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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. He also produced the musical Show Boat. He was known as the "glorifier of the American girl". [1]
The 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld starring William Powell and Myrna Loy is a fictionalized and sanitized tribute to Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., and his Follies. 1941 saw release of the film Ziegfeld Girl, starring Judy Garland and James Stewart. The movie tells the story of three women who become Follies performers.
Broadway Brevities are two-reel (17–21 minutes long) musical and dramatic film shorts produced by Warner Bros. between 1931 and 1943. The series continued as Warner Specials in later years. Overview
The musical debuted on Broadway in 1964 with Barbra Streisand playing Brice, Roger DeKoven as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. and Brice's son-in-law Ray Stark producing. The 1968 Columbia Pictures film adaptation featuring Streisand reprising her role as Brice and Walter Pidgeon as Ziegfeld was the year's top-grossing movie. [16]
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 ...
Off-Broadway revue: David Shire: Richard Maltby, Jr. — Closer to Heaven: 2001 West End: Pet Shop Boys: Pet Shop Boys Jonathan Harvey: Clue: 1997 Off-Broadway: Galen Blum, Wayne Barker and Vinnie Martucci Tom Chiodo Peter DePietro Clueless: 2018 Off-Broadway: Various artists Various artists Amy Heckerling: Based on the 1995 film of the same ...
Nick Long Jr. (August 14, 1906 – August 31, 1949) was an American actor and dancer. [1] During silent film era, Nick Long Jr. appeared as a child actor in films. As a dancer, he appeared primarily in revue films. He was also a very active actor in Broadway revues and out of Broadway.
Off-Broadway revue: David Shire: Richard Maltby, Jr. — State Fair + film (1945) 1996 Broadway: Richard Rodgers: Oscar Hammerstein II: Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli