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The Truth Behind&#; Funny Girl
Funny Girl (US/UK), with its sweeping score, grand romance and side-splitting bits, chronicles the rise of comedian Fanny Brice and her marriage to the suave Nicky Arnstein. But behind the iconic score and glittering costumes were real people with dramas that extend beyond the stage. Explore the real-life people of Funny Girl.
Fanny Brice
In the Show:
Fanny is a young woman from Henry Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Raised by a single mother and a gaggle of poker-playing Jewish women, Fanny presents herself as an unstoppable force (or, in her words, “The Greatest Star”). As in many rise-to-fame narratives, she is first fired from a downtown theatre when she fails to fit in as a chorus girl, but with her no-lose attitude, she finds her way back to the stage and accidentally falls into her destined roll as a comic.
It is on the same night of her first stage triumph that she meets the love of her life, Nicky Arnstein. And soon,
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BRICE, Fanny, actress-singer; born Fannie Borach, Forsyth St., N.Y.C., Oct. 29, , died Hollywood, Califor., May 29, ; star of Ziegfield Follies, , and many other Broadway shows; appeared in films My Man, The Great Ziegfeld, others; introduced song My Man, ; introduced radio character Baby Snooks, ; married Frank White, barbershop owner, (marriage immediately annulled); married Jules W. “Nicky” Arnstein, gambler, Oct. 19, (divorced ); married Billy Rose, showman, Feb. 8, (divorced Oct. 27, ; children Frances (Mrs. Raymond) Stark (born Aug. 12, ), William Brice (born April 23, ).
Frances Stark had arisen at 8, taken breakfast, driven herself downtown on an errand in her Rolls (“They’re just as common as Cadillacs in California”), returned, attended to family matters and gone out onto the court for a good game of tennis with her friend Ann Douglas, who is Mrs. Kirk Douglas.
Now, refreshed, relaxed, slim and poised, casually and immaculately clad, she sat in the living room of her H
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Nicky Arnstein
American professional gambler and con artist
Nicky Arnstein | |
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| Born | Julius Wilford Arndstein ()July 1, Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | October 2, () (aged&#;86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other&#;names | Julius Arnold, Jules Arndtsteyn, Nick Arnold, Nicholas Arnold, Wallace Ames, John Adams, J. Willard Adair |
| Occupation(s) | Professional gambler, confidence trickster |
| Spouses | Carrie Greenthal &#; &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;Fanny Brice &#; &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;Isabelle McCullough &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | Frances (–) William (–) |
Julius Wilford "Nicky" Arnstein[1] (born Arndstein;[2] July 1, &#;&#; October 2, ) was an American professional gambler and con artist. He was known primarily as Julius Arnold, but among his aliases were "Jules Arndtsteyn", "Nick Arnold," "Nicholas Arnold", "Wallace Ames", "John Adams", and "J.