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