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My Name Is Barbra (TV program)

October 28, 2023

My Name Is Barbra is a 1965 television special and the first for up and coming super star Barbra Streisand. The special was broadcast April 28, 1965 on CBS in conjunction with Streisand's fifth studio album My Name Is Barbra. The special was very successful, won many awards, including five Emmys and a contract was signed for another four specials. The special was split into three acts. To promote the album My Name Is Barbra, Two... and the rerun of the TV special, Columbia planned a major advertising and promotion campaign which include full-page advertising in TV Guide and Esquire magazines, saturation radio spot in 30 major markets, retailers supplied with 38-inch die-cuts, streamers and pre-pack counter browsers and 800 transportation display locations with four-sheet posters to draw attention to both the album and the TV special.[1]

My Name Is Barbra
Photo of Streisand from the special
Written byRobert Emmet
Directed byDwight Hemion
Joe Layton
StarringBarbra Streisand
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRichard Lewine
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseApril 28, 1965 (1965-04-28)

Act one edit

  1. My Name is Barbra
  2. Much More
  3. I'm Late
  4. Make Believe
  5. How Does the Wine Taste
  6. A Kid Again
  7. I'm Five
  8. Sweet Zoo
  9. Where Is The Wonder?
  10. People

Act two edit

  1. I've Got The Blues
  2. Monologue
  3. Second Hand Rose
  4. Give Me the Simple Life
  5. I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
  6. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  7. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
  8. The Best Things in Life are Free

Act three edit

  1. When The Sun Comes Out
  2. Why Did I Choose You?
  3. Lover, Come Back to Me
  4. I Am Woman
  5. Don't Rain On My Parade
  6. The Music That Makes Me Dance
  7. My Man
  8. Happy Days Are Here Again

Critical acclaim edit

Barbra Streisand received all positive reviews. The United Press International proclaimed "She is so great it is shocking. She may well be the most supremely talented and complete popular entertainer that this country has ever produced."[2]

The show was the 16th top ranked show in the Nielsen ratings report for April 26-May 9, 1965.[3]

Awards edit

My Name Is Barbra was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards in 1965, for which it won five. Streisand won the award for "Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment." It also won the Directors Guild of America Award for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television" in 1966.[4]

Barbra Streisand also won her first Peabody Award in 1965.[5]

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Columbia's Streisand pitch is hitting all the basis". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 9 October 1965. p. 6.
  2. ^ Great Performances . Barbra Streisand Specials . My Name Is Barbra | PBS
  3. ^ Lowry, Cynthia (25 May 1965). CBS Gets 'A' For Idea, But 'D' For Effort, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Associated Press story)
  4. ^ "Awards for My Name Is Barbra". IMDb.
  5. ^ "The Ultimate Show Biz Coup: PEGOT". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "American video certifications – Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links edit

  • My Name Is Barbra at IMDb

October 28, 2023
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