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Funny Girl is a musical with score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and book by Isobel Lennart, that first opened on Broadway in 1964.The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.
In 1918 Arnstein's wife Carrie sued Brice for alienation of his affection. She subsequently divorced him, leaving him free to marry Brice in October of that year. Arnstein and Brice had two children, daughter Frances Arnstein Stark (1919–1992) and son William Arnstein (1921–2008), a graphic artist later known professionally as William Brice ...
It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. Produced by Brice's son-in-law Ray Stark (and the first film by his company Rastar), with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, the film stars Barbra Streisand (in her film debut reprising her ...
Stark married Fanny Brice's and Nick Arnstein's daughter Frances Brice in 1940. In telling Fanny's story, Stark would produce the Broadway musical, film version, and film sequel Funny Lady (all starring Streisand). [3] Ray Stark had commissioned an authorized biography of Brice, based on taped recollections she had dictated, but was unhappy ...
The "Glee" actor will succeed Feldstein, who announced an early departure from the musical after her portrayal of Fanny Brice drew a frosty reception from critics. Lea Michele To Replace Beanie ...
Brice c. 1910s or early 1920s publicity photo. Fania Borach was born in Manhattan, New York City, United States, [1] the third child of Rose (née Stern; 1867–1941), a Jewish Hungarian woman who immigrated to the U.S. at age 10, and Alsatian immigrant Charles Borach.
Although contractually bound to make one more film for producer Ray Stark (Fanny Brice's one-time son-in-law), Streisand balked at doing the project. She told Stark "that it would take litigation to make her do a sequel." However, Streisand liked the script, which showed Fanny to be "...tougher, more acerbic, more mature...", and she agreed. [5 ...
Isobel Lennart (May 18, 1915 – January 25, 1971) was an American screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for writing the book for the Broadway musical Funny Girl which premiered in 1964, [1] [2] although she also wrote scripts for successful Hollywood films featuring major stars, some of which received Oscar nominations.
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