He studied at Fay School in Massachusetts and later boarded at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. [15], Zimbalist maintained a strong personal relationship with F.B.I. The repair work failed, and the series ended the following year. I don't know why they only give shows a 5 year run and other shows (sometimes terrible shows) get to run for so much longer. He also did voiceover work for other evangelical programs, including readings of the Bible and narrating special programming. The daughter of actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Stephanie Zimbalist was raised on the family's Encino, California ranch and educated at . [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. I think Troy Donahue was also an actor in the show. Two years later, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the infantry division. Acting in school plays, he later trained briefly at the Yale School of Drama but didnt apply himself enough and quit. Zimbalist had better luck with "The F.B.I.," which endured for a decade as one of TV's most popular shows. Malan, Roy (2004). Pinterest. Other reports say they did divorce on December 5, 1961, and they remarried in 1962 . 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. In 2007, Loranda also died from cancer. I was unaware he recently died. The F.B.I. In 1990, he played the father of Zorro in the Christian Broadcasting Network's The New Zorro. "[23], Zimbalist was baptized in the Episcopal Church. Born in New York City on November 30, 1918 , surrounded by people of wealth and privilege throughout his childhood, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. Her autobiography, "Too Strong For Fantasy" was published in 1967. He also kept the name tradition going and has a son Efrem Zimbalist, III (nicknamed Chip) who owns a multi-media company and works as an actor. Nev and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. of En cino, Calif., the actor in the television series "The F.B.I The birthday party concluded with a film to look back over his career. [13] Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York, New York, the son of famed violinist Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1890-1985), born in the southwestern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, and operatic soprano Alma Gluck (1884-1938), who had been born as Reba Feinsohn in Iai, Romania. Episode "Stopover at Sublimity" (S 3:Ep 30), Episode: "The Trial of Reno McKee" (S 1: Ep 14), Episode: "The Prince of Darkness" (S 4: Ep 2), Episode: "Host: Efrem Zimbalist Jr." (S 1: Ep 9), Inspector Lewis Erskine (archive footage), Episode: "Stranger In My Shoes" (S 7:Ep 37), Episode: "The Day God Died" (S 10: Ep 25), Episode: "He Lived With Us, Ate With Us, What Else, Dear?" In the 1980s, he had a recurring role as Daniel Chalmers on his daughter Stephanie Zimbalist's TV series "Remington Steele." Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married his first wife, Emily Munroe McNair, daughter of Captain Laurence McNair U.S.N., on December 22, 1945 at Church of the Transfiguration, a Catholic church in Annapolis, Maryland. After the war, the director and writer Garson Kanin, a friend of the family, gave Zimbalist his first professional role in his Broadway production of Robert E Sherwood's The Rugged Path (1945), which starred Spencer Tracy. He died in 1985, at the age of 94. That role, he said, "has made me an idol in my little grandchildren's eyes.". When the show faltered in 1963, Jack Webb of "Dragnet" fame was hired for an overhaul. About. Efrem Jr. says in his book "My Dinner of Herbs" that because of his playboy ways and throwing away a good education at Yale, he felt a great sadness that his mother never lived to see any of his success and that he "regrets she died knowing he was a screwup.". As the sly, silver-haired mentor of Pierce Brosnans title character on Remington Steele, he appeared on the 1982-87 NBC series with his daughter on a handful of episodes. Menotti died in 2007 at the age of 95 in Monte Carlo, Monaco with his adopted son at his side. Efrem passed his background check, then was called to be interviewed by Hoover the following week in Washington, DC. Streaming, rent, or buy Remington Steele Season 3: You are able to buy Remington Steele Season 3 on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video as download. They started making another kind of movie, [4] His stepmother was Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist, the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music. [24] Zimbalist said his faith gave him comfort when Emily died. 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. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on May 22, 2014: Thank you to everyone for your comments. Emily Munroe McNair died of cancer on January 18, 1950 at age 30. 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. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a very interesting man who came from an interesting family background, leaving behind a wonderful legacy. Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (21 April [O.S. One of the most sophisticated and professional actors of the small screen, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. rose to fame in the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of two popular . His first association was with Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker's PTL ministry. In 1912, he played the Glazunov Concerto in a concert marking Leopold Stokowski's first appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra. His daughter Stephanie also took up acting -- and small-screen detective work, in the hit 1980s TV series "Remington Steele." She fought to keep the magazine as a monthly publication until 1970, when it was sold to a larger publishing firm. Maria was firmly esconced at The Friends School in Pennsylvania, as was Marcia before her. "I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. Efrem Jr.'s new stepmother, Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist was the heir to the Curtis Publishing Company who published the Ladies' Home Journal - founded by her mother. Roger Smith is married to Ann-Margret and suffers with Myasthenia Gravis, a serious Autoimmune Disease. Loranda's middle name was given to their daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. He was apparently watering the lawn and was found lying on the grass by a handyman. Sometimes there was an arrest posted with the wanted names, which was updated on a later show or you would hear about it on the evening news. Getty Images His mother, reasoning. "A job like this should pay off in one of two ways: satisfaction or money. If something has been repeated often enough, people figure it must be the truth. He then settled in the United States. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was previously married to Loranda Spaulding (1956 - 2007) and Emily McNair (1941 - 1950). His and Alma's son, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and their granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors. In 1957, the actor played Lt. Ethan Sears in the romantic film Band of Angels. He is also known as recurring character "Dandy Jim Buckley" in the series Maverick and as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Animated Universe. 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. Wife: Emily McNair (stage actress, m. 1945, d. 1950, cancer, one daughter, one son) Daughter: Nancy Zimbalist (b. There were two spellings shown of family name - Feinsohn and Fiersohn, The link shows Alma's correct birth year. He joked that being Jack Warner's tennis partner kept acting parts coming his way. Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) Episode: Feat of Clay Part I (1992) Unrated | 22 min | Animation . Menotti played at the Metropolitan Opera House, a place close to the Zimbalist family's heart. Acting seemed to be his calling but getting him to crack down to seriously study acting was another matter because Efrem Jr. was all playboy. Efrem Zimbalist Jr, actor, born 30 November 1918; died 2 May 2014 Topics US television Television Broadway. : With Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Stephen Brooks. His partner in life and work, Samuel Barber died in 1981. Susanna", "All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight"), 1962 - February 5, 2007 (her death, 1 child). At age 12 he entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and studied under Leopold Auer. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. at his Encino, CA home with wife Loranda Stephanie Spaulding and daughter Stephanie Zimbalist1961 1978 Sid Avery All images in our archive are available for professional licensing and as fine art prints. 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. He became acquainted with Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and it is his voice you hear at the top of every hour announcing the station's name. During this period, he made several concurrent appearances in other Warner Bros. television shows, such as Hawaiian Eye, The Alaskans, and Bronco. During an extremely candid interview with Gentlemans Journal for their Summer 2021 issue, the 68-year-old star reflected on his own childhood and how it defined his approach to parenting. Efrem Zimbalist Junior was a charismatic, clever and handsome actor who dominated American television in the nineteen fifties and nineteen . Many of his former co-stars and friends were there, especially James Garner of Maverick and Rockford Files fame and Roger Smith from 77 Sunset Strip. His father, the Russian-born virtuoso, did much to revive interest in early violin music, and became director of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. 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. Animated short film directed and co-written by Scott Trowbridge. Her father had a recurring role in that show, again playing a con man. 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. 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. He was always well-dressed and his nicely tanned skin made him more handsome. Zimbalist died on May 2, 2014, at the age of 95. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/efrem-zimbalist-jr-48080.php, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century American Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century American Film & Theater Personalities. Her last public recital was in 1924 at the Metropolitan Opera House, a place that would hold much sentiment for her husband and children long after she was gone. (Lewis Erskine), voice of Alfred the butler on Batman:The Animated Series, Died: May 2, 2014, at age 95 of natural causes. In the meantime, Zimbalist had produced a double bill of Gian Carlo Menotti operas, The Medium and The Telephone, on Broadway. For his son, the actor, see, Zimbalist with his violin, circa 19151920, Efrem Zimbalist: A Life. He returned to Hollywood five years later, marrying Loranda Stephanie Spalding in 1956, and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. [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]. Both were much looked forward to in our house, and probably in your house too. In 1945, Zimbalist married Emily McNair and they had a daughter, Nancy, and son, Efrem III. [14], In 1959, he was awarded the Golden Globe for "Most Promising Newcomer Male". He received his education at a boarding school and later briefly attended Yale University. In December 1941, Zimbalist married his first wife, Emily Munroe McNair. The FBI series was right behind 77 Sunset Strip. Unable to break into radio as an actor, he studied at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse. In the early '90s, he played Don Alejandro de la Vega in "Zorro" on the Family Channel. They both have captivating voices. Zimbalist died peacefully at his Solvang home of natural causes at the age of 95 on May 2, 2014; he had been outside watering his lawn at his Solvang, Calif., ranch when a handyman found him lying dead in the grass. 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. Both parents converted to Anglican Christianity and regularly attended the Episcopal Church. St. Petersburg Times - Newspaper interview 1979 talking about his new church, TBN, Marcia Davenport - Wikipedia and Movie Database. :). Efrem Zimbalist Jr. discusses his book in Part Two which follows Part One in this article. The money is not great, and there is no satisfaction," he said. Efrem Zimbalist (18891985), Russian violinist, father of Efrem Jr. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (19182014), American actor, son of Efrem and father of Stephanie. In 1821 Old California, mysterious black-caped masked avenger of the oppressed, Don Diego de la Vega-Zorro-lands in jail after once again humiliating the evil Spanish governor . If I can live that long, I hope to be as healthy to be able to enjoy it. Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice: Directed by Vincent McEveety. [2] He had an older sister, Mary (19152008),[3] along with a half-sister from his mother's first marriage, author Marcia Davenport (19031996). The year 1970 witnessed him in various roles in the religious-themed anthology series 'Insight. Six months after Maria's wedding to Ogden Goelet, Alma died on October 27, 1938 at age 54 of liver failure. Following the war, Zimbalist returned to New York and made his Broadway acting debut in The Rugged Path,[10][11] starring Spencer Tracy. 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. The son of renowned artists soprano Alma Gluck and violinist Efrem Zimbalist he was the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist, who survives him. While playing Bailey, Zimbalist found time to appear in several more films. Two years later, he had his first recurring role, that of a gambler named Dandy Jim Buckley, on the dramatic series Maverick. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s second marriage. Born in New York City to a popular violinist and a singer, Zimbalist grew up with an elder sister in a quite wealthy household. Ephrem Zimbalist Jr. reads from the Bible the Book of John (4 mins). His voice can be heard on station breaks and announcements on the Trinity Broadcasting Network and other fundamentalist church programs. His stepmother was the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist. An interview about his book appears in a video below. Votes: 2,308. Once it gets circulated on the internet and shows up in enough places, people begin to believe what they see. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 30 November 1918-2 May 2014 (Age 95)New York City, New York, United States The Life Summary of Efrem Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born on 30 November 1918, in New York City, New York, United States. PTL's principal televangelistic successor, the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN),[26] engaged Zimbalist to make its many announcements including the station's idents every half hour, which aired between 1992 and 2012. It was not a happy marriage because Ogden's family controlled his fortune and the couple had to rely on an allowance for support. 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. about they stopped making. I remember him, Rachael. His father was the famous violinist Efrem Zimbalist Sr. and his mother was the equally famous singer Alma Gluck. His parents were among the most famous musicians of their time. The son of violin virtuoso Efrem Zimbalist and acclaimed opera singer Alma Gluck, young Efrem initially appeared headed for a musical career himself. You may not remember Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s name, but you only had to hear his voice and you placed him instantly. He let music fall to the sidelines for a time, but never far out of sight. I speak as a Mom here, not from any inside knowledge. Less than a year later in 1915, their daughter Maria was born but with manager Althea Jewell taking care of her and Marcia safely in a Pennsylvania boarding school, the couple didn't slow down their performances. In 1965 he landed another plum TV role in The FBI, and remained in the series for nine years. [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. #bravewarrior - hello! [15] Zimbalist subsequently spent a week in contact with Hoover in Washington, D.C. and at the F.B.I. officer and language expert whose partner was an Ivy League Ph.D. His wife Stephanie died in 2007; and his daughter Nancy in 2012. She is buried in Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut near the family's summer home. "When you learn that you inspired someone, it's a huge honor.". He would have been handsome in any generation! director J. Edgar Hoover, who requested that the show be technically accurate and portray his agents in the best possible light, and he insisted actors playing F.B.I. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . A great presentation! Because the young viewer audience was enamored of "Kookie" constantly combing his hair, a song "Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" was released in 1959, making it a national catch-phrase. He became a producer to bring the not yet famous opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti's modern operas to Broadway in New York City, namely "The Telephone" and "The Medium" in 1947. 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. His parents eventually divorced and both remarried other people. With famous parents who were performers, Efrem Jr. was destined for great things but, for a short time, he just didn't know what that was going to be. In 2008, a few weeks before he turned 90, his daughter Stephanie threw him a surprise birthday party. Efrem Jr. later became active in evangelical circles and was one of the founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network.[16]. Zimbalist married the famous American soprano Alma Gluck and they toured together for a time. There he met his future wife, the newly named Alma Gluck. Do Remington Steele and Laura Holt get married? Byrnes made a record, Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb), that was a transatlantic hit and spawned a catchphrase. Efrem Jr. would follow the Episcopal faith until 1979 when he embraced the evangelical movement, attending the same church as Pat Boone. Emily died from cancer in 1950. Thanks for sharing his life story with us. I use to get her mixed up with Stephanie Powers; some shots they look so much alike. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. They had a daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. American Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born on 30th November, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA and passed away on 2nd May 2014 Solvang, California, USA aged 95. In the meantime, Zimbalist continued in a few films, such as Wait Until Dark (1967), as the husband of a blind woman (Audrey Hepburn), who is terrorised in their apartment during his absence. His mother, reasoning that living amid the musical elite was not the best upbringing for a boy, sent him to boarding schools where he could be toughened by others his age. "He actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf and visiting with close friends.". Thanks for reading and commenting. Although he continued to consider himself ethnically Jewish, he found himself attracted, along with his wife Alma, to Anglican Christianity, and they regularly attended the Episcopal Church in New Hartford. 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. . He also starred as the lead in several feature films for Warners, such as Bombers B-52, The Deep Six, A Fever in the Blood and The Chapman Report. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. said this about J Edgar Hoover in an interview: "He never came on the set, but I knew him. I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. But his joy was short-lived. It was Efrem Sr.'s first marriage and Alma's second. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. For Love of Ivy Ossie Davis Ossie Davis He was a political hopeful in A Fever in the Blood (1961), opposite Angie Dickinson one of his few leads, Warners hoping to cash in on his TV fame and a sex therapist in George Cukor's The Chapman Report (1962). But it was always interesting to see who the names and faces were and what they were wanted for. His wife died of cancer in the same year, leaving their two children, Efrem and Nancy. Zimbalist was born in New York, grew up on an estate in the Connecticut countryside and received an expensive education in New England. "I didn't want to do television, but it was in my contract," Zimbalist recalled. Comedian Leslie Jones to be the first guest host of The Daily Show on Tuesday, Pamela Anderson on surviving paparazzi, tabloids, and the stolen sex tape, Golden Globes 2023 highlights and winners, Golden Globes 2023: List of winners and nominees, "S.W.A.T." ", Efrem Jr.'s mother was famous opera singer Alma Gluck. 1957 brought Efrem Jr. a seven year contract with Warner Brothers studio. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. Efrem Zimbalist Sr. died in 1985 when he was also nearly 94 years old. He began a lifelong affiliation with the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN). [16], The Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation[17] honored the character of Lewis Erskine in 1985 with a set of retired credentials,[18] and on June 8, 2009 FBI Director Robert Mueller presented Zimbalist with a plaque honoring him for his work on the series.[18][19]. In 1986, he was in Charleston to co-host the festival's 10th gala at the Gaillard Auditorium with actress Colleen Dewhurst. 9 April] 1889 or 1890 [2] - February 22, 1985) was an internationally known concert violist, composer, teacher, conductor and director of the Curtis . Early in his career he owned the "Titian" Stradivarius violin. I have them on auto publish until we get unpacked in our new home. Efrem Sr. lived in Reno Nevada until his death in 1985 at age 94. They don't investigate and research their information; they just copy it from other sources. His big-spender days were over after being expelled from Yale a second time; it was time to get serious about his direction in life. (that we know of). Active on Broadway in the following productions: Zimbalist died on May 2, 2014 from natural causes at the age of 95, outliving his father's age of 94 by one year. Throwing themselves into selling Liberty Bonds, helping with the Red Cross and performing as much as four nights a week, it soon took its toll on Alma's voice while they were in Europe. He didn't understand a word of Ukrainian. What a gene pool to come from people who habitually live past age 90. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. 5). 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