Bobby Short
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Self
1986
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Narrator
1990
Blue Ice
as Buddy
1992
Hardhat & Legs
as Self
1980
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
TBA
Man of the Century
as Chester
1999
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self
1989
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self
1990
For Love or Money
as Self
1993
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
1998
A Night on the Town
1983
Man of the Century
1999
Dr. Pepper
as Self
TBA
