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Barbara Streisand's a Star Is Born
Both Gaynor and Garland were Oscar nominated for their versions of Esther Blodgett. In both cases the film briefly won them a comeback, albeit a temporary one. What about Barbara Streisand? Her version was a smash hit, the third highest grossing film of 1976. Even though most critics dismissed it, by and large, they still do. The 1976 A Star Is Born is ungainly, with Barbara playing the renamed Esther Hoffman,. She overshadows her co-star, Chris Kristofferson's John Norman Howard to an extent even the script didn't call for.
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