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Young people who are just starting out somehow need to let you know they know how to sing.

Barbara Cook

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Barbara Cook
Age: 89 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 25
Died: 2017
Died: August 8
Actor
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Atlanta
Georgia
Somehow
Sing
Starting
Young
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Needs
People

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