", In the 1990s, Zimbalist returned to television, recording the voice of Alfred the butler in the cartoon version of the "Batman" TV series. Alma had just been discovered in 1909 and by 1911 she was already on her way to stardom at the Metropolitan Opera, earning an amazing $700 a week. November 1946 brought the part of the Duke of Suffolk in the play "King Henry VIII" which ran until February 1947 at the International Theatre. I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. His suave good looks made him a favorite actor for many. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. He did much to popularize the performance of classical music in his adopted country. Its critical and surprising commercial success led to his following it up with Menotti's The Consul (1950), which won the New York Drama Critics' award and the Pulitzer prize for the best musical in 1950. What year is Zorro set in? While he was away, his father married for the second time in 1943 to Mary Louise Curtis Bok, heir to the Curtis Publishing Company and founder of the Curtis Institute of Music where he was the Director. Zimbalists parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but on emigrating to America, had left the religion. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. In 2003, he published his memoirs, My Dinner of Herbs, and a year later came out of retirement to act with his daughter again in a stage production of Tennessee Williams's Night of the Iguana in Ventura, California. Efrem starred next to Spencer Tracy. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Red Holt Steele, was also a fan favorite dramatic episode which included the destruction of Lauras house in an explosion. I do recall 77 SunsetStrip and FBI. After serving in WW II, in 1945, Efrem Jr. enrolled to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. I think Troy Donahue was also an actor in the show. Zimbalist married twice in his lifetime and had three children. He continued to act on the Broadway stage with the American Repertory Theatre. The program brought Zimbalist an Emmy nomination in 1959, but after a few seasons he tired of the long hours and what he believed were the bad scripts. Their daughter, also named Stephanie ( Stephanie Zimbalist ), is the well-known actress who appeared with Pierce Brosnan in the Remington Steele (1982) television series, in which Zimbalist had a recurring role. [2] He moved back to New York City in 1936 to work as a page for NBC radio where he had small on-air roles as well as presenting shows. Voice, Direct-to-video animated film directed by Curt Geda. In 2003, he published his autobiography "My Dinner of Herbs." He then went on to produce many operas including The Consul that earned the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Alma's manager and piano accompanist Althea Jewell kept her in singing engagements and recording sessions which paid handsomely, so she could well afford to send her daughter to The Friends School, a private boarding school in Pennsylvania. The Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI honored Efrem's character "Lewis Erskine" in 1985 with a special set of retired credentials. Votes: 2,308. In addition to his son and other daughter, Stephanie, he is survived by four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Jack Warner supported Efrem Jr.'s plan to retire to raise his kids away from Hollywood. Remington Steele is an American crime drama television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. She wanted her mother to see her get married, so they were married in the Zimbalist home on April 19, 1938. Gian Carlo Menotti's interesting story appears in the sidebar. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . Some of them led to arrests, which helped give the show the complete seal of approval of the agency's real-life director, J. Edgar Hoover. A charming man, extremely Virginia formal and an extraordinary command of the language," Zimbalist said Hoover opened the bureau's files to the show's producers and even allowed background shots to be filmed at real FBI offices. He also recurred in the television dramatic series Hotel . Efrem Zimbalist Jr. starred as "Lewis Erskine" in this series from September 1965 to September 1974. In 1949, he was cast as one of the four sons (the cruellest) of a ruthless businessman (Edward G Robinson) in Joseph L Mankiewicz's film noir House of Strangers. He played a blinded pilot in Airport 1975 and, much later, lampooned his FBI image in Hot Shots! Guy Williams, who played the swashbuckling black-masked hero Zorro on television in the late 1950s, was found dead Saturday, apparently of a heart attack, at his apartment in Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires police said yesterday. She was 73 years old. He packed up his two children and moved to Philadelphia where his father was director of The Curtis Institute of Music. Efrem Zimbalist Jr, actor, born 30 November 1918; died 2 May 2014 Topics US television Television Broadway. His stepmother was the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist. In November 1945, he made his stage debut in New York as reporter Gil Hartnick in "The Rugged Path" directed by his friend Garson Kanin. Both parents converted to Anglican Christianity and regularly attended the Episcopal Church. Zimbalist married the famous American soprano Alma Gluck and they toured together for a time. His partner in life and work, Samuel Barber died in 1981. ", Efrem Jr.'s mother was famous opera singer Alma Gluck. and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. During World War II he served in the infantry, receiving a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound in his leg. He and his partner Jeff Spencer (played by Roger Smith) operated from an office in the center of Hollywood where, aided by their sometime helper, Kookie, a jive-talking beatnik type who doubled as a parking lot attendant, they tracked down miscreants. employees' personal appearance. Efrem Jr. enjoyed a personal friendship with J Edgar Hoover as technical adviser to the show. I agree, #travmaj Thank you for reading and commenting :), #Flourish Anyway - I am always in awe of people who live well and live into their 90's or older. This is the home her sister and husband raised their family in, and hosted her mother and siblings when she brought them over from Romania. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . 9 April] 1889 or 1890 [2] - February 22, 1985) was an internationally known concert violist, composer, teacher, conductor and director of the Curtis . Dora Weithers from The Caribbean on May 21, 2014: Thank you for the facts on the handsome, accomplished Efrem Zimbalist. The actor, who in recent years had retired to his ranch in Southern California's bucolic horse country, died there Friday at age 95. From 1920 to 1924, Alma cut about sixty more recording titles but none were released until after her death, per her instructions. His pupils included such distinguished musicians as Lynn Blakeslee, Aaron Rosand,[11] Oscar Shumsky, Norman Carol, Joseph Silverstein, Jascha Brodsky, John Dalley, Michael Tree, Felix Slatkin, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Harold Wippler, Leonid Bolotine, Takaoki Sugitani, Helen Kwalwasser, and Hidetaro Suzuki. Three years later in 1918 when Efrem Jr. was born, Alma decided she wanted to stop traveling. (S 1: Ep 9), Episode: "A Little Left of Heaven (Pilot) (S 1:Ep 1), Episode: "Knights of the Round Table, Parts 1 and 2" (S 3: Ep 1 & S 3: Ep 2), Episode: "World's Finest, part 3" (S 2: Ep 18). Zimbalist was discharged as the war ended, earning many awards, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal. It's hardly surprising that the son of renowned Russian-born concert After serving in World War II, he made his stage debut in "The Rugged Path," starring Spencer Tracy, and appeared in other plays and a soap opera before being called to Hollywood. To each of you, please accept my thanks for taking the time to read them. In January 1950, Emily died from cancer. That doesn't mean his life didn't have any hiccups, they just weren't front page news. From this record listing US Census of 1900, it shows the occupants the residence of Herman and Cecile Goldstein, Alma's sister. When there might have been a rough patch in the marriage where Efrem Jr. had gone to Reno, Nevada in 1961 to get a divorce from Loranda, some accounts say he never went through with a divorce. An engaging read about a talented man. Marcia Davenport had an interesting life and made her mark in literature with her first book, Mozart, the first published American biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Zimbalist died Friday t hi home in Solvang, Calif., rding t a statement issued b hi daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist, nd n Efrem Zimbalist III. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie and his son, Efrem Zimbalist III. Publicity photo for the US Steel Hour on television August 1, 1956. Andrew Zimbalist (born 1947), American economist, father of Jeff. He retired again in 1955. Efrem Jr. was devastated. She is buried in Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut near the family's summer home. Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) Episode: Feat of Clay Part I (1992) Unrated | 22 min | Animation . In 1985, Chip married Malinda Fitler Murphy, the daughter of Happy Rockefeller (widow of Nelson) and Dr. James Murphy. Family film directed and written by Margaret Raphael. Today. which was written in 1954, was optioned for a movie for many years, but never filmed, possibly because of controversy after the real life connection to the story was learned. All Rights Reserved. [9] He was discharged at the end of the war, and his awards and decorations included the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge, in addition to the Purple Heart he received for a shrapnel wound to his leg during the battle of Hrtgen Forest.[9]. He briefly attended Yale University but was expelled, reinstated and expelled a second time on account of low grades. I remember him, Rachael. Zimbalist was born in 1918 in New York City to Jewish immigrants Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (18891985), a famous Russian-born violinist, and Alma Gluck (18841938), an equally famous Romanian-born operatic soprano. [8] By the age of nine, Efrem Zimbalist was first violin in his father's orchestra. Animated short film directed and co-written by Scott Trowbridge. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (November 30, 1918 May 2, 2014) was an American actor best known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. His last acting job was The Delivery in 2008. But his joy was short-lived. For some reason, that's where I put him. In 1912, he played the Glazunov Concerto in a concert marking Leopold Stokowski's first appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra. [22], Zimbalist's parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but, on emigrating to America, had left the religion. 1956), Occupation: Actor, TV Host (Word From The Holyland on TBN), Author (My Dinner of Herbs, 2003), Singer, Violinist and Composer (8-part choral 150th Psalm, Zimbalist Sonatas), Producer of Lyric Operas for Gian Carlo Menotti - The Consul (1950 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Music), The Medium (1949), and The Telephone (1949), Best Known For: his baritone voice, 77 Sunset Strip (Stu Bailey), The F.B.I. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. had a Spoleto Fesitval connection. [28], In later life, Zimbalist joined the congregation of an Episcopal parish near to his home. Getty Images His mother, reasoning. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was an American actor who is best remembered for his portrayals of Dandy Jim Buckley in the TV series Maverick and the animated character Alfred Pennyworth in the superhero series Batman: The Animated Series and its spin-offs. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing into peace of our beloved father, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., today at his Solvang ranch," the actor's daughter Stephanie Zimbalist and son Efrem Zimbalist III said in a statement. It just goes to show you the true power of television with that show and shows like "America's Most Wanted" and how it was and can be used for the better good. Pompton Plains, NJ: Amadeus Press, 2004. he once recalled. Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice: Directed by Vincent McEveety. What a gentleman and what an accomplished life! (21 April 1889 February 22, 1985) was a concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. Two of his television series were extremely popular - 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. [24] Zimbalist said his faith gave him comfort when Emily died. "A Quinn Martin and Warner Brothers Production.". Efrem Jr. would follow the Episcopal faith until 1979 when he embraced the evangelical movement, attending the same church as Pat Boone. She was buried later in June 1950 in Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, where the Zimbalist family maintains a residence and a cemetery holding. She was almost six years older than he. SOLVANG, Calif., May 3 (UPI) -- Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the star of two popular crime television series, The F.B.I. After graduation he debuted in Berlin (playing the Brahms Concerto) and London in 1907 and in the United States in 1911, with the Symphony Orchestra.[which?] At the Fay School, Efrem Jr. performed in stage plays, but his father was grooming him to follow in his footsteps by taking training on the violin. [citation needed], Apart from 77 Sunset Strip, Zimbalist was most widely known for his starring role as Inspector Lewis Erskine in the Quinn Martin television production The F.B.I., which premiered on September 19, 1965, and aired its final episode on September 8, 1974. The sidebar mentions how the age of 90 plus years is a theme that runs throughout this article. . Hoover took him on a tour of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Maria was firmly esconced at The Friends School in Pennsylvania, as was Marcia before her. TV series, saying "it was a pure collaboration between the FBI agency, the Director J Edgar Hoover and Hollywood.". Efrem Jr.'s father was a world famous violinist, Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. as was his father before him. Coupled with his baritone voice, he easily won over the ladies but he had no interest in the curriculum or in getting a job to support his extravagant lifestyle. It certainly is a great tribute - I hadn't thought about Efrem Zimbalist Jr for many a year. The clothing bills he sent home to be paid didn't win over his parents either. Efrem Jr. was almost 20 years old and had a few regrets after his mother died. In the early '90s, he played Don Alejandro de la Vega in "Zorro" on the Family Channel. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a very interesting man who came from an interesting family background, leaving behind a wonderful legacy. On loan to Columbia, he was Lana Turner's illicit lover in the lurid melodrama By Love Possessed (1961). Loranda's middle name was given to their daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. "I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. As had his father and grandfather before him, the family traveled to the Ukraine in the former Soviet Union so Alma and Efrem Sr. could tour western Europe. Pinterest. . Born in New York City on November 30, 1918 , surrounded by people of wealth and privilege throughout his childhood, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Both women were older than he, and both came into the marriage with children, which made for a very interesting extended family for Efrem Jr. Efrem Sr.'s second wife was equally impressive, especially her family tree. "77 Sunset Strip" Private eye Stuart Bailey who ran a Los Angeles detective agency. Stephanie Zimbalist has since given strong, sympathetic performances portraying independent working women in the TV movie The Story Lady (1991) and in the off-Broadway surrogate-mother drama, The Baby Dance (1991). [17] Efrem Jr. portrayed Dandy Jim Buckley in Maverick opposite James Garner, and the lead characters in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI. As the heir apparent to wealthy parents, his taste for expensive suits purchased at the best men's shoppes of Hartford and New Haven made him popular at school. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. He later reprised his role in The New Batman Adventures as well as the animated movies Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Granddaughter Alexis looks on as FBI director Robert Mueller show off the badge that was presented to the actor as an honorary special agent, the highest civilian honor awarded by the FBI, on June 8, 2009 in Los Angeles. She died in Reno Nevada in 1981 at the age of 66. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the elegant actor with the mellifluous baritone who costarred as the suave private eye Stuart Bailey on TV's "77 Sunset Strip" beginning in the late 1950s and later. I stopped He returned to Hollywood five years later, marrying Loranda Stephanie Spalding in 1956, and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Episode: "Hereafter, Part 1" (S 2: Ep 19), This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 19:39. Emily died from cancer in 1950. Do Remington Steele and Laura Holt get married? Devika Primi from Dubrovnik, Croatia on May 21, 2014: Hi RachaelOhalloran, I had no idea of this person until now a very interesting write up here and you certainly enlightened me to perfection. [10], In 1928, Zimbalist began teaching at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. (S 10: Ep 33), Episode: "When You See Arcturus" (S 14: Ep 21), Episode: "A Family of Winners" (S 20: Ep 12), Episode: "The Butler's Affair/Roarke's Sacrifice" (S 7: Ep 5), Episode: "Polly's Poker Palace, Parts 1 and 2" (S 7: Ep 19 & S 7: Ep 20), Episode: "The Georgia Street Motors" (S 1:Ep 18), Episode: "Murder in the Museum" (S 1: Ep 19), Episode: "The Case of the People of Florida v Joseph Lamdrum", Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, Episode: "The State of Arizona v Dr. Evan Blake", Episode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel" (S 5: Ep 7), Episode: "Sugar, Spice, Malice and Vice" (S 9: Ep 7), Episode: "Who Killed the Legal Eagle?" The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from October 10, 1982, to February 17, 1987. Menotti played at the Metropolitan Opera House, a place close to the Zimbalist family's heart. He had a minor role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5 in 1997. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. said this about J Edgar Hoover in an interview: "He never came on the set, but I knew him. Stephanie Zimbalist on the Importance of Trump. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. Because the Russian government only allowed people to leave with whatever they amount of money they came into the country with, he and his sister hid their money from Russian officials in order to escape by train from Moscow to Paris. He was 65 years old. His roles in ascending order were a Roman soldier in George Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (1946); The Duke of Suffolk in Shakespeare's Henry VIII (1946); and Eilert Lovborg in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (1948), with Eva Le Gallienne in the title role, and Zimbalist's wife, Emily McNair, as Thea Elvsted. His parents were among the most famous musicians of their time. In 2007, Loranda also died from cancer. We won't let that happen.'". Returning to the United States, Efrem Jr. was fortunate enough that his parents could well afford two stints at Yale University. On June 8, 2009, FBI Director Robert Mueller presented him with a plaque as honorary special agent for his work on The F.B.I. Efrem Zimbalist Junior was a charismatic, clever and handsome actor who dominated American television in the nineteen fifties and nineteen . Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. His mother, born in Romania as Reba Feinsohn, sang at the Metropolitan Opera, and was one of the first singers to make records. Her mother started the Ladies' Home Journal magazine and she would be the catalyst to keep the magazine published until her death in 1970. [23] Moreover, Efrem Zimbalist stated, "As far as I am concerned, there has been no Jew in the family for sixty-five years. Making an abrupt decision to abandon acting, he served as assistant director/researcher to his father at the Curtis Institute of Music. In 1945, Zimbalist married Emily McNair and they had a daughter, Nancy, and son, Efrem III. His and Alma's son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and their granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors, primarily in television. Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. You may not remember Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s name, but you only had to hear his voice and you placed him instantly. They had a daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. He changed his name to Menotti shortly after his adoption. There he met his future wife, the newly named Alma Gluck. He studied at Fay School in Massachusetts and later boarded at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on May 23, 2014: #Jodah, This was an awesome family to research. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on May 22, 2014: Thank you to everyone for your comments. They had two sons and Malinda died in 2005. He also played Charles Cabot on the series "Hotel.". Her school, The Curtis Institute of Music was like a home to the Zimbalist family as they sponsored each new protg, helped produce opera on Broadway (never done before in a stage performance until Menotti) and the endowment this school received when she died supported many graduating talents. ), His own compositions include a violin concerto, a piano concerto (1959), the American Rhapsody, a tone poem called Daphnis and Chloe, a Fantasy on themes from The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen (1936), and a piece called Sarasateana, for viola and piano. Byrnes made a record, Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb), that was a transatlantic hit and spawned a catchphrase. [citation needed], Jack Warner lent him to Columbia Pictures for By Love Possessed in exchange for adding several years to his Warners' contract, but he refused to let Zimbalist appear in BUtterfield 8 for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The repair work failed, and the series ended the following year. Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of Loranda Stephanie (ne Spalding) and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., who helmed the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI as well as theatrical films. Efrem Jr.'s sister, Maria, also lived in Reno and she died there in 1981 at age 66. In 1958, he starred as Stuart Bailey in the detective series 77 Sunset Strip. Did Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan get along? In 2009 the FBI honored Zimbalist with his own special agent's badge, making him an honorary G-man in recognition of the contributions his show and his character made to the agency's reputation. She is the author of 8 books in total, two of which caught the eyes of Hollywood producers: "The Valley of Decision" starred Greer Garson & Gregory Peck, and. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Report Content | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. But it wouldn't hurt to see a return to good sidekick detective shows. While playing Bailey, Zimbalist found time to appear in several more films. Zimbalist was born in 1918 in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrants Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (18891985), a famous Russian-born violinist [1] and symphony conductor, and Alma Gluck (18841938), an equally famous Romanian-born operatic soprano.
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", In the 1990s, Zimbalist returned to television, recording the voice of Alfred the butler in the cartoon version of the "Batman" TV series. Alma had just been discovered in 1909 and by 1911 she was already on her way to stardom at the Metropolitan Opera, earning an amazing $700 a week. November 1946 brought the part of the Duke of Suffolk in the play "King Henry VIII" which ran until February 1947 at the International Theatre. I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. His suave good looks made him a favorite actor for many. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. He did much to popularize the performance of classical music in his adopted country. Its critical and surprising commercial success led to his following it up with Menotti's The Consul (1950), which won the New York Drama Critics' award and the Pulitzer prize for the best musical in 1950. What year is Zorro set in? While he was away, his father married for the second time in 1943 to Mary Louise Curtis Bok, heir to the Curtis Publishing Company and founder of the Curtis Institute of Music where he was the Director. Zimbalists parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but on emigrating to America, had left the religion. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. In 2003, he published his memoirs, My Dinner of Herbs, and a year later came out of retirement to act with his daughter again in a stage production of Tennessee Williams's Night of the Iguana in Ventura, California. Efrem starred next to Spencer Tracy. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Red Holt Steele, was also a fan favorite dramatic episode which included the destruction of Lauras house in an explosion. I do recall 77 SunsetStrip and FBI. After serving in WW II, in 1945, Efrem Jr. enrolled to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. I think Troy Donahue was also an actor in the show. Zimbalist married twice in his lifetime and had three children. He continued to act on the Broadway stage with the American Repertory Theatre. The program brought Zimbalist an Emmy nomination in 1959, but after a few seasons he tired of the long hours and what he believed were the bad scripts. Their daughter, also named Stephanie ( Stephanie Zimbalist ), is the well-known actress who appeared with Pierce Brosnan in the Remington Steele (1982) television series, in which Zimbalist had a recurring role. [2] He moved back to New York City in 1936 to work as a page for NBC radio where he had small on-air roles as well as presenting shows. Voice, Direct-to-video animated film directed by Curt Geda. In 2003, he published his autobiography "My Dinner of Herbs." He then went on to produce many operas including The Consul that earned the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Alma's manager and piano accompanist Althea Jewell kept her in singing engagements and recording sessions which paid handsomely, so she could well afford to send her daughter to The Friends School, a private boarding school in Pennsylvania. The Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI honored Efrem's character "Lewis Erskine" in 1985 with a special set of retired credentials. Votes: 2,308. In addition to his son and other daughter, Stephanie, he is survived by four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Jack Warner supported Efrem Jr.'s plan to retire to raise his kids away from Hollywood. Remington Steele is an American crime drama television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. She wanted her mother to see her get married, so they were married in the Zimbalist home on April 19, 1938. Gian Carlo Menotti's interesting story appears in the sidebar. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . Some of them led to arrests, which helped give the show the complete seal of approval of the agency's real-life director, J. Edgar Hoover. A charming man, extremely Virginia formal and an extraordinary command of the language," Zimbalist said Hoover opened the bureau's files to the show's producers and even allowed background shots to be filmed at real FBI offices. He also recurred in the television dramatic series Hotel . Efrem Zimbalist Jr. starred as "Lewis Erskine" in this series from September 1965 to September 1974. In 1949, he was cast as one of the four sons (the cruellest) of a ruthless businessman (Edward G Robinson) in Joseph L Mankiewicz's film noir House of Strangers. He played a blinded pilot in Airport 1975 and, much later, lampooned his FBI image in Hot Shots! Guy Williams, who played the swashbuckling black-masked hero Zorro on television in the late 1950s, was found dead Saturday, apparently of a heart attack, at his apartment in Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires police said yesterday. She was 73 years old. He packed up his two children and moved to Philadelphia where his father was director of The Curtis Institute of Music. Efrem Zimbalist Jr, actor, born 30 November 1918; died 2 May 2014 Topics US television Television Broadway. His stepmother was the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist. In November 1945, he made his stage debut in New York as reporter Gil Hartnick in "The Rugged Path" directed by his friend Garson Kanin. Both parents converted to Anglican Christianity and regularly attended the Episcopal Church. Zimbalist married the famous American soprano Alma Gluck and they toured together for a time. His partner in life and work, Samuel Barber died in 1981. ", Efrem Jr.'s mother was famous opera singer Alma Gluck. and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. During World War II he served in the infantry, receiving a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound in his leg. He and his partner Jeff Spencer (played by Roger Smith) operated from an office in the center of Hollywood where, aided by their sometime helper, Kookie, a jive-talking beatnik type who doubled as a parking lot attendant, they tracked down miscreants. employees' personal appearance. Efrem Jr. enjoyed a personal friendship with J Edgar Hoover as technical adviser to the show. I agree, #travmaj Thank you for reading and commenting :), #Flourish Anyway - I am always in awe of people who live well and live into their 90's or older. This is the home her sister and husband raised their family in, and hosted her mother and siblings when she brought them over from Romania. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . 9 April] 1889 or 1890 [2] - February 22, 1985) was an internationally known concert violist, composer, teacher, conductor and director of the Curtis . Dora Weithers from The Caribbean on May 21, 2014: Thank you for the facts on the handsome, accomplished Efrem Zimbalist. The actor, who in recent years had retired to his ranch in Southern California's bucolic horse country, died there Friday at age 95. From 1920 to 1924, Alma cut about sixty more recording titles but none were released until after her death, per her instructions. His pupils included such distinguished musicians as Lynn Blakeslee, Aaron Rosand,[11] Oscar Shumsky, Norman Carol, Joseph Silverstein, Jascha Brodsky, John Dalley, Michael Tree, Felix Slatkin, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Harold Wippler, Leonid Bolotine, Takaoki Sugitani, Helen Kwalwasser, and Hidetaro Suzuki. Three years later in 1918 when Efrem Jr. was born, Alma decided she wanted to stop traveling. (S 1: Ep 9), Episode: "A Little Left of Heaven (Pilot) (S 1:Ep 1), Episode: "Knights of the Round Table, Parts 1 and 2" (S 3: Ep 1 & S 3: Ep 2), Episode: "World's Finest, part 3" (S 2: Ep 18). Zimbalist was discharged as the war ended, earning many awards, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal. It's hardly surprising that the son of renowned Russian-born concert After serving in World War II, he made his stage debut in "The Rugged Path," starring Spencer Tracy, and appeared in other plays and a soap opera before being called to Hollywood. To each of you, please accept my thanks for taking the time to read them. In January 1950, Emily died from cancer. That doesn't mean his life didn't have any hiccups, they just weren't front page news. From this record listing US Census of 1900, it shows the occupants the residence of Herman and Cecile Goldstein, Alma's sister. When there might have been a rough patch in the marriage where Efrem Jr. had gone to Reno, Nevada in 1961 to get a divorce from Loranda, some accounts say he never went through with a divorce. An engaging read about a talented man. Marcia Davenport had an interesting life and made her mark in literature with her first book, Mozart, the first published American biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Zimbalist died Friday t hi home in Solvang, Calif., rding t a statement issued b hi daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist, nd n Efrem Zimbalist III. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie and his son, Efrem Zimbalist III. Publicity photo for the US Steel Hour on television August 1, 1956. Andrew Zimbalist (born 1947), American economist, father of Jeff. He retired again in 1955. Efrem Jr. was devastated. She is buried in Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut near the family's summer home. Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) Episode: Feat of Clay Part I (1992) Unrated | 22 min | Animation . In 1985, Chip married Malinda Fitler Murphy, the daughter of Happy Rockefeller (widow of Nelson) and Dr. James Murphy. Family film directed and written by Margaret Raphael. Today. which was written in 1954, was optioned for a movie for many years, but never filmed, possibly because of controversy after the real life connection to the story was learned. All Rights Reserved. [9] He was discharged at the end of the war, and his awards and decorations included the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge, in addition to the Purple Heart he received for a shrapnel wound to his leg during the battle of Hrtgen Forest.[9]. He briefly attended Yale University but was expelled, reinstated and expelled a second time on account of low grades. I remember him, Rachael. Zimbalist was born in 1918 in New York City to Jewish immigrants Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (18891985), a famous Russian-born violinist, and Alma Gluck (18841938), an equally famous Romanian-born operatic soprano. [8] By the age of nine, Efrem Zimbalist was first violin in his father's orchestra. Animated short film directed and co-written by Scott Trowbridge. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (November 30, 1918 May 2, 2014) was an American actor best known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. His last acting job was The Delivery in 2008. But his joy was short-lived. For some reason, that's where I put him. In 1912, he played the Glazunov Concerto in a concert marking Leopold Stokowski's first appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra. [22], Zimbalist's parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but, on emigrating to America, had left the religion. 1956), Occupation: Actor, TV Host (Word From The Holyland on TBN), Author (My Dinner of Herbs, 2003), Singer, Violinist and Composer (8-part choral 150th Psalm, Zimbalist Sonatas), Producer of Lyric Operas for Gian Carlo Menotti - The Consul (1950 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Music), The Medium (1949), and The Telephone (1949), Best Known For: his baritone voice, 77 Sunset Strip (Stu Bailey), The F.B.I. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. had a Spoleto Fesitval connection. [28], In later life, Zimbalist joined the congregation of an Episcopal parish near to his home. Getty Images His mother, reasoning. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was an American actor who is best remembered for his portrayals of Dandy Jim Buckley in the TV series Maverick and the animated character Alfred Pennyworth in the superhero series Batman: The Animated Series and its spin-offs. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing into peace of our beloved father, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., today at his Solvang ranch," the actor's daughter Stephanie Zimbalist and son Efrem Zimbalist III said in a statement. It just goes to show you the true power of television with that show and shows like "America's Most Wanted" and how it was and can be used for the better good. Pompton Plains, NJ: Amadeus Press, 2004. he once recalled. Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice: Directed by Vincent McEveety. What a gentleman and what an accomplished life! (21 April 1889 February 22, 1985) was a concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. Two of his television series were extremely popular - 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. [24] Zimbalist said his faith gave him comfort when Emily died. "A Quinn Martin and Warner Brothers Production.". Efrem Jr. would follow the Episcopal faith until 1979 when he embraced the evangelical movement, attending the same church as Pat Boone. She was buried later in June 1950 in Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, where the Zimbalist family maintains a residence and a cemetery holding. She was almost six years older than he. SOLVANG, Calif., May 3 (UPI) -- Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the star of two popular crime television series, The F.B.I. After graduation he debuted in Berlin (playing the Brahms Concerto) and London in 1907 and in the United States in 1911, with the Symphony Orchestra.[which?] At the Fay School, Efrem Jr. performed in stage plays, but his father was grooming him to follow in his footsteps by taking training on the violin. [citation needed], Apart from 77 Sunset Strip, Zimbalist was most widely known for his starring role as Inspector Lewis Erskine in the Quinn Martin television production The F.B.I., which premiered on September 19, 1965, and aired its final episode on September 8, 1974. The sidebar mentions how the age of 90 plus years is a theme that runs throughout this article. . Hoover took him on a tour of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Maria was firmly esconced at The Friends School in Pennsylvania, as was Marcia before her. TV series, saying "it was a pure collaboration between the FBI agency, the Director J Edgar Hoover and Hollywood.". Efrem Jr.'s father was a world famous violinist, Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. as was his father before him. Coupled with his baritone voice, he easily won over the ladies but he had no interest in the curriculum or in getting a job to support his extravagant lifestyle. It certainly is a great tribute - I hadn't thought about Efrem Zimbalist Jr for many a year. The clothing bills he sent home to be paid didn't win over his parents either. Efrem Jr. was almost 20 years old and had a few regrets after his mother died. In the early '90s, he played Don Alejandro de la Vega in "Zorro" on the Family Channel. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a very interesting man who came from an interesting family background, leaving behind a wonderful legacy. On loan to Columbia, he was Lana Turner's illicit lover in the lurid melodrama By Love Possessed (1961). Loranda's middle name was given to their daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. "I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. As had his father and grandfather before him, the family traveled to the Ukraine in the former Soviet Union so Alma and Efrem Sr. could tour western Europe. Pinterest. . Born in New York City on November 30, 1918 , surrounded by people of wealth and privilege throughout his childhood, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Both women were older than he, and both came into the marriage with children, which made for a very interesting extended family for Efrem Jr. Efrem Sr.'s second wife was equally impressive, especially her family tree. "77 Sunset Strip" Private eye Stuart Bailey who ran a Los Angeles detective agency. Stephanie Zimbalist has since given strong, sympathetic performances portraying independent working women in the TV movie The Story Lady (1991) and in the off-Broadway surrogate-mother drama, The Baby Dance (1991). [17] Efrem Jr. portrayed Dandy Jim Buckley in Maverick opposite James Garner, and the lead characters in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI. As the heir apparent to wealthy parents, his taste for expensive suits purchased at the best men's shoppes of Hartford and New Haven made him popular at school. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. He later reprised his role in The New Batman Adventures as well as the animated movies Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Granddaughter Alexis looks on as FBI director Robert Mueller show off the badge that was presented to the actor as an honorary special agent, the highest civilian honor awarded by the FBI, on June 8, 2009 in Los Angeles. She died in Reno Nevada in 1981 at the age of 66. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the elegant actor with the mellifluous baritone who costarred as the suave private eye Stuart Bailey on TV's "77 Sunset Strip" beginning in the late 1950s and later. I stopped He returned to Hollywood five years later, marrying Loranda Stephanie Spalding in 1956, and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Episode: "Hereafter, Part 1" (S 2: Ep 19), This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 19:39. Emily died from cancer in 1950. Do Remington Steele and Laura Holt get married? Devika Primi from Dubrovnik, Croatia on May 21, 2014: Hi RachaelOhalloran, I had no idea of this person until now a very interesting write up here and you certainly enlightened me to perfection. [10], In 1928, Zimbalist began teaching at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. (S 10: Ep 33), Episode: "When You See Arcturus" (S 14: Ep 21), Episode: "A Family of Winners" (S 20: Ep 12), Episode: "The Butler's Affair/Roarke's Sacrifice" (S 7: Ep 5), Episode: "Polly's Poker Palace, Parts 1 and 2" (S 7: Ep 19 & S 7: Ep 20), Episode: "The Georgia Street Motors" (S 1:Ep 18), Episode: "Murder in the Museum" (S 1: Ep 19), Episode: "The Case of the People of Florida v Joseph Lamdrum", Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, Episode: "The State of Arizona v Dr. Evan Blake", Episode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel" (S 5: Ep 7), Episode: "Sugar, Spice, Malice and Vice" (S 9: Ep 7), Episode: "Who Killed the Legal Eagle?" The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from October 10, 1982, to February 17, 1987. Menotti played at the Metropolitan Opera House, a place close to the Zimbalist family's heart. He had a minor role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5 in 1997. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. said this about J Edgar Hoover in an interview: "He never came on the set, but I knew him. Stephanie Zimbalist on the Importance of Trump. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. Because the Russian government only allowed people to leave with whatever they amount of money they came into the country with, he and his sister hid their money from Russian officials in order to escape by train from Moscow to Paris. He was 65 years old. His roles in ascending order were a Roman soldier in George Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (1946); The Duke of Suffolk in Shakespeare's Henry VIII (1946); and Eilert Lovborg in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (1948), with Eva Le Gallienne in the title role, and Zimbalist's wife, Emily McNair, as Thea Elvsted. His parents were among the most famous musicians of their time. In 2007, Loranda also died from cancer. We won't let that happen.'". Returning to the United States, Efrem Jr. was fortunate enough that his parents could well afford two stints at Yale University. On June 8, 2009, FBI Director Robert Mueller presented him with a plaque as honorary special agent for his work on The F.B.I. Efrem Zimbalist Junior was a charismatic, clever and handsome actor who dominated American television in the nineteen fifties and nineteen . Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. His mother, born in Romania as Reba Feinsohn, sang at the Metropolitan Opera, and was one of the first singers to make records. Her mother started the Ladies' Home Journal magazine and she would be the catalyst to keep the magazine published until her death in 1970. [23] Moreover, Efrem Zimbalist stated, "As far as I am concerned, there has been no Jew in the family for sixty-five years. Making an abrupt decision to abandon acting, he served as assistant director/researcher to his father at the Curtis Institute of Music. In 1945, Zimbalist married Emily McNair and they had a daughter, Nancy, and son, Efrem III. His and Alma's son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and their granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors, primarily in television. Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. You may not remember Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s name, but you only had to hear his voice and you placed him instantly. They had a daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. He changed his name to Menotti shortly after his adoption. There he met his future wife, the newly named Alma Gluck. He studied at Fay School in Massachusetts and later boarded at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on May 23, 2014: #Jodah, This was an awesome family to research. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on May 22, 2014: Thank you to everyone for your comments. They had two sons and Malinda died in 2005. He also played Charles Cabot on the series "Hotel.". Her school, The Curtis Institute of Music was like a home to the Zimbalist family as they sponsored each new protg, helped produce opera on Broadway (never done before in a stage performance until Menotti) and the endowment this school received when she died supported many graduating talents. ), His own compositions include a violin concerto, a piano concerto (1959), the American Rhapsody, a tone poem called Daphnis and Chloe, a Fantasy on themes from The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen (1936), and a piece called Sarasateana, for viola and piano. Byrnes made a record, Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb), that was a transatlantic hit and spawned a catchphrase. [citation needed], Jack Warner lent him to Columbia Pictures for By Love Possessed in exchange for adding several years to his Warners' contract, but he refused to let Zimbalist appear in BUtterfield 8 for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The repair work failed, and the series ended the following year. Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of Loranda Stephanie (ne Spalding) and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., who helmed the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI as well as theatrical films. Efrem Jr.'s sister, Maria, also lived in Reno and she died there in 1981 at age 66. In 1958, he starred as Stuart Bailey in the detective series 77 Sunset Strip. Did Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan get along? In 2009 the FBI honored Zimbalist with his own special agent's badge, making him an honorary G-man in recognition of the contributions his show and his character made to the agency's reputation. She is the author of 8 books in total, two of which caught the eyes of Hollywood producers: "The Valley of Decision" starred Greer Garson & Gregory Peck, and. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Report Content | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. But it wouldn't hurt to see a return to good sidekick detective shows. While playing Bailey, Zimbalist found time to appear in several more films. Zimbalist was born in 1918 in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrants Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (18891985), a famous Russian-born violinist [1] and symphony conductor, and Alma Gluck (18841938), an equally famous Romanian-born operatic soprano.
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