...’, ibid.
p. 282 ‘The son of a bitch ...’, Pierson, New West, 22 November 1976.
p. 282 ‘How could I direct ...’, ibid.
p. 283 ‘I hate him if he kills ...’, ibid.
p. 283 ‘People are curious ...’, ibid.
p. 284 ‘in such profusion ...’, ibid.
p. 284 ‘like Nixon ...’, People, 26 April 1976.
p. 285 ‘a very strong ...’, interview, Holly.
p. 285 ‘He was just like a feisty sponge ...’,ibid.
p. 286 ‘I know I’m not an easy ...’, ibid.
p. 286 ‘I don’t feel you want to love me ...’, New West, 22 November 1976.
p. 287 ‘Pow! I let him have it!’, ibid.
p. 288 ‘Jesus, Barbra ...’, Village Voice, 26 April 1976.
p. 288 ‘What the hell ...’, ibid.
p. 289 ‘Look at her directing ...’, ibid.
p. 289 ‘Perhaps ... I hope so ...’, People, 26 April 1976.
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The material in this chapter was gathered from the same sources as the previous chapter, with the addition of interviews conducted with Ed Holly, Blossom Kahn, Arthur Laurents, Michael Meltzer, Bob Shanks, Ann Shanks and others.
p. 290 ‘You lay it out and it’s shit ...’, New West, 22 November 1976.
p. 290 ‘You don’t listen ...’, ibid.
p. 291 ‘Primarily ...’, Riese, Randall – Her Name is Barbra, p. 380.
p. 291 ‘No movie editor ...’, Sidney Lumet, Making Movies, Knopf, New York, 1995, p. 181.
p. 292 ‘Barbra had chosen ...’, interview, Ann Shanks.
p. 292 ‘I just saw the end credits ...’, ibid.
p. 293 ‘All night ...’, Pierson, New West, 22 November 1976.
p. 294 ‘You have to understand ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 186.
p. 294 ’A Star Is Born was the beginning ...’, Los Angeles Times, 2 January 1977.
p. 295 ‘Peters taught her ...’, interview, Laurents.
p. 296 ‘I hate that lamp!’, In Style, June 1994.
p. 297 ‘Michael, one day soon ...’, interview, Meltzer.
p. 298 ‘I quit ...’, ibid.
p. 299 ‘There was a script ...’, interview, Blossom Kahn.
p. 300 ‘Ryan used to jog in the nude ...’, Taraborrelli, Call Her Miss Ross, p. 349.
p. 300 ‘Why am I not working ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 191.
p. 301 ‘I just can’t sit ...’, interview, Meltzer.
p. 301 ‘When he went off ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 193.
p. 301 ‘Am I cool ...’, Los Angeles Times, 2 January 1977.
p. 302 ’The Main Event was my fault ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 192.
p. 302 ‘An Australian firm ...’, interview, Ed Holly.
p. 304 ‘It was a time in my life ...’, Playgirl, February 1984.
p. 304 ‘You’re not going to do it!’, ibid.
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p. 309 ‘I constantly had to give up everything ...’, Playgirl, February 1984.
p. 310 ‘I’ve lived so many years feeling guilty ...’, ibid.
p. 310 ‘The day before we were going to start shooting ...’, ibid.
p. 311 ‘You never got a chance ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 250.
p. 311 ‘To get the feel of the music ...’, ibid., p. 245.
p. 311 ‘I kept remembering ...’, Los Angeles Times, 1 November 1983.
p. 312 ‘She’d fix my hair ribbons ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 248.
p. 313 ‘I had to make all the decisions ...’, Playgirl, February 1984.
p. 314 ‘She treated him like any good friend ...’, interview.
p. 314 ‘I had only nine days ...’, Los Angeles Times, 1 November 1983.
p. 315 ‘It was all about money ...’, ibid.
p. 315 ’Yentl was Barbra’s way ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 251.
p. 315 ‘I ran out and bought ...’, Playgirl, February 1984.
p. 316 ‘She denies her unhappiness ...’, Daily Mail, 17 September 1994.
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This chapter was especially enhanced by interviews with Stephen Citron, Peter Matz and numerous other fine musicians and musicologists.
p. 318 ‘All the men in my life ...’, Wall Street Journal, 14 May 1993.
p. 319 ‘Broadway music ...’, Stephen Holden, New York Times, 10 November 1985.
p. 319 ‘Barbra’s contract ...’, Swenson, Barbra, p. 273.
p. 319 ‘marathon listening ...’, Zadan, Sondheim & Co., p. 289.
p. 320 ‘It’s like growing ...’, ibid.
p. 320 ‘I told him ...’, ibid.
p. 320 ‘She wanted to make ...’, ibid.
p. 320 ‘I would talk ...’, ibid.
p. 320 ‘He believes as I do ...’, ibid.
p. 321 ‘Everyone in the studio ...’, cover notes, The Broadway Album.
p. 322 ‘I felt great warmth ...’, interview, Kramer.
p. 323 ‘It was April 26, 1986 ...’, Wall Street Journal, 14 May 1993.
p. 324 ‘She started with very little knowledge ...’, ibid.
p. 324 ‘After all my insistence ...’, Streisand, record notes, Just for the Record.
p. 325 ‘You’re nice ...’, ‘One Voice’ transcript.
p. 327 ‘If I want to meet people ...’, Cosmopolitan, September 1995.
p. 328 ‘I have done everything ...’, ibid.
p. 328 ‘I’m happy ...’, ibid.
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The laser disk, The Making of The Prince of Tides, was invaluable in the work on this chapter. I was also fortunate to have the co-operation of several of the staff and technicians on the film.
p. 330 ‘Yes [Jason] is gay ...’, Corinna Honan, Daily Mail, London, 17 September 1994.
p. 330 ‘I think Jason’s being gay ...’, ibid.
p. 331 ‘Jason has never asked me ...’, Joe Morgenstern, Cosmopolitan, October 1991.
p. 331 ‘Barbra showed me this kid ...’, Robert Epstein, Los Angeles Times, 26 December 1991.
p. 331 ‘I think she read ...’, Hilary de Vries, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, 8 December 1991.
p. 332 ‘A lot of this movie is meaningful ...’, ibid.
p. 332 ‘It changed my whole perspective ...’, Stephen Holden, New York Times, 22 December 1991.
p. 334 ‘Barbra likes to explore ...’, ibid.
p. 334 ‘I don’t find it that easy ...’, laser disk, The Making of The Prince of Tides.
p. 335 ‘The least painful part ...’, Daily Mail, July 1995.
p. 336 ‘I couldn’t stop laughing ...’, laser disk, The Making of The Prince of Tides.
p. 337 ‘I’ve been thinking about how ...‘, Stephen Holden, New York Times, 22 December 1991.
p. 337 ‘It’s Barbra’s talent for ...’, ibid.
p. 337 ‘When I direct ...’, ibid.
p. 339 ‘She uses her vulnerability ...’, Daily Mail, 17 September 1994.
p. 340 ‘She throws a lot of stories ...’, Los Angeles Times Magazine, 8 December 1991.
p. 341 ‘Poor baby is miserable ...’, Daily Mail, 17 September 1994.
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p. 342 ‘He’s very intelligent ...’, New York Times, 4 October 1992.
p. 345 ‘Perfection is ...’, Pla
yboy, October 1977.
p. 347 ‘I had known ...’, interview, Kramer.
p. 347 ‘She said if you want to ...’, ibid.
p. 348 ‘There is something about her ...’, ibid.
p. 349 ‘I think, strangely ...’, ibid.
p. 349 ‘One night when I was putting Caleigh ...’, concert programme, London, April 1994.
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This chapter owes a great debt to the perceptive interviews given to me by Larry Kramer, Don Black and various others.
p. 352 ‘How come nobody attacked the Republican ...’, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 1993.
p. 353 ‘incapable of serious involvement ...’, ibid.
p. 353 ‘When I directed a movie ...’, ibid.
p. 354 ‘We have the right ...’, ibid.
p. 354 ‘wearing a long black-hooded ...’, Washington Post, 20 January 1993.
p. 355 ‘granted 5 minutes ...’, ibid.
p. 355 ‘The most moving moments ...’, ibid.
p. 356 ‘It was the highlight ...’, interview, Black.
p. 358 ‘She wanted various musical phrases ...’, ibid.
p. 359 ‘great misery ... every night I was terrified’, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 1993.
p. 359 ‘Donna Karan gave me ...’, ibid.
p. 359 ‘I had returned to London ...’, interview, Black.
p. 360 ‘the show was to be ...’, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 1993.
p. 361 ‘I didn’t need the job ...’, Los Angeles Times, 21 August 1994.
p. 362 ‘Barbra would tell me ...’, ibid.
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This chapter owes a great deal to several backstage people involved in The Concert, who asked for their names not to be included in my acknowledgments.
p. 369 ‘I like the idea ...’, Christie’s catalogue, Streisand auction.
p. 370 ‘Sometimes when it’s been hard ...’, ibid.
p. 370 ‘I don’t put a black vase ...’, Architectural Digest, December 1993.
p. 372 ‘You have got to get this right ...’, Daily Mail, 20 April 1994.
p. 373 ‘to have a positive attitude ...’, ibid.
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p. 375 ‘What did you really think?’, interview, Black.
p. 375 ‘I was told by my boss ...’, Daily Mail, 22 April 1994.
p. 377 ‘In Detroit ...’, Vanity Fair, November 1994.
p. 378 ‘There’s no denying her talent ...’,Rex Reed, New York Observer, 4–11 July 1994.