![]() Gould felt that Vernon and Parker didn’t want to let the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll out of their sight because he made them so much money. Gould noticed they were under the watchful eyes of Elvis’ father, Vernon Presley, and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. During an interview with The Guardian, Gould recalled meeting him in his Las Vegas dressing room in the 1970s. Gould also had a memorable interaction with Elvis. “The Way We Were” What happened when Elliott Gould tried to get Elvis Presley to loosen up “In typical Streisandese, she retorted, ‘Whadaya mean? He’s the fa-tha of my child’ - leaving Elvis speechless.’” “We were ushered backstage to her dressing room and Elvis’ first words upon meeting her were ‘What did you ever see in Elliott Gould? I never could stand him,'” Priscilla wrote. He immediately asked Streisand about her marriage. ![]() “It was a classic Streisand performance and Elvis, after a few too many Bloody Marys, wanted to tell Barbra his impressions.” “One night we visited Barbra Streisand backstage at the International Hotel, now the Hilton,” Priscilla wrote. In her book Elvis and Me, Priscilla Presley discussed the time her husband spoke to Streisand after one of her performances. Elvis Presley | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Elvis Presley questioned Barbra Streisand’s marriage to her face Here’s what Streisand said - and how she performed a duet with the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll long after his death. In fact, Streisand left him “speechless” after he said something demeaning about her husband, Elliott Gould. “Even today, I had to correct my new assistant.Elvis Presley and Barbra Streisand were two of the most famous celebrities of their day, however, that doesn’t mean their interactions were always respectful. “It’s the funniest thing to me that people still can’t seem to get my name right,” she said. She explained that the proper way to say her surname is “Strei-sand,” not “Strei-zand.” She admitted that she still gets frustrated with people pronouncing her name incorrectly. Streisand recently spoke to the Guardian about her career and iconic roles. The script was penned by acclaimed playwright Arthur Laurents. Sydney Pollack directed “The Way We Were,” which starred Redford (left) and Streisand. “I didn’t, but Barbra did,” he said of sequel talks. However, the “Out of Africa” star was over the role. I would not let him off the hook,” Pollack noted.Ī sequel was even supposed to be produced with Redford and Streisand back at the helm, entitled “The Way We Changed.” He will not court you … I spent literally eight months beating him to death in order to get him to do it. He holds his ground, and you either enter his turf or you don’t get it. “Redford makes you come to him as a performer. Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford starred as college sweethearts from two different worlds who try to make their relationship work. “In acting, you have to sense that there’s a reserve somewhere, that you’re seeing the top of the iceberg,” Pollack said, according to Hofler’s book. Pollack had only believed that Redford could deal with the Oscar winner. It’s hard for a co-star to stay in the same ring with her,” the “Three Days of the Condor” director said. “She has a tendency to take over a picture, just by the size of her talent and larger-than-life presence. The book also reported that Pollack - who died in 2008 - had previously uttered: “Barbra had never worked with a really strong leading man.” Getty Images “The Way We Were” opened in 1973 and became a cult classic of the romance-drama genre. “I want her to sing in the middle of the movie.” Streisand (right) sang “The Way We Were” for the film. “She’s not going to sing, is she?” he asked, per Hofler. Redford was also reportedly concerned with Streisand’s musical background, according to the tome. It’ll never work,” Redford told Pollack, per Hofler’s book. The oral history claims that the “Ordinary People” director found the “Funny Girl” star to have a “controlling” reputation. Robert Hofler’s upcoming book about the acclaimed movie, titled “ The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to the Screen,” explores how Redford was hesitant to star with his leading lady five decades ago. Robert Redford demanded ‘bad in bed’ line cut from ‘The Way We Were’įans of the 1973 romance-drama “The Way We Were” know that Robert Redford’s Hubbell Gardiner and Barbra Streisand’s Katie Morosky don’t end up together by the finale.īut what viewers may not know is that Redford, 86, initially didn’t want to star alongside the iconic singer-actress in the Sydney Pollack film. Why Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford’s ‘The Way We Were’ almost didn’t get made Streisand demanded ‘take after take’ of sex scene with Robert Redford Megyn Kelly reveals why she asked Jane Fonda ‘awkward’ plastic surgery question
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