Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl

by Herbert G. Goldman

Book Overview

"I've done everything in the theatre except marry a property man," Fanny Brice once boasted. "I've acted for Belasco and I've laid 'em out in the rows at the Palace. I've doubled as an alligator; I've worked for the Shuberts; and I've been joined to Billy Rose in the holy bonds. I've painted the house boards and I've sold tickets and I've been fired by George M. Cohan. I've played in London before the king and in Oil City before miners with lanterns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195085523
• ISBN13: 9780195085525
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Brilliantly done!

After watching a re-runs of Funny Girl and Funny Lady, I became very curious about the real facts about Fanny Brice so was happy to find this biography. It was brilliantly researched and written in a way that made it a page turner for me. A real find!

Herbert Goldman's "Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl"

This is a great biography of a great entertainer. Many beautiful photos of this dear, wonderful performer and this author does a fine job of telling Fanny Brice's story! After seeing the two Streisand movies, this book does an excellent job in providing an unvarnished version. Entertaining and enlightening. I highly recommend it!

one of the most unbiased, yet loving tributes to a real star

I had the pleasure of reading FANNY BRICE by Herbert Goldman when it first came out in 1992. I am sorry that it is now out of print, as it is one of the most detailed writings on a stage/vaudeville star I have ever encountered. From her early struggles, to the height of her stardom, to her untimely death, this grand lady lead a memorable life that few can ever hope for. This lady conquered every medium she went out for. It should be read by young people aspiring to the arts to show them just how real troupers their ancestors really were......Mr Goldman also wrote the definitive book on another great, Al Jolson..I am looking forward to the one that he is writing now on Eddie Cantor. What a perfect trilogy on old Broadway......Kudos to you Mr Goldman...