Billy Crystal and Barbra Streisand lead an expanded Oscars in memoriam
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Barbra Streisand sings for Robert Redford at Oscars in memoriam
The in memoriam at the Oscars honoring those in the film industry who have died spotlighted Rob Reiner and Robert Redford with personal tributes from Billy Crystal and Barbra Streisand. Crystal opened the longer than usual segment by recalling meeting Reiner on “All in the Family” in 1975. Reiner and his wife, Michelle Singer, died in December. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with their deaths and has pleaded not guility. Streisand honored Redford by singing a snippet from “The Way We Were.” She praised his acting and activism. Redford died in September at 89.