Bobby Short
Known for: Acting
Born: September 15, 1924
Died: March 21, 2005
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
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Dr. Pepper
A Night on the Town
1983
Hardhat & Legs
1980
Blue Ice
1992
Man of the Century
1999
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
7th Heaven
1996
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
Frasier
1993
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
American Masters
1986
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
The Love Boat
1977
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
For Love or Money
1993