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Book SynopsisBecoming Barbra presents a never-before-seen look at a star in the making by an award-winning photographer with full access.
From the humble beginnings of Barbra Streisand’s career in 1963 to full-fledged stardom in 1966, renowned
Life magazine photographer Bill Eppridge had full access to the young singer. He photographed Streisand shopping in a thrift shop; trying on outfits in her apartment; and there’s an appearance on the
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson—then live from New York. Eppridge documented Streisand meeting with producer David Merrick, who wanted her for the starring role in Broadway’s
Funny Girl, which catapulted her to celebrity status.
By the time Eppridge caught up with Streisand in 1966, she was a star in full orbit.
Funny Girl had just wrapped, CBS had signed her to star in three television specials, five of her albums had gone gold and one platinum,
Trade Review"Before she became a megastar, Barbra Streisand shopped at thrift stores and did her laundry in a bathtub (which happened to be located in her kitchen). Photographer Bill Eppridge candidly captured her rise to fame in the ’60s. Becoming Barbra presents 90-plus behind-the-scenes photos from that period."
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InStyle". . . longtime fans and more recent devotees alike will find much to kvell over"
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Metroscope"A stunning new book of never-before-seen photos of Barbra Streisand in the ’60s"
— Emily Smith,
New York Post, Page Six
