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Brice, Fanny
(Encyclopedia)Brice, Fanny or Fannie, 1891–1951, American comedienne, b. New York City as Fanny Borach. Brice appeared in burlesque and vaudeville from 1906. She starred in the Ziegfeld “Follies” from 1910 on...Marden, Brice
(Encyclopedia)Marden, Brice, 1938–, American painter, b. Bronxville, N.Y.; grad Boston Univ. (B.F.A., 1961), Yale Univ. (M.A., 1963). Marden began exhibiting his work in the 1960s, becoming known for minimalist a...Ziegfeld, Florenz
(Encyclopedia)Ziegfeld, Florenz flôrˈənz zēgˈfĕld [key], 1869–1932, American theatrical producer, b. Chicago. The talent manager son of a German immigrant, in 1907 he first produced the Ziegfeld Follies, fo...Streisand, Barbra
(Encyclopedia)Streisand, Barbra, 1942–, American singer and actress, b. New York City. Streisand first gained a relatively small but select audience singing in New York City cabarets, and she received her first w...Elssler, Fanny
(Encyclopedia)Elssler, Fanny fäˈnē ĕlˈslər [key], 1810–84, Austrian dancer. The youngest daughter of Johann Elssler, copyist and valet of Haydn, she made her debut (1833) in London. She danced at the Paris ...Mendelssohn, Fanny
(Encyclopedia)Mendelssohn, Fanny: see Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn Hensel under Mendelssohn, Felix. ...Kemble, Fanny
(Encyclopedia)Kemble, Fanny: see under Kemble, Roger. ...Burney, Fanny
(Encyclopedia)Burney, Fanny, later Madame D'Arblay därblāˈ [key], 1752–1840, English novelist, daughter of Charles Burney, the composer, organist, and music scholar. Although she received no formal education, ...Trollope, Fanny
(Encyclopedia)Trollope, Fanny: see under Trollope, Anthony. ...Hensel, Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn
(Encyclopedia)Hensel, Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn: see under Mendelssohn, Felix. ...Browse by Subject
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