The 100 Greatest Brooklynites: 50 to 41
Oh Babs. You could make this list merely for the look you gave Kris Kristofferson in A Star is Born, or just about every moment from Funny Girl… But honestly, yours is a uniquely long and relevant career in mainstream American entertainment, one in which you’ve remained steadfastly yourself, staying true to the little Brooklyn Yeshiva student who went on to graduate from Erasmus. Though we do think it’s odd that the one change you made was going from Barbara to Barbra. But hey, that’s why we love you.