"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. "I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. violinist. Nev and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. of En cino, Calif., the actor in the television series "The F.B.I 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. In the 1980s, he had a recurring role as Daniel Chalmers on his daughter Stephanie Zimbalist's TV series "Remington Steele." At any rate, they remained married until her death of lung cancer on February 5, 2007. He died in 1985, at the age of 95. 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). 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. Efrem Zimbalist Junior was a charismatic, clever and handsome actor who dominated American television in the nineteen fifties and nineteen . The links to 7 sites where this information was available are now disabled on the web because the sites have been turned into catalog sales sites. She was almost six years older than he. While playing Bailey, Zimbalist found time to appear in several more films. He served as a juror of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1962 and 1966. He changed his name to Menotti shortly after his adoption. Zimbalist's first recurring role in a Warner Bros. Television series was as roguish gambler "Dandy Jim Buckley" on Maverick, opposite James Garner in 1957, and making five appearances as the character. 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. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. He also lived to be 95 years old. But his joy was short-lived. In 1945, Zimbalist married Emily McNair and they had a daughter, Nancy, and son, Efrem III. 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. [citation needed], Zimbalist was drafted in 1941. 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. [24] Zimbalist said his faith gave him comfort when Emily died. Do Remington Steele and Laura Holt get married? The couple had two kids, Efrem and Nancy. Her mother started the Ladies' Home Journal magazine and she would be the catalyst to keep the magazine published until her death in 1970. 1947) and Nancy (19442012). Votes: 2,308. 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. and it's not my kind of world. :). 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. He joked that he got the contract because Jack Warner, the head of studio, was his tennis partner. 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. While still employed at the school, he was cast in a recurring acting part in a television soap opera "Concerning Miss Marlowe" and by 1956, he had given up the music school position altogether. Menotti studied at The Curtis Institute of Music at the same time as Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. 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. For several years, he was a member of the PTL board. and 77 Sunset Strip died Saturday in California. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. made his Broadway debut in the 1945 play The Rugged Path. Wasn't he the narrator of the early Twilight Zone series? They had two sons and Malinda died in 2005. (Lewis Erskine), voice of Alfred the butler on Batman:The Animated Series, Died: May 2, 2014, at age 95 of natural causes. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . Efrem Zimbalist Jr. had a Spoleto Fesitval connection. 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. So I won't be able to acknowledge each comment as I have in the past. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a TV actor, the star of 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI. 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.". Efrem Jr. later became active in evangelical circles and was one of the founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network.[16]. Efrem starred next to Spencer Tracy. 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. They divorced in 1941. 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. His last acting job was The Delivery in 2008. 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. A year later in 1938, Alma was seriously ill and dying with liver disease. I'm not too trusting of certain "old standby" websites any more, because they are somewhat irresponsible with their information about famous people. 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. They boarded Efrem Jr. at a Conservatory in Kiev for one year. They had a daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing into peace of our. Animated Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Toshihiko Masuda. However, World War I was going on and the couple were very much in demand to perform at military installations all over the world. His sister Maria had been boarded with a family in Moscow. She had two sons; one was a Philadelphia Judge and the other was a diamond trader and owner of the Deepdene Diamonds. He studied violin for seven years under the tutelage of Jascha Heifetz's father, but eventually developed more interest in theater. He often brought many guests back to their homes and it was one of the reasons why Alma wanted her children to attend boarding school, fearing the exposure to so many different kinds of people was a bad influence. Warner Bros. signed him to a contract and cast him in minor film roles. Voice, Direct-to-video animated film directed by Curt Geda. He was one of those Hollywood stars you never heard a scandal about. ^. Zimbalist described the Maharishi Yogi as a "fascinating character", but found the meditation method "was a total waste of energy for me. Granddaughter Stephanie played the female lead in Remington Steele opposite Pierce Brosnan. I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. 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. 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. He said, "I feel like I was in heaven for a day and back.. Studied Transcendental Meditation for 9 years under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and found it a total waste of time. It ran for six years, and Zimbalist became a household name. I don't even know the people who are making movies today. 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. 110. Pompton Plains, NJ: Amadeus Press, 2004. If I can live that long, I hope to be as healthy to be able to enjoy it. The family soon moved to Los Angeles, where Stephanie grew up. What a gene pool to come from people who habitually live past age 90. [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]. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. Her autobiography, "Too Strong For Fantasy" was published in 1967. 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. So, till date, she is neither married nor has any children. In 1941 Efrem Jr. was hired as a page for NBC radio in New York City, hoping to get work by going on lots of auditions, but his aspirations of a career were cut short when he got drafted in the Army Infantry for World War II. Don't worry. 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. 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. 1957 brought Efrem Jr. a seven year contract with Warner Brothers studio. There he met his future wife, the newly named Alma Gluck. A great presentation! In 1912, he played the Glazunov Concerto in a concert marking Leopold Stokowski's first appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra. The birthday party concluded with a film to look back over his career. At the end of each episode, the series would always post real photos of the FBI's most wanted list. Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) Episode: Feat of Clay Part I (1992) Unrated | 22 min | Animation . Following an appearance in the drama movie The Crowded Sky (1960), he did the film A Fever in the Blood (1961), which was based on William Pearsons 1959 novel of the same name. He said that when growing up he was taken to church every Sunday. His character, "Stu Bailey," as a former OSS officer and language expert, along with Roger Smith's Ivy League PhD character "Jeff Spence," ran a private eye office at the famed address in Hollywood. In 19541955, he co-starred in his first television series, Concerning Miss Marlowe.[11]. Maria was firmly esconced at The Friends School in Pennsylvania, as was Marcia before her. 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.". In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. The son of renowned artists soprano Alma Gluck and violinist Efrem Zimbalist he was the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist, who survives him. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was a very interesting man who came from an interesting family background, leaving behind a wonderful legacy. Zimbalists parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but on emigrating to America, had left the religion. In the 1990s he became interested in stem cell therapy, its uses and merits. His wife died of cancer in the same year, leaving their two children, Efrem and Nancy. It just goes to show you the true power of television with that show and shows like "America's Most Wanted" and how it was and can be used for the better good. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. Six months after Maria's wedding to Ogden Goelet, Alma died on October 27, 1938 at age 54 of liver failure. "I walked onstage in a play at prep school, and with childish naivet, told myself, 'Wow, I'm an actor!'" "A Quinn Martin and Warner Brothers Production.". Click link to see the amazing list of magazines his firm publishes. 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. He also voiced characters in the series The Legend of Prince Valiant and Spider-Man. Today. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. She was buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Bureau. 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. 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