Video cover showing Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand
The 1976 version, helmed by Frank Pierson and starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, updated the story by bringing it into the rock era. The film was plagued with problems during production but, despite mixed reviews, was a huge box office success and spawned a best-selling soundtrackalbum. Streisand and co-composer Paul Williams won a Best Song Oscar for the film's main theme, "Evergreen." Image File history File links AStarisBorn1976. ... Image File history File links AStarisBorn1976. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Barbra Streisand - Guilty Pleasures. ... Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936 in Brownsville, Texas) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Paul Williams is an American composer and songwriter who was born Paul Hamilton Williams September 19, 1940, in Omaha, Nebraska. ... Academy Award for Best Song // 1930s 1934 - The Continental from The Gay Divorcee 1935 Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 1936 The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time 1937 Sweet Leilani from Waikiki Wedding 1938 - Thanks for the Memory from The Big Broadcast of 1938 1939 Over...