Fanny Brice

Person · Open Library

Works

3

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · New York City, New York, USA

Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedienne, illustrated song model, singer, and theater and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances. She was famously portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl.

Known for

• Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women — Self (archive footage)2007
• Vaudeville — Self (archive footage)1997
• Almonds and Raisins1984
• Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)1976
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
• The Great Radio Comedians1971
• Ziegfeld Follies — Norma Edelman (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")1945
• Everybody Sing — Olga Chekaloff1938
• Hollywood Goes to Town — Self1938
• The Great Ziegfeld — Fannie Brice1936

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1891

Active to

1951

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

11,407

Total plays

37,046

Fanny Brice was born on October 29, 1891 to Jewish immigrants on New York's East Side. She grew up in Newark, NJ as well as Bergenstreet/St. Mark's Avenue in Brooklyn. As a toddler, Fanny's earliest performances were when she would sing and dance on the billiards table in the free lunch saloon bar owned by her parents. On January 16, 1906 (approx.), Franny performed on stage for the first time during amateur night in Frank Keeney's theater on Fulton Street in Brooklyn. <a href="https://www.last

via Last.fm · Fanny Brice

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

   · 2020 · cited 9,774x

2. The protein data bank: A computer-based archival file for macromolecular structures

   · 1977 · cited 6,768x

3. The International HapMap Project

   · 2003 · cited 4,910x

4. Ways with Words

   · 1983 · cited 4,636x

5. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   · 2024 · cited 4,104x

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Quotes

• “Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?”

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Key facts

Born

Fania Borach , ( 1891-10-29 ) October 29, 1891, New York City, U.S.

Died

May 29, 1951 (1951-05-29) (aged 59), Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupations

Comedian, song model, singer, actress

Years active

1908–1951

Spouses

Frank White ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1910 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1913 ) ​ Julius "Nicky" Arnstein ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1927 ) ​ Billy Rose ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1929 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1938 ) ​

Children

2, including William Brice

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image

Fannybricebain.jpg

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