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Fanny Brice
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American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951)
Film & TV
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
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1891
- Active to
- 1951
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11,407
- Total plays
- 37,046
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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
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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fanny
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Spouse
- Billy Rose
- Occupation
- Ziegfeld girl
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- radio broadcasting
- Genre
- traditional pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Victor Talking Machine Company
- Image
- Fannybricebain.jpg
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- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Commons category
- Fanny Brice
- date of birth
- 1891-10-29
- date of death
- 1951-05-29
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- name in native language
- Fanny Brice
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Encyclopedic overview
Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedian, illustrated song model, singer, and actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances. She is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series The Baby Snooks Show. Signature
Her life story was loosely adapted into the stage musical Funny Girl. Brice was portrayed by Barbra Streisand in both the original Broadway production of the musical and its 1968 film adaptation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fanny Brice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.