They divorced in 1941. More shows were planned, but since there was no money left, the production had to cease. After four years of flirting with each other, Laura Holt and Remington Steele finally tie the knot on Saturday`s episode of Remington Steele (9 p.m. on NBC-Ch. He attended St. Paul's School, an Episcopal boarding school in New Hampshire. 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. Emily died from cancer in 1950. Efrem passed his background check, then was called to be interviewed by Hoover the following week in Washington, DC. If I can live that long, I hope to be as healthy to be able to enjoy it. Efrem Jr.'s career was finally taking off. Remington Steele is an American crime drama television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. 9 April]1889 February 22, 1985) was a concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Report Content | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. 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 television series: "77 Sunset Strip" (ABC, 1958-1964) and "The FBI" (ABC, 1965-1974). [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 show was revived in the 1980s as Today's FBI starring Mike Connors. 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. Watch. . Efrem Jr.'s sister, Maria, also lived in Reno and she died there in 1981 at age 66. [29], In 1963 and 1964, Zimbalist joined fellow actors William Lundigan, Chill Wills and Walter Brennan in making appearances on behalf of U.S. He let music fall to the sidelines for a time, but never far out of sight. Two season one episodes were filmed on the St. Is the third of five generations of women in her family (so far) to go to Brown Ledge Camp in Malletts Bay, Vermont. He and his daughter also appeared on stage together in his later years, their first being "The Night of the Iguana". [22], Zimbalist's parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but, on emigrating to America, had left the religion. by Roy Malan. 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. The film, directed by Raoul Walsh, starred Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, and Clark Gable. More significant, however, was Girl on the Run (1958), which served as a pilot for 77 Sunset Strip. The age of 90 plus years is a theme you may have noticed in several places in this article. Zimbalist married twice in his lifetime and had three children. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. Efrem Jr. attended Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts. 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. When it came time to take over the role that was played first by Douglas Fairbanks in the 1920 film The Mark of Zorro and then by Tyrone Power in the 1940 version, Mr. Williams took a refresher course with the Belgian fencing master Fred Cavens, who had taught both Fairbanks and Power. He had a small recurring role in the 1990s hit science fiction television series Babylon 5 as William Edgars. Efrem Jr. was almost 20 years old and had a few regrets after his mother died. His daughter Nancy Zimbalist died in 2012 of cancer. It was not a happy marriage because Ogden's family controlled his fortune and the couple had to rely on an allowance for support. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. The overhaul failed and the show ended in 1964. Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist did not get along. In 1986, he was in Charleston to co-host the festival's 10th gala at the Gaillard Auditorium with actress Colleen Dewhurst. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born on November 30, 1918, in New York City, New York, USA. He joked that being Jack Warner's tennis partner kept acting parts coming his way. You never saw headlines about him causing a scene, being arrested in any nightclubs and you never heard about a mud slinging divorce like you did with other Hollywood stars. Even though findagrave.com shows a marker and info that she is buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, CT, I researched this enough to be sure her body is not there and that she was buried in Monterey, CA. The daughter of actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Stephanie Zimbalist was raised on the family's Encino, California ranch and educated at . I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. [8] By the age of nine, Efrem Zimbalist was first violin in his father's orchestra. He briefly attended Yale University but was expelled, reinstated and expelled a second time on account of low grades. Menotti studied at The Curtis Institute of Music at the same time as Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a TV actor, the star of 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI. "East Side, West Side" starred Barbara Stanwyk, James Mason, Nancy Reagan, Ava Gardner and Van Heflin. Ephrem Zimbalist Jr. reads from the Bible the Book of John (4 mins). I'm not too trusting of certain "old standby" websites any more, because they are somewhat irresponsible with their information about famous people. [15] Zimbalist subsequently spent a week in contact with Hoover in Washington, D.C. and at the F.B.I. Thanks for such an interesting article! (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). Following the war, Zimbalist returned to New York and made his Broadway acting debut in The Rugged Path,[10][11] starring Spencer Tracy. His parents were among the most famous musicians of their time. TV series, saying "it was a pure collaboration between the FBI agency, the Director J Edgar Hoover and Hollywood.". 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. About. He returned to Hollywood five years later, marrying Loranda Stephanie Spalding in 1956, and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. She was buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. 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. Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. 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. The Twilight Zone was Rod Sterling, who also wrote most of the episodes. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. reportedly left the show because he did not like living in Spain. What a charmer he was, handsome and sophisticated. He was 95. Surprisingly I remember 77 Sunset Strip even though I was only seven years old when the series ended. [5], Zimbalist boarded at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, taking part in school plays. In the early '90s, he played Don Alejandro de la Vega in "Zorro" on the Family Channel. Why did Efrem Zimbalist Jr leave Zorro? [25], He had a nine-year association with the practice of Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The magazine went digital in 1995. Efrem Jr.'s son, Efrem Zimbalist III got involved in the publishing business and today is the publisher of over 50 weekly and monthly magazines at Active Interest Media. She died in Reno Nevada in 1981 at the age of 66. Andrew Zimbalist (born 1947), American economist, father of Jeff. Efrem Jr. kept the tradition going and learned the violin. But yes, now I remember Ephrem Zimblast Jr. as the voice of many shows I watched as a child. Those who worked with him were equally admiring of the star's professionalism and likable personality. His and Alma's son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and their granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors, primarily in television. "When you learn that you inspired someone, it's a huge honor.". He was raised Episcopalian and died an Episcopalian, returning to his faith in the mid-1980s. For Love of Ivy Ossie Davis Ossie Davis I found the above video and it brings back memories for me when I hear the FBI announcer's voice all these years later. 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 . Filming of the American television series Remington Steele starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan is underway at Ashford Castle in County Mayo. The couple had two kids, Efrem and Nancy. He also recurred in the television dramatic series Hotel. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. Her school, The Curtis Institute of Music was like a home to the Zimbalist family as they sponsored each new protg, helped produce opera on Broadway (never done before in a stage performance until Menotti) and the endowment this school received when she died supported many graduating talents. Making an abrupt decision to abandon acting, he served as assistant director/researcher to his father at the Curtis Institute of Music. 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He was kicked out of Yale after two years over dismal grades, which he blamed on a playboy attitude. 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. Because he was well-liked, he wouldn't be out of work for long. In 1941, he was drafted in the United States Army. From this record listing US Census of 1900, it shows the occupants the residence of Herman and Cecile Goldstein, Alma's sister. 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. The son of violin virtuoso Efrem Zimbalist and acclaimed opera singer Alma Gluck, young Efrem initially appeared headed for a musical career himself. He was 65 years old. Victor W. Kwok from Hawaii on May 23, 2014: This is an amazing tribute hub. Efrem Sr. lived in Reno Nevada until his death in 1985 at age 94. I remember him, Rachael. In addition to his son and other daughter, Stephanie, he is . His daughter Stephanie also took up acting -- and small-screen detective work, in the hit 1980s TV series "Remington Steele." In the latter, he played the husband of Audrey Hepburn, a blind woman terrorized by thugs in a truly frightening film. Kookie's character, played by Edd Byrnes, helped draw young viewers to the show, and his constant hair combing created the national catchphrase, "Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb.". Gian Carlo Menotti's interesting story appears in the sidebar. In a five-minute segment called "The Word" aired on TBN at 25 minutes after the hour, Zimbalist would read a verse from the Bible, eventually completing the entire text, verse by verse. During summer breaks between his two hit series, Warner Bros. cast Zimbalist in several feature films, including "Too Much Too Soon," ''Home Before Dark," ''The Crowded Sky," ''The Chapman Report" and "Wait Until Dark." "They showed me in my contract where it said I had to," he recalled. Johnson. It would have been difficult to predict, when Efrem Zimbalist Jr was growing up in New York, the son of the concert violinist Efrem Zimbalist and the opera singer Alma Gluck, surrounded by leading lights in the arts world, that his main claim to fame later in life would be playing a private investigator in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and a police inspector in The FBI. lol Thank you. (Lewis Erskine), voice of Alfred the butler on Batman:The Animated Series, Died: May 2, 2014, at age 95 of natural causes. Menotti died in 2007 at the age of 95 in Monte Carlo, Monaco with his adopted son at his side. However, World War I was going on and the couple were very much in demand to perform at military installations all over the world. 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. 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 retired again in 1955. He played a blinded pilot in Airport 1975 and, much later, lampooned his FBI image in Hot Shots! star Shemar Moore announces he will be a first-time dad at 52. Photograph: ABC Photo Archives. Efrem Jr. later became active in evangelical circles and was one of the founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network.[16]. 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