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Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (/ ˈ z ɪ ɡ f ɛ l d /; March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931), inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris.
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. In 1937, at the 9th Academy Awards, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, The Great Ziegfeld produced the previous year won the Best Picture (called "Outstanding Production"), [7] [8] starring William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and co-starring Myrna Loy (as Ziegfeld's second wife Billie Burke), Luise Rainer (as Anna Held, which won her an Academy Award for Best ...
Her mother, Volga Hayworth, was an American of Irish and English descent who had performed with the Ziegfeld Follies. [12]: 281 The couple married in 1917. They also had two sons: Eduardo Jr. and Vernon. [12] [13] Her maternal uncle Vinton Hayworth was also an actor. [14]
Front cover of sheet music for waltzes from the show Follies of 1907. The Follies of 1907 is a 1907 musical revue which was conceived and produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. The first of two dozen theatrical revues that are collectively known as the Ziegfeld Follies, the work featured material written by a variety of individuals, including music by Seymour Furth, E. Ray Goetz, Gus Edwards, Billy ...
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867–1932) was an American theatre impresario, famous for the Ziegfeld Follies revues. Ziegfeld may also refer to: Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, a 1978 television film; Ziegfeld Theatre (disambiguation) Ziegfeld girl, a woman appearing in the eponymous follies
She soon became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. While performing in the 1916 Follies, the nineteen-year-old Marion met the fifty-three-year-old newspaper tycoon, William Randolph Hearst, and became his mistress. Hearst took over management of Davies' career and promoted her as a film actress. [1] [2]
From 1913 to 1927, the New Amsterdam was the home of the Ziegfeld Follies, whose producer, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., maintained an office in the building and operated the theater on the roof. Erlanger bought Klaw's interest in 1927, and the New Amsterdam was converted into a movie theater in 1937, in which capacity it served until 1983.
Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-born French stage performer of Jewish origin on Broadway.While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, who brought her to America as his common-law wife.