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Musical biopic of 1920s singer and comedienne Fanny Brice, who rose from poor beginnings in New York's slums to become an overnight star and the toast of Broadway. Her success, however, came at the price of a turbulent private life and an unhappy marriage to a gambler, who grew increasingly jealous of her fame. Starring an Oscar-winning Barbra Streisand, with Omar Sharif, Kay Medford and Walter Pidgeon
1968
HD
subtitles
16x9
audio-description
Biopic
Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
Music/Ballet/Dance
Musical
Cast & Crew
Barbra Streisand
(Actor)
.. Fanny Brice
Omar Sharif
(Actor)
.. Nick Arnstein
Walter Pidgeon
(Actor)
.. Florenz Ziegfeld
Kay Medford
(Actor)
.. Rose Brice
Anne Francis
(Actor)
.. Georgia James
Lee Allen
(Actor)
.. Eddie Ryan
Mae Questel
(Actor)
.. Mrs Strakosh
Gerald Mohr
(Actor)
.. Branca
William Wyler
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Barbra Streisand
(Actor)
.. Fanny Brice
Born:
April 24, 1942
in
New York
Best Known For:
Her hugely successful singing and acting careers
Early-life:
Barbra Joan Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York. She has an older brother and a younger half-sister. Her father, a respected teacher, died when she was 15 months old. Her mother later remarried briefly. Streisand did well in her studies and became interested in show business. She gained a place at the MGM training school, but her mother refused to let her go. However, Streisand won a singing contest while on holiday, and then began performing professionally.
Career:
At 17, Streisand landed her first acting job in the play Driftwood, co-starring Joan Rivers. She sang in clubs before winning a Tony award for her performance in Broadway's I Can Get It for You Wholesale. She won an Oscar for her first film, Funny Girl, in 1968, and another for co-writing the theme for A Star Is Born. Since then, she's become one of the best-selling recording artists in US history. She's starred in and directed several films, including Yentl (which she also produced and co-wrote).
Quote:
"I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven."
Trivia:
Streisand holds the record for the highest-grossing concert in Las Vegas for her Millennium Eve gig in the city.
Omar Sharif
(Actor)
.. Nick Arnstein
Born:
April 10, 1932
in
Alexandria, Egypt
Best Known For:
Doctor Zhivago.
Early-life:
Born Michael Demitri Shalhoub in Alexandria, Egypt, on April 10, 1932. He was of Lebanese and Syrian descent, and was fluent in English, Arabic, Greek and French. He could also speak some Italian and Turkish. Although raised a Catholic, he converted to Islam in the 1950s. Sharif gained a degree in maths and physics at Cairo University. Following a spell working with his father in a lumber business, he decided to become an actor, making his debut in 1954's Struggle in the Valley.
Career:
Sharif spent the next eight years appearing in Arabic movies. His first English-speaking role was playing Sherif Ali in 1962's Lawrence of Arabia (for which he was Oscar-nominated). It made him a star, and he reunited with the film's director, David Lean, for Doctor Zhivago three years later. Movies such as The Night of the Generals (1967), Funny Girl (1968) and its 1975 sequel Funny Lady, The Last Valley (1970) and The Tamarind Seed (1974) followed. TV series The Far Pavilions was a hit in 1984, but he made little else of note until 1999 movie The 13th Warrior. He also starred alongside Steve Coogan in The Parole Officer (2001). He died of a heart attack on July 10, 2015.
Quote:
"I'd rather be playing bridge than making a bad movie."
Trivia:
Away from showbusiness, Sharif was a world-class bridge player, and a Hull City supporter.
Walter Pidgeon
(Actor)
.. Florenz Ziegfeld
Kay Medford
(Actor)
.. Rose Brice
Anne Francis
(Actor)
.. Georgia James
Lee Allen
(Actor)
.. Eddie Ryan
Mae Questel
(Actor)
.. Mrs Strakosh
Gerald Mohr
(Actor)
.. Branca
William Wyler
(Director)
