Editing Barbra Streisand (section)

==== Early television appearances ====
[[File:Barbra Streisand - 1966.jpg|thumb|left|Streisand in 1966]]
Streisand's first television appearance was on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', then credited to its regular host, [[Jack Paar]]. She was seen during an April 1961 episode on which [[Orson Bean]] substituted for Paar. She sang [[Harold Arlen]]'s "[[A Sleepin' Bee]]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Tommasini |first=Anthony |date=September 27, 2009 |title=Streisand's Fine Instrument and Classic Instinct |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/arts/music/27tomm.html |access-date=April 26, 2010 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> During her appearance, [[Phyllis Diller]], also a guest on the show, called her "one of the great singing talents in the world."<ref>video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXvLD-pxms Barbra Streisand on the Jack Paar Show, 1961] – fair use clip</ref>

Later in 1961, before she was cast in ''Another Evening With Harry Stoones'', Streisand became a semi-regular on ''[[PM East/PM West]]'', a talk/variety series hosted by [[Mike Wallace]] and [[Joyce Davidson]].<ref name="barbra-archives1">{{cite web |title='P.M. East P.M. West' at |url=http://barbra-archives.com/tv/60s/pm_east_streisand.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707212349/http://barbra-archives.com/tv/60s/pm_east_streisand.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2011 |publisher=Barbra-archives.com}}</ref> Some of Streisand's ''PM East'' segments survive as audio recordings, and still photos survive, but moving images do not.

In early 1962, she went into the Columbia Records studio for the cast recording of ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale''. Also that spring, she participated in a 25th anniversary studio recording of ''[[Pins and Needles]],'' the classic [[popular front]] musical originated in 1937 by the [[International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union]]. Reviews of both albums highlighted Streisand's performances.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mann |first=William J. |url=https://archive.org/details/hellogorgeousbec0000mann_c6n6/page/213 |title=Hello Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-547-36892-4 |location=Boston and New York |pages=[https://archive.org/details/hellogorgeousbec0000mann_c6n6/page/213 213–214, 245]}}</ref>

In May 1962, Streisand appeared on ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]'', where she sang "Happy Days Are Here Again" for the first time. Her sad, slow version of the 1930s upbeat Democratic Party theme song became her [[signature song]] during this early phase of her career.<ref name="Nickens" />{{rp|10}}

[[Johnny Carson]] had her on the ''Tonight Show'' half a dozen times in 1962 and 1963, and she became a favorite of his television audience and himself personally. He described her as an "exciting new singer".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAS8BDDV8uM Barbra Streisand on Johnny Carson's ''Tonight Show'', 1962] – fair use clip</ref> During one show, she joked with Groucho Marx, who liked her style of humor.<ref name="Nickens" />{{rp|10}}

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In December 1962, Streisand made the first of a number of appearances on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''. She was later a cohost on ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'', and also made an impact on a number of [[Bob Hope]] specials. Performing with her on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' was [[Liberace]], who became an instant fan of the young singer. Liberace invited her to [[Las Vegas]] to perform as his opening act at the [[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera Hotel]]. He is credited with introducing Streisand to audiences on the West Coast.<ref>Thomas, Bob, (1987) "Liberace, The True Story." (London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson).</ref> The following September, during her ongoing shows at [[Harrah's Lake Tahoe|Harrah's Hotel]] in Lake Tahoe, she and [[Elliott Gould]] took time off to get married in [[Carson City, Nevada]]. With her career and popularity rising so quickly, she saw her marriage to Gould as a "stabilizing influence".<ref name="Nickens" />{{rp|11}}