Fannie Borach, Funny Girl or Fanny Brice, once was the darling of every woman who had ever been in love. Chiefly known as a comedienne in her early "stage and screen" career, she rose to fame with the torch song, "My Man." It proved a "natural," as it appealed to every nymph ever tasted "Love."
Her life and her success inspired many others far beyond her time and after thirteen years since her death, her life was portrayed in the movie called "Funny Girl", directed by William Wyler. She was a common American woman who began her career as a "jack-of-all-trades" in a movie house, playing the piano, singing and helping out in the projection room. She began singing when she was barely 16 at the chorus of the George M. Cohan-Sam Harris review, "Talk of New York." She was fired because it was found out that she could not dance. Starting with a job at $75 a week and reaching at $3,000 a week is an indication of her talent. Born to a saloon-keeper on Forsythe Street in the crowded Lower East Side, she rose to such heights that she can be truly called one of the most influential women of her time in America. For 30 years a great vaudeville and radio comedienne, creator of the "Baby Snooks" character and longtime Ziegfield Follies star -- was the original Fanny Brice.
The film "Funny Girl" was produced apparently by her son-in-law, Ray Stark from a screen play that was made by Isobel Lennart of her own book for the stage musical production. In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film # 16 on their list to commemorate 100 years of Music.
Fanny Bryce has been a “fun girl” that inspired many women and will be inspiring many in the days to come.
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