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Bobby Short (Robert Waltrip Short) was born on 15 September, 1924 in Danville, Illinois, U.S., is an American singer and pianist (1924–2005). Discover Bobby Short's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

Popular As Robert Waltrip Short
Occupation Singer, pianist
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 15 September 1924
Birthday 15 September
Birthplace Danville, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death 2005
Died Place New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1924

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.

Short 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.

Short's 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.

He was a friend of Tom Jobim and was present during the composer's final days in New York City.

Short was born in Danville, Illinois, where two of his school classmates were Dick Van Dyke and Donald O'Connor.

He began performing piano in dance halls and saloons, and as a busker, after leaving home at age 11 for Chicago with his mother's permission.

1940

Short began his adult musical career in clubs in the 1940s.

1945

He was a regular patron at Ted Hook's Backstage, at Eighth Avenue and 45th Street.

1968

In 1968 he was offered a two-week stint at the Café Carlyle in New York City, to fill in for George Feyer.

Short (accompanied by Beverly Peer on bass and Dick Sheridan on drums) became an institution at the Carlyle, as Feyer had been before him, and remained there as a featured performer for more than 35 years.

He often performed impromptu all-night sets at his various favorite cafes and restaurants.

1970

Short continued his career in the 1970s and 1980s singing for films and television.

When asked by a friend why he hadn't taken part in any of the gay pride marches of the 1970s and 1980s, Short's response was, "I have a living to make! I can't afford to march in the Gay Pride Parade."

1971

In 1971 Short published Black and White Baby, a brilliant description of his childhood upbringing in the dance halls and saloons of Chicago and New York, and his family's fight for survival after the death of his father.

1972

In 1972, he performed the theme song to James Ivory's film Savages.

1976

In 1976, Short sang and appeared in a commercial for Revlon's perfume "Charlie".

1979

In 1979 he performed a 25-song set that was released on DVD in 2004 as Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle.

1981

In 1981, he made a cameo appearance on The Love Boat in a two-part episode.

1983

Bobby Short was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and in 1983 was awarded the Order of Lincoln by the governor of Illinois (the state's highest honor) in the area of performing arts.

Short adopted Ronald Bell, of San Francisco, who was the son of Short's older brother William.

Although Short never publicly declared that he was gay, it was well known among his friends, fellow musicians, and some of his fans.

1985

In 1985, he sang part of the opening theme for the NBC television show Misfits of Science.

1986

Short continued working in films when, in 1986, he appeared in the Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters.

1991

In 1991, Short made a guest appearance as blues musician Ches Collins on the TV series In the Heat of the Night in the episode "Sweet, Sweet Blues".

He also performed the episode's theme song.

1993

Allen used Short's recording of "I Happen to Like New York" for the opening title of Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993).

In 1993, he made an appearance in the Michael J. Fox comedy film For Love or Money, performing Marc Shaiman's song "In Your Eyes".

1994

He reprised the role in the 1994 episode "Ches and the Grand Lady".

1995

He followed with Bobby Short: The Life and Times of a Saloon Singer in 1995, chronicling his career into the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

1999

Short's final film role was in Man of the Century (1999).

2000

In 2000, the Library of Congress designated Short a Living Legend, a recognition established as part of its bicentennial celebration.

The next year, his voice was featured in the 200th episode of the sitcom Frasier.

2004

In 2004, Short announced plans to end his regular appearances at the Café Carlyle by the end of the year.

He continued to tour and travel until the end of his life.

2005

On March 21, 2005, Short died of leukemia at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

He is buried in Atherton Cemetery in Danville, Illinois, the city of his birth.

With Benny Carter