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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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Streisand easily met the comical genius of Fanny Brice and repeated their accolades once again when the movie opened, and it is indeed a pleasure to hear Barbra's uniquely mellifluous tones once again as she performed at the age of twenty-six.
If only she'd stick to it and quit while she's ahead… Funny Girl won her a well-deserved Oscar for her role as stage star Fanny Brice during her rise to superstardom in the Zigfeld Follies.
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Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model
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This funny and lively performance by her complimented by Fanny Brice and a zanny theatrical family made the film an excellent showcase to show her comical side and offcoarse singing ability.
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Phuong Nguyen,
Exotic Dancer
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FUNNY GIRL (1968) - Barbra Streisand absolutely sparkles in her Oscar-winning debut as comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies.
00 FUNNY GIRL (1968) - Barbra Streisand absolutely sparkles in her Oscar-winning debut as comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies.
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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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'Fanny Brice's house, Henry Street, formed a drag performance show, Showstoppers , in 1971, which premiered at Georgetown's Trinity Theatre in September 1971.
Noted for his extravagant musical follies, he promoted musical attractions at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and later managed a number of entertainers, including the comedians Fanny Brice and W.
Director William Wyler brings to the screen a delightful musical comedy about Fanny Brice, the legendary comedienne whose onstage antics were contrasted by her difficult personal life.
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Anita Ganesh,
Poet
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Of all her onscreen personas, she sparkles in none as she does in her role as 1930s comedian Fanny Brice in the musical Funny Girl.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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In Talking Back: Images of Jewish Women in American Popular Culture, edited by Joyce Antler (New England University Press), June Sochen points to Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Joan Rivers, Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler as representatives of "three generations of Jewish women entertainers who operated as shrewd and funny observers of the battle between the sexes, the double standard, and sexuality.
In my young mind, the experiences of Fanny Brice, Barbra Streisand and myself merged into one and the same story.
Baby Snooks became a character for Fanny Brice at some point in the early 30s, nobody seems to know exactly when.
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