Before Barbra Streisand became the multi-faceted entertainer that she is, she lived a tough life. The actress did not have her room until she was 13. But in order to make her dreams a reality, she had to go against her mother’s wishes.
Barbra Streisand is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and director, but before becoming the icon she is, she had to overcome some difficult obstacles.
Streisand was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to Diana Rosen and Emanuel Streisand. The actress’ father worked as a high school teacher. Unfortunately, he died when Streisand was 15 months old from an epileptic seizure.
After losing her husband, Rosen worked as a secretary in the New York public school system, but she still struggled to provide for Streisand and her brother Sheldon.
The actress confessed that their apartment was $40,00 a month. It was a small one bedroom, and she and her mother would sleep on the same bed while her brother slept in a foldaway cot in the same room.
Streisand lived in Williamsburg till she was seven, then the family moved to the projects where they paid $104,00 rent. At the time, it was the ultimate upgrade for her.Things might have been difficult for Streisand, but she appreciated not growing up with money. She loved how creative she was with making any toy she wanted.
She remembered a time she made a doll out of a hot water bottle. “When you don’t have things, you use your imagination,” she said…CONTINUE READING