At the end of each episode the series would post real photos from the FBI's most-wanted list. Efrem Zimbalist (18891985), Russian violinist, father of Efrem Jr. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (19182014), American actor, son of Efrem and father of Stephanie. LOS ANGELES - Handsome, debonair and blessed with a distinguished voice that reflected his real-life prep school upbringing, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. seemed born to play the television roles that made him famous, that of hip Hollywood detective and brilliant G-man. The repair work failed, and the series ended the following year. 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. In 1924, after her retirement, Alma split time between their homes in Connecticut and New York, being a benefactor to other bright hopeful sopranos and musicians, and helping out with musical and community organizations. Jackie Lynnley from the beautiful south on May 23, 2014: My mom was crazy about this man and he was so handsome and smooth. 1957 brought Efrem Jr. a seven year contract with Warner Brothers studio. Amadeus Press. It certainly is a great tribute - I hadn't thought about Efrem Zimbalist Jr for many a year. His and Alma's son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and their granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors, primarily in television. Several composers dedicated their works to Zimbalist, including: Pablo Casals writes in his biography, Joys and Sorrows, that Zimbalist was a member of the 's Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy which Casals founded and chaired in 1936.[14]. 2014 The Associated Press. Also in the 1990s, Zimbalist played Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series as well as in Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Justice League, Static Shock, and the animated films Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist did not get along. Because he was well-liked, he wouldn't be out of work for long. It has never been out of print. If I can live that long, I hope to be as healthy to be able to enjoy it. 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. #Ms. Dora, I'm sure she looked down from heaven and celebrated every one of his successes. [22], Zimbalist's parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but, on emigrating to America, had left the religion. He also wrote an opera, Landara, which premiered in 1956.[12]. They boarded Efrem Jr. at a Conservatory in Kiev for one year. Michael Tylo left the show because he did not like having to be away from his family. Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist did not get along. I can see that a lot of effort was put into this. 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. He had a small recurring role in the 1990s hit science fiction television series Babylon 5 as William Edgars. His daughter Stephanie also took up acting -- and small-screen detective work, in the hit 1980s TV series "Remington Steele." In addition to his son and other daughter, Stephanie, he is survived by four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Remington Steele is an American crime drama television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. star Shemar Moore announces he will be a first-time dad at 52. In 1917, he was elected as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music, by the fraternity's Alpha Chapter at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He is best known to the world for being an actor, and one of the most recognizable voice actors of all time. To bring you up to speed, Maria Zimbalist Goelet married a man from Philadelphia, Henry F Bennett on October 12, 1942. Comedian Leslie Jones to be the first guest host of The Daily Show on Tuesday, Pamela Anderson on surviving paparazzi, tabloids, and the stolen sex tape, Golden Globes 2023 highlights and winners, Golden Globes 2023: List of winners and nominees, "S.W.A.T." Susanna", "All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight"), 1962 - February 5, 2007 (her death, 1 child). "A job like this should pay off in one of two ways: satisfaction or money. Zimbalist relinquished the role after the program's first season because of the filming at studios outside Madrid, Spain, and the role subsequently went to Henry Darrow. 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.". 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. Because the Russian government only allowed people to leave with whatever they amount of money they came into the country with, he and his sister hid their money from Russian officials in order to escape by train from Moscow to Paris. Do Men Still Wear Button Holes At Weddings? Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. She fought to keep the magazine as a monthly publication until 1970, when it was sold to a larger publishing firm. 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. officer and language expert whose partner was an Ivy League Ph.D. At the end of the fourth season, in what was to be the final episode, Bonds of Steele, Laura and Remington finally get married, and theoretically live happily ever after, with actor Pierce Brosnan slated to be the next James Bond. Efrem Jr. kept the tradition going and learned the violin. [25], He had a nine-year association with the practice of Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. 9 April] 1889 or 1890 [2] - February 22, 1985) was an internationally known concert violist, composer, teacher, conductor and director of the Curtis . His baritone voice was instantly recognizable on television and most notably as Alfred the butler on Batman: The Animated Series (FOX 1992-1995), and in Christian circles on The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) announcing the TBN station identification at the chime every hour (1979-2014), on Christian programs featuring his reading the Bible on TBN and the 700 Club, and as narrator on audio books. But young Efrem was bashful and withdrawn in school. In 2003, he published his autobiography "My Dinner of Herbs." Efrem Jr. threw himself into studying and composing music, and became dean of students in 1954. . I remember him, Rachael. 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Violinist, composer, and conductor (18891985), This article is about the violinist. In 19541955, he co-starred in his first television series, Concerning Miss Marlowe.[11]. By that time, Efrem Jr. and Emily McNair had two children, Nancy and Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist III. [2] He had an older sister, Mary (19152008),[3] along with a half-sister from his mother's first marriage, author Marcia Davenport (19031996). He had a minor role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5 in 1997. However, he was mainly seen in TV movies and series, such as Remington Steele in the 80s (as the silver-tongued con artist Daniel Chalmers), in which his daughter Stephanie Zimbalist starred opposite Pierce Brosnan. So I won't be able to acknowledge each comment as I have in the past. He received his education at a boarding school and later briefly attended Yale University. In December 1941, Zimbalist married his first wife, Emily Munroe McNair. He later taught there as well. [5], Zimbalist boarded at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, taking part in school plays. Family film directed and written by Margaret Raphael. It ran for six years, and Zimbalist became a household name. A year later in 1938, Alma was seriously ill and dying with liver disease. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. at his Encino, CA home with wife Loranda Stephanie Spaulding and daughter Stephanie Zimbalist1961 1978 Sid Avery All images in our archive are available for professional licensing and as fine art prints. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (November 30, 1918 May 2, 2014) was an American actor best known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. "East Side, West Side" starred Barbara Stanwyk, James Mason, Nancy Reagan, Ava Gardner and Van Heflin. For Love of Ivy Ossie Davis Ossie Davis What a gentleman and what an accomplished life! 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