Barbra Streisand will publish her first memoir later this year, her publisher has announced.
My Name is Barbra will cover the life and six-decade-long career of the 80-year-old star. Though there have been several books about her life, this will be the first time Streisand has published her own account.
Streisand has found success as a singer, an actor, a director and a producer, and has two Oscars, five Emmys, 10 Grammys, 11 Golden Globes and a Tony award. The first film she produced herself, Yentl, made her the first woman to direct, produce, write, and star in a major motion picture, and the first woman to win a Golden Globe award for best director. She was also the first female composer to receive an Academy Award for best original song – Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born). Streisand has also been a passionate philanthropist throughout her life, creating the Streisand Foundation in 1986 to support women’s rights, voting rights, and environmental protection, among other causes.
Ben Brusey, publishing director at Century, the imprint of Penguin Random House UK that is publishing My Name is Barbra, called Streisand “the ultimate artist and icon”. Her book is “one of the greatest tales of the creative life ever told,” he added. “Streisand’s memoir reveals a voice on the page that is every bit as heartfelt, entertaining and spectacular as her greatest performances.”
My Name is Barbra will be published on 7 November 2023 in hardback, ebook and audiobook.
