Fanny Brice collection, [ca. 1910-ongoing].

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Fanny Brice collection, [ca. 1910-ongoing].

Collection contains clipping, misc., program and publicity files.

4 folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7495612

Museum of Performance & Design

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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. ...