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Barbra Streisand Opens Up About Career, Personal Life in New Memoir 'My Name Is Barbra'

Unveiling long-hidden truths, the superstar shares candid insights into her personal struggles, significant milestones of her career, and impactful relationships in her revealing new memoir.

  • Barbra Streisand reflects on her iconic career and personal struggles in her revealing new memoir, 'My Name Is Barbra'.
  • She discloses about her tense relationship with her 'Funny Girl' co-star Sydney Chaplin, which caused her stage fright.
  • Streisand unveils her complex interactions and romances with stars like Marlon Brando, Pierre Trudeau, and emphasises on the issue she had with Mandy Patinkin during 'Yentl'.
  • Streisand shares the story behind changing her name, removing the 'a' from 'Barbara' to make it distinct, and recalls the advice given by Judy Garland about not letting Hollywood manipulate her.
  • The memoir also addresses her lawsuit for privacy invasion against a photographer, which highlighted the 'Streisand effect', and her regret about not making a sequel to 'The Way We Were'.
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