Fanny Brice Overview:

Legendary actress, Fanny Brice, was born Fania Borach on Oct 29, 1891 in New York City, NY. Brice died at the age of 59 on May 29, 1951 in Beverly Hills, CA .

MINI BIO:

One of the world's best-loved comediennes, Fanny Brice was more active off-screen than on, though some of her funniest routines were parodies of film stars like Theda Bara. On radio she was the annoying but enormously popular Baby Snooks.

She first gained public notice for her torch song "My Man" and later appeared in the silent film of the same name. Her infrequent films were generally concerned with show business, notably Ziegfeld Follies (1945) and The Great Ziegfeld (1936), in which she played herself. The life story of Fanny Brice inspired several movies, most notably Funny Girl (1968) starring Barbra Streisand as Brice.

(Source: available at Amazon The Movie Makers [please note: the book has some data errors which have been corrected in this article by CMH]).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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She was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Radio and Motion Pictures. In addition, Brice was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1991. Brice was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Fanny Brice: A Pictorial

By Art on Oct 29, 2011 From Classic Cinema Gold

“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?” ~ Fanny Brice “Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.” ~ Fanny Brice “... Read full article


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Fanny Brice Quotes:

Harry Field: A verbal agreement...
Fannie Field: ...is not worth the paper it's written on.


Olga Chekaloff: You make trouble for me? How do you like that? In Russia I was bitten by a wolfhound, my mother was lost in a snowstorm, my father was sent to Siberia, your mother and father are yelling their heads off, you sister's taking her singing lessons, I've got exactly four squabs and I can't find out how many's for dinner! And you're gonna make trouble for me?


Jerry Moore: You're a funny girl, Fannie.
Fannie Field: I gotta be. That's how I make my livin'.


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Fanny Brice Facts
Was three months pregnant with her son William when she ended her run on the Broadway production of "Ziegfeld Follies of 1920".

Dropped out of school after the 8th grade.

Starred in the widely popular 1940s' US radio comedy series as its title character, "Baby Snooks".

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