Brice, Fanny, 1891-1951

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Fanny Brice was born in Manhattan on October 29, 1891. She began performing in burlesque in 1908; by 1910 she headlined Ziegfeld Follies. In the 1921 Follies, she was featured singing "My Man", which became both a big hit and her signature song. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks. She was famously portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the stage musical Funny Girl.

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referencedIn Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972. Walter Winchell papers, 1920-1967. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Rosa Ponselle collection of performances, recorded interviews, and films, 1926-1987 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn The Radio Entertainers and Announcers Collection, 1937-1945 (Bulk 1942-1943) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. Funny girl / music by Jule Styne ; lyrics by Bob Merrill ; book by Isobel Lennart , based on her original story, 2001. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn National Broadcasting Company. Recollections at 30 [sound recording], 1957. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Motion Picture Newsreel Films Used for a Documentary Series on World War I, ca. 1908–ca. 1930 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Angna Enters correspondence, 1921-1973 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn Fannie Brice portrait, [1926]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn A.F.R. Lawrence collection of historical spoken word [sound recording], 1900-1970 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Lawrence, A. F. R. Collection of historical spoken word [sound recording], 1900-1970. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Flo Ziegfeld-Billie Burke papers, 1907-1984 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Fanny Brice collection, [ca. 1910-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn Comden and Green papers, 1933-2003 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Enters, Angna, 1897-1989. Correspondence, 1921-1973. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn She's Nobody's Baby collection, 1980-1987 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Wisely, Edward B., 1904-1972,. Tapes, [ca. 1965]. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Henry Botkin papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Balanchine, George, 1904-1983. [Programs] New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933. Ring Lardner papers, 1805-2003, bulk 1885-1987. Newberry Library
referencedIn Myers, Bernard. Broadway story : typescript, 1987. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Vera Zorina papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn David Freedman papers Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Shumlin, Herman, 1898-. Papers, 1930-1968. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Gypsy Rose Lee papers, 1910-1970 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Photographs from the Sidney Coe Howard Papers [graphic], ca. 1880-ca. 1960. Bancroft Library
referencedIn Comden, Betty. Comden and Green papers, 1933-2003. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Audio Recordings Forming the Milo Ryan Phonoarchive of Radio Newscasts Relating to World War II and Special Coverage of Other Historical Events, ca. 1931–ca. 1977 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn White Studio (New York, N.Y.). White Studio theatrical photographs. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Allen, Fred, 1894-1956. Mail call, radio program [sound recording]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Clarence McGehee collection on Ruth St. Denis, ca. 1908-1937 University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections
referencedIn Walter Winchell papers, 1920-1967 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
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associatedWith Comden, Betty person
associatedWith Comden, Betty. person
associatedWith Cullen, Frank, 1936- person
associatedWith Enters, Angna, 1897-1989 person
associatedWith Enters, Angna, 1897-1989. person
associatedWith Freedman, David. person
associatedWith Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939 person
associatedWith Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933. person
associatedWith Lawrence, A. F. R person
associatedWith Lawrence, A. F. R. person
associatedWith Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970 person
associatedWith McGehee, Clarence person
associatedWith McNeilly, Donald, 1945- person
associatedWith Myers, Bernard. person
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associatedWith Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981 person
associatedWith Rapport, Will. person
associatedWith Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 person
associatedWith Shumlin, Herman, 1898- person
associatedWith Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. person
associatedWith Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 person
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associatedWith Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972 person
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associatedWith Wisely, Edward B., 1904-1972, person
associatedWith Zorina, Vera. person
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Birth 1891-10-29

Death 1951-05-29

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