Career
Barr flourished during the 1950s in nightclubs, television, and radio. Barr was acclaimed for her soprano range and ability to sing popular, jazz, and classical. And, according to print media, she was a sexy, green-eyed, flaming redhead.
Marinka, as Marinka (leading soprano role) Winter Garden Theatre, New York Australia touring production Tivoli circuit, Melbourne: Opened May 28, 1948, at the Tivoli Theater, Melbourne At the age of 19, Barr was elevated to the role of Marinka after being the understudy for Kathryn Grayson Wizard of Oz, as Dorothy Gale (leading soprano role) Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, August 1 thru August 6, 1949 Kathy was born Marilyn Sultana Aboulafia to parents of Turkish and Spanish ancestry — her father had immigrated from Turkey.
She and Irwin had a daughter, Sylvia B. Glickman (born 1966). In 1958, she legally changed her to Kathy Barrister
Barr, from about April 1954 to 1956, had been married to Chicago nightclub owner and operator Milton L. Schwartz. That marriage ended by annulment.