An engaging read about a talented man. "A Quinn Martin and Warner Brothers Production.". Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. ), His own compositions include a violin concerto, a piano concerto (1959), the American Rhapsody, a tone poem called Daphnis and Chloe, a Fantasy on themes from The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen (1936), and a piece called Sarasateana, for viola and piano. At the end of each episode, after Zimbalist and his fellow G-men had captured that week's mobsters, subversives, bank robbers or spies, the series would post real photos from the FBI's most-wanted list. [27] In 1989, he said, "for a while I did go overboard in my association with a fundamentalist group". I forgot he was in all those TV shows and film. 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.". Two years later, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the infantry division. Zimbalist married the famous American soprano Alma Gluck and they toured together for a time. Alma's manager and piano accompanist Althea Jewell kept her in singing engagements and recording sessions which paid handsomely, so she could well afford to send her daughter to The Friends School, a private boarding school in Pennsylvania. From 1920 to 1924, Alma cut about sixty more recording titles but none were released until after her death, per her instructions. In 1963, Dragnet's Jack Webb was hired as consultant to overhaul the show. He furthered his acting training at Neighborhood Playhouse[6] before serving in the United States Army during World War II, where he became friends with writer and director Garson Kanin. Gian Carlo Menotti, a famous composer and opera singer, was given a letter of introduction to The Curtis Institute of Music by Arturo Toscanini, who had also introduced Efrem's mother Alma to the Metropolitan Opera. . November 1946 brought the part of the Duke of Suffolk in the play "King Henry VIII" which ran until February 1947 at the International Theatre. In 1958, he starred as Stuart Bailey in the detective series 77 Sunset Strip. Amadeus Press. 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. There he met his future wife, the newly named Alma Gluck. Zorros true identity is Don Diego Vega (later changed to Don Diego de la Vega), a young nobleman who lived in Los Angeles, California, during the early 19th century when the area was still under Spanish rule. She was almost six years older than he. He joked that he got the contract because Jack Warner, the head of studio, was his tennis partner. 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. Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice: Directed by Vincent McEveety. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. At the end of each episode, the series would always post real photos of the FBI's most wanted list. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on May 22, 2014: Thank you to everyone for your comments. On February 5, 2007, aged 73, Loranda died from lung cancer. He was apparently watering the lawn and was found lying on the grass by a handyman. He and his daughter also appeared on stage together in his later years, their first being "The Night of the Iguana". That role, he said, "has made me an idol in my little grandchildren's eyes.". His sister Maria had been boarded with a family in Moscow. 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. He studied violin for seven years under the tutelage of Jascha Heifetz's father, but eventually developed more interest in theater. Jackie Lynnley from the beautiful south on May 23, 2014: My mom was crazy about this man and he was so handsome and smooth. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born on the 30 th November 1918 in New York City, New York, USA of Russian and Romanian ancestry, and passed away on the 2 nd May 2014 in Solvang, California, USA, of natural causes at the age of 95. 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. He studied at Fay School in Massachusetts and later boarded at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. Zimbalist had a recurring role as Daniel Chalmers, a white-collar con man, on his daughter Stephanie Zimbalist's 1980s television detective series Remington Steele. More shows were planned, but since there was no money left, the production had to cease. After serving in World War II, he made his stage debut in "The Rugged Path," starring Spencer Tracy, and appeared in other plays and a soap opera before being called to Hollywood. employees undergo a background check. Guy Williams, who played the swashbuckling black-masked hero Zorro on television in the late 1950s, was found dead Saturday, apparently of a heart attack, at his apartment in Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires police said yesterday. When there might have been a rough patch in the marriage where Efrem Jr. had gone to Reno, Nevada in 1961 to get a divorce from Loranda, some accounts say he never went through with a divorce. His stepmother was the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist. Touch device users, explore by touch or with . For some reason, that's where I put him. It is through her that we see a connection to the Ladies' Home Journal magazine and the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music both of which became important establishments in our society through the 20th century. Where can I watch Remington Steele Season 3? Emily died from cancer in 1950. It was an unheard of salary in the days when many US workers were earning less than a dollar a day. He returned to acting in 1954, in a daytime television soap called Concerning Miss Marlowe, and to Broadway in 1956, in Nol Coward's Fallen Angels, in which he played the seductive Frenchman Maurice Duclos. Zimbalist described the Maharishi Yogi as a "fascinating character", but found the meditation method "was a total waste of energy for me. "I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. The cases of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on June 01, 2014: #Thank you to all for reading and commenting. #bravewarrior - hello! 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In 2007, Loranda also died from cancer. In 1965 he landed another plum TV role in The FBI, and remained in the series for nine years. Nev and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. of En cino, Calif., the actor in the television series "The F.B.I pp. 1946 was a busy year for the actor, simultaneously appearing in three plays, two at the same theater. In 2008, a few weeks before he turned 90, his daughter Stephanie threw him a surprise birthday party. More significant, however, was Girl on the Run (1958), which served as a pilot for 77 Sunset Strip. . Animated Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Toshihiko Masuda. In December 1941, Zimbalist married his first wife, Emily Munroe McNair. Marcia died 1996 in Monterey, CA just before her 93rd birthday. She had been suffering with a deadly form of cirrhosis of the liver (non-alcoholic too) for over seven years and only close family members knew about it. 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. 110. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. During the 1980s, he had roles in the dramas Remington Steele and Hotel. Stephanie Zimbalist on the Importance of Trump. ^. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. said this about J Edgar Hoover in an interview: "He never came on the set, but I knew him. Four years later, the actor played Captain Stacy in Jack Smight's air disaster film and the sequel to the 1970 movie Airport, Airport 1975. "East Side, West Side" starred Barbara Stanwyk, James Mason, Nancy Reagan, Ava Gardner and Van Heflin. In 1941, he was drafted in the United States Army. For over twenty years of his later career, Zimbalist provided the voice for many characters on various animated TV series, including Alfred Pennyworth on "Batman.". It has never been out of print. Born in New York City on November 30, 1918, surrounded by people of wealth and privilege throughout his childhood, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. received a boarding school education. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. He let music fall to the sidelines for a time, but never far out of sight. The FBI series was right behind 77 Sunset Strip. Explore. Actors who hired to play FBI agents were required to have a background check by Hoover and if they passed, they were approved to take the part on the television show. His charismatic good looks made him memorable as an accomplished actor, appearing first on stage and in several movies, but becoming more widely known for his work on television. Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and FBI director Robert Mueller show off the badge that was presented to the actor as an honorary special agent, the highest civilian honor awarded by the FBI, June 8, 2009 in Los Angeles. I have my daughter uploading several of the hubs that are ready to go so they will be published a couple per day until she cleans them all out of the waiting list. "[25], In the late 1970s, he was drawn to the Charismatic Christianity movement. 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. When the program's run ended in 1964, Zimbalist segued seamlessly into "The F.B.I." Efrem Jr. threw himself into studying and composing music, and became dean of students in 1954. The movies I used to be fanatic 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 Jr. is one of the few Hollywood actors who never had a scandal around him. (S 1: Ep 9), Episode: "A Little Left of Heaven (Pilot) (S 1:Ep 1), Episode: "Knights of the Round Table, Parts 1 and 2" (S 3: Ep 1 & S 3: Ep 2), Episode: "World's Finest, part 3" (S 2: Ep 18). While he was in the Army, Efrem Jr. met actor-producer Garson Kanin and theirs was a friendship that would get his start in show business. He also voiced characters in the series The Legend of Prince Valiant and Spider-Man. He changed his name to Menotti shortly after his adoption. [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. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from October 10, 1982, to February 17, 1987. Byrnes made a record, Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb), that was a transatlantic hit and spawned a catchphrase. 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. [25] Afterward he joined the Anglican Church of Our Savior in Santa Barbara; he was an occasional reader there and requested donations be made to them (among others) in his obituary. She went on to star in a number of movies and television programs, most notably Remington Steele with Pierce Brosnan. Those who worked with him were equally admiring of the star's professionalism and likable personality. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a very interesting man who came from an interesting family background, leaving behind a wonderful legacy. . Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a TV actor, the star of 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI. He was raised Episcopalian and died an Episcopalian, returning to his faith in the mid-1980s. Because he was well-liked, he wouldn't be out of work for long. Efrem Jr. kept the tradition going and learned the violin. Zimbalist Jr trained at the Yale School of Drama (from which he was expelled for bad grades) and the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Stephanie Zimbalist has since given strong, sympathetic performances portraying independent working women in the TV movie The Story Lady (1991) and in the off-Broadway surrogate-mother drama, The Baby Dance (1991). Other reports say they did divorce on December 5, 1961, and they remarried in 1962 . Efrem Jr. was almost 20 years old and had a few regrets after his mother died. The son of renowned artists soprano Alma Gluck and violinist Efrem Zimbalist he was the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist, who survives him. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie and his son, Efrem Zimbalist III. Zimbalist married twice in his lifetime and had three children. 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. During World War II he served in the infantry, receiving a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound in his leg. In 1974, Menotti adopted an adult actor and figure skater Francis "Chip" Phelan (born 1938) who had been appearing as a mime in Gian Carlo's operatic performances. During this period, he made several concurrent appearances in other Warner Bros. television shows, such as Hawaiian Eye, The Alaskans, and Bronco. Then "77 Sunset Strip" debuted, starring Zimbalist as a cultured former O.S.S. Unable to break into radio as an actor, he studied at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse. I agree, #travmaj Thank you for reading and commenting :), #Flourish Anyway - I am always in awe of people who live well and live into their 90's or older. He served as a juror of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1962 and 1966. He did much to popularize the performance of classical music in his adopted country. They had a daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. So I won't be able to acknowledge each comment as I have in the past. His projects for that year also included the movies The Deep Six, 'Girl on the Run', and 'Home Before Dark'. 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. Michael Hagarty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead. [5], Zimbalist boarded at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, taking part in school plays. #Ms. Dora, I'm sure she looked down from heaven and celebrated every one of his successes. At the end of each episode the series would post real photos from the FBI's most-wanted list. 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. Menotti played at the Metropolitan Opera House, a place close to the Zimbalist family's heart. Thanks for sharing his life story with us. Zimbalist's stunning good looks and cool, deductive manner made him an instant star when "77 Sunset Strip" began its six-season run in 1958. He also did voiceover work for other evangelical programs, including readings of the Bible and narrating special programming. He was 95. Both parents converted to Anglican Christianity and regularly attended the Episcopal Church. [4] His stepmother was Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist, the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music. Episode: "Hereafter, Part 1" (S 2: Ep 19), This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 19:39. 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Alma had just been discovered in 1909 and by 1911 she was already on her way to stardom at the Metropolitan Opera, earning an amazing $700 a week. They don't investigate and research their information; they just copy it from other sources. Efrem Jr.'s political involvement became disillusioned in 1964 and ceased altogether with the election campaign of U S Senator Barry Goldwater when he actively campaigned for him in 1963 and 1964 against U S President Lyndon B Johnson. In the 1990s he became interested in stem cell therapy, its uses and merits. As Inspector Lew Erskine he tracked down all sorts of criminals rapists, terrorists and serial killers before, at the end of the show, stepping out of character and giving a report of real criminals and fugitives wanted by the FBI. Animated short film directed and co-written by Scott Trowbridge. She was feeling the strain on her voice and wanted to keep to performing locally in New York and Philadelphia. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . ", Efrem Jr.'s mother was famous opera singer Alma Gluck. In January 1979, Efrem Jr. embraced the evangelical television programs, often watching them late into the night. about they stopped making. I think Troy Donahue was also an actor in the show. In 1986, he was in Charleston to co-host the festival's 10th gala at the Gaillard Auditorium with actress Colleen Dewhurst. Linda Bilyeu from Orlando, FL on June 01, 2014: Outstanding tribute to an awesome actor!! Zimbalist was generous in his praise of producer Martin and of his own experience starring in the show. Shauna L Bowling from Central Florida on May 22, 2014: Ah, you're so right, Rachael. After 77 Sunset Strip, he appeared in other series, including CBS's short-lived The Reporter starring Harry Guardino as journalist Danny Taylor of the fictitious New York Globe. The creators used it symbolically in several subsequent episodes. November 1947 he played in an ensemble cast in "What Every Woman Knows" which ran until February 1947. His partner in life and work, Samuel Barber died in 1981. His and Alma's son, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and their granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors. "I had a horror of being stuck in some series and never being heard from again. He fired the cast except for Zimbalist, whom he made a world-traveling investigator. While he was away, his father married for the second time in 1943 to Mary Louise Curtis Bok, heir to the Curtis Publishing Company and founder of the Curtis Institute of Music where he was the Director. Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist did not get along. In 2008, he appeared in the short film The Delivery, in which he played a professor who helps a young girl in her struggles for literacy. Two of his television series were extremely popular - 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He was cool and smart as Bailey, an Ivy Leaguer with a background in second world war intelligence who set up his own detective agency in Los Angeles. According to Doris Roberts in her 2005 interview with The Archive of American Television, the two did not speak when not in character in fact they didnt even say good morning to one another on the set. Zimbalist is survived by his three children son Efren, daughters Stephanie an actress and our girl Nancy Zimbalist. Efrem Zimbalist Jr, actor, born 30 November 1918; died 2 May 2014, Suave actor known for his starring roles in the TV series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, right, with William Reynolds, left, in a 1968 episode of The FBI. He and his partner Jeff Spencer (played by Roger Smith) operated from an office in the center of Hollywood where, aided by their sometime helper, Kookie, a jive-talking beatnik type who doubled as a parking lot attendant, they tracked down miscreants. Alma Gluck's birthdate discrepancy resulted because Marston Records took creative license with Alma's biography and life event dates, including the relationship status of first marriage as a loveless type of marriage. He had nothing but praise for his experience on the show. Both women were older than he, and both came into the marriage with children, which made for a very interesting extended family for Efrem Jr. Efrem Sr.'s second wife was equally impressive, especially her family tree. A prolific actor who also appeared in numerous films and stage productions, Zimbalist became a household name in 1958 as Stu Bailey, the wisecracking private investigator who was a co-partner in a swinging Hollywood detective agency located at the exclusive address of "77 Sunset Strip.". Following his training in acting at Neighborhood Playhouse, he went on to serve in the United States Army during the World War II. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr. He was a southern officer in Band of Angels (1957), which starred Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo; a playboy army flyer wooing Natalie Wood in Bombers B-52 (1957); and in uniform again on a second world war cruiser in The Deep Six (1958), with Alan Ladd. In 1958, Zimbalist played the co-lead Stuart "Stu" Bailey in 77 Sunset Strip, a popular detective series running until 1964. Her reported salary for engagements and royalties was over $400,000, making her a very wealthy performer, but also a target in a bitter, much contested divorce from her first husband. "We could not have asked for a better character, or a better man, to play his role," FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said at the time. 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. Efrem Zimbalist Junior was a charismatic, clever and handsome actor who dominated American television in the nineteen fifties and nineteen . Efrem Jr. later became active in evangelical circles and was one of the founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network.[16]. She was buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. That age might not seem extraordinary to some readers, but it does to me. He also recurred in the television dramatic series Hotel . 9 April] 1889 or 1890 [2] - February 22, 1985) was an internationally known concert violist, composer, teacher, conductor and director of the Curtis . Voted up. [8] Selected for officer candidate school, after graduation in 1943 he received his commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry. But it was always interesting to see who the names and faces were and what they were wanted for. Efrem Zimbalist (18891985), Russian violinist, father of Efrem Jr. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (19182014), American actor, son of Efrem and father of Stephanie. I was unaware he recently died. Two years later, he had his first recurring role, that of a gambler named Dandy Jim Buckley, on the dramatic series Maverick. (1991). . In 1943, having been a widower for five years, he married the Curtis Institute of Music's founder, Mary Louise Curtis Bok,[15] daughter of publisher Cyrus Curtis and Louisa Knapp Curtis, and 14 years his senior. In the same year, he married Stephanie Spaulding, and, thanks to the director Joshua Logan, gained a contract with Warner Bros, which exploited his good looks and suave, though rather bland, personality in secondary roles. (S 10: Ep 33), Episode: "When You See Arcturus" (S 14: Ep 21), Episode: "A Family of Winners" (S 20: Ep 12), Episode: "The Butler's Affair/Roarke's Sacrifice" (S 7: Ep 5), Episode: "Polly's Poker Palace, Parts 1 and 2" (S 7: Ep 19 & S 7: Ep 20), Episode: "The Georgia Street Motors" (S 1:Ep 18), Episode: "Murder in the Museum" (S 1: Ep 19), Episode: "The Case of the People of Florida v Joseph Lamdrum", Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, Episode: "The State of Arizona v Dr. Evan Blake", Episode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel" (S 5: Ep 7), Episode: "Sugar, Spice, Malice and Vice" (S 9: Ep 7), Episode: "Who Killed the Legal Eagle?" His only outlet was acting in campus plays. I use to get her mixed up with Stephanie Powers; some shots they look so much alike. (that we know of). Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. died at age 94 and his father. 2014 The Associated Press. More challenging than in California. But he would always be best known as a TV star, ironic for an actor who told The Associated Press in 1993 that when Warner Bros. hired him he had no interest in doing television. the following year and that program aired until 1974. He briefly attended Yale University but was expelled, reinstated and expelled a second time on account of low grades. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. 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. [22], In 1956, Zimbalist married Loranda Stephanie Spalding. He actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf and visiting with close friends. 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