Bobby Short Net Worth

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Bobby Short net worth is
$1.9 Million

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Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.He also championed African-American composers of the same period such as Eubie Blake, James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, presenting their work not in a polemical way, but as simply the obvious equal of that of their white contemporaries.His dedication to his great love – what he called the "Great American Song" – left him equally adept at performing the witty lyrics of Bessie Smith's "Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)" or Gershwin and Duke's "I Can't Get Started." Short stated his favorite songwriters were Ellington, Arlen and Kern, and he was instrumental in spearheading the construction of the Ellington Memorial in New York City. 
Full NameBobby Short
Net Worth$1.9 Million
Date Of BirthSeptember 15, 1924
DiedMarch 21, 2005, New York City, New York, United States
Place Of BirthDanville, Illinois, USA
OccupationVocalist, pianist
ProfessionActor, Singer, Jazz Pianist
NationalityAmerican
ChildrenRonald Bell
SiblingsReginald Short
NicknamesBobby Short, Short, Bobby
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0795027
NominationsGrammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
MoviesMan of the Century, For Love or Money, Blue Ice, Savages, You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story, Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle
Star SignVirgo
#Quote
1I go back to what I heard Marian Anderson say once: 'First a song has to be beautiful.' However 'beautiful' covers a wide range of things. I have to admire a song's structure and what it's about. But I also have to determine how I can transfer my affection for a song to an audience. I have to decide whether I can put it across.
2I was a black performer seated at the piano singing songs from Broadway shows. There were no dos and don'ts. I had the freedom to be myself.
3A young man told me, 'How dare you insult your race by not singing the blues?' I still get feedback about that. I'm a 76-year-old black man living in a white society; I've gone through the medley. I'd like to think my legacy included having done something positive to help eliminate the problems between races. I never let racism into the core of me.
#Fact
1Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 511-513. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
2Touring in vaudeville from the age of 12 he was billed as the 'miniature king of swing'. As an adult he described himself as a saloon pianist.
3In the 1950s, Cole Porter heard Short play his work, and - although badly crippled - made his way across the room at the Carlyle to thank him personally. On the 100th anniversary of Porter's birth, the family presented Short with their 'You're the Top Award' for his outstanding contributions to the composer's legend.
4Born 9th of 10 children
5Wrote two memoirs, "Black and White Baby" (1971) and "Bobby Short: The Life and Times of a Saloon Singer" (1995).
6Performed at the White House for decades, entertaining the Nixon, Carter, Reagan and Clinton administrations.
7Close friends included the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Vanderbilt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Merv Griffin and Stephen Sondheim.
8He was instrumental in spearheading the construction of the Ellington Memorial in his beloved New York City.
9Considered his favorite songwriters to be Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen and Jerome Kern.
10Born at 10:30pm-CDT

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Argo2012performer: "Charlie's Tune"
Paris-Manhattan2012performer: "I'm In Love Again"
7th Heaven2003TV Series performer - 1 episode
Man of the Century1999performer: "Nagasaki"
Love Affair1994performer: "Changes"
In the Heat of the Night1991-1994TV Series performer - 2 episodes
For Love or Money1993performer: "In Your Eyes"
Manhattan Murder Mystery1993performer: "I Happen to Like New York" 1930
Wild Blade1991performer: "Bye Bye Blackbird"
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990Documentary performer: "Manhattan"
In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Rodgers and Hart1987TV Movie performer: "Manhattan"
Hannah and Her Sisters1986performer: "I'm in Love Again"
Savages1972performer: "Savages"
Call Me Mister1951performer: "GOIN' HOME TRAIN"

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Frasier2001TV SeriesWarren
Man of the Century1999Chester
In the Heat of the Night1991-1994TV SeriesChes Collins
Blue Ice1992Buddy
American Masters1990TV Series documentaryNarrator
Paper Dolls1984TV Series
A Night on the Town1983TV Movie
The Love Boat1981TV SeriesBobby Short
Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle1979Performer
Roots: The Next Generations1979TV Mini-SeriesPianist
Call Me Mister1951Specialty Singer (uncredited)

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990Documentary thanks: for generous help and insight

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Reminiscing in Tempo2006DocumentaryHimself
7th Heaven2003TV SeriesHimself
Biography1999-2001TV Series documentaryHimself
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song2001TV Series documentaryHimself
E! Mysteries & Scandals2000TV Series documentaryHimself
2000 Essence Awards2000TV SpecialHimself
American Masters1996-1997TV Series documentaryHimself
C.P.W.1996TV SeriesHimself
For Love or Money1993Himself
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990DocumentaryHimself
Live with Kelly and Michael1989TV SeriesHimself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts1988TV SpecialHimself
Tattinger's1988TV SeriesHimself
Great Performances1981-1987TV SeriesHimself
In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Rodgers and Hart1987TV MovieHimself
Benny Goodman: Let's Dance - A Musical Tribute1986TV MovieHimself
Hannah and Her Sisters1986Himself
The All-Time American Songbook1982TV MovieHimself - Singer
Hardhat and Legs1980TV MovieHimself
The People's Command Performance1978TV SpecialHimself
Dinah!1975TV SeriesHimself
Evening at Pops1973TV Series documentaryHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1972TV SeriesHimself - Vocalist
The David Frost Show1969TV SeriesHimself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1959TV SeriesHimself
The Blue Angel1954TV SeriesHimself - Pianist

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2000GrammyGrammy AwardsBest Traditional Pop Vocal PerformanceFor the album "You're the Top: Love Songs of Cole Porter."

Known for movies

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