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. In 2007, Loranda also died from cancer. Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (21 April[O.S. Thanks for sharing his life story with us. His daughter Stephanie also took up acting -- and small-screen detective work, in the hit 1980s TV series "Remington Steele." His parents eventually divorced and both remarried other people. His mother, reasoning that living amid the musical elite was not the best upbringing for a boy, sent him to boarding schools. Alma Gluck died in 1938. Devika Primi from Dubrovnik, Croatia on May 21, 2014: Hi RachaelOhalloran, I had no idea of this person until now a very interesting write up here and you certainly enlightened me to perfection. She died in Reno Nevada in 1981 at the age of 66. He refers to those years as the years he went overboard in his fundamentalist associations. It has never been out of print. He also lived to be 95 years old. At age 12 he entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and studied under Leopold Auer. Efrem passed his background check, then was called to be interviewed by Hoover the following week in Washington, DC. Jackie Lynnley from the beautiful south on May 23, 2014: My mom was crazy about this man and he was so handsome and smooth. He began a lifelong affiliation with the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN). 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. Why did Efrem Zimbalist Jr leave Zorro? 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. the following year and that program aired until 1974. She was buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. 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. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. Zimbalist was born in New York, grew up on an estate in the Connecticut countryside and received an expensive education in New England. :). 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 had a recurring role as Daniel Chalmers, a white-collar con man, on his daughter Stephanie Zimbalist's 1980s television detective series Remington Steele. [5], Zimbalist boarded at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, taking part in school plays. Do Remington Steele and Laura Holt get married? 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. Zimbalist was generous in his praise of producer Martin and of his own experience starring in the show. 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. He married Emily Munroe McNair in December 1941, in United States. Efrem Zimbalist Sr. was born on April 9, 1888,[5][6][7] O. S., equivalent to April 21, 1889, in the Gregorian calendar, as reported in many newspaper obituaries, in the southwestern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the son of Jewish parents Maria (ne Litvinoff) and Aron Zimbalist (, Russian pronunciation [tsmbalist]), who was a conductor. His sister Maria had been boarded with a family in Moscow. His voice can be heard on station breaks and announcements on the Trinity Broadcasting Network and other fundamentalist church programs. 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. [2] He moved back to New York City in 1936 to work as a page for NBC radio where he had small on-air roles as well as presenting shows. From this record we also learn that Alma's father is dead (never made the trip to US) since her mother is listed as a widow who had 7 children, 4 survived. Both parents converted to Anglican Christianity and regularly attended the Episcopal Church. He had a small recurring role in the 1990s hit science fiction television series Babylon 5 as William Edgars. and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Voted up. 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. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. 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. 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 . Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. was born Nov. 30, 1918, in New York with what some might call a silver spoon in his mouth. #bravewarrior - hello! Efrem Zimbalist Junior was a charismatic, clever and handsome actor who dominated American television in the nineteen fifties and nineteen . "I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. pp. Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice: Directed by Vincent McEveety. star Shemar Moore announces he will be a first-time dad at 52. 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. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on May 22, 2014: Thank you to everyone for your comments. I found the above video and it brings back memories for me when I hear the FBI announcer's voice all these years later. With famous parents who were performers, Efrem Jr. was destined for great things but, for a short time, he just didn't know what that was going to be. Publicity photo for the US Steel Hour on television August 1, 1956. 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. The Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI honored Efrem's character "Lewis Erskine" in 1985 with a special set of retired credentials. Efrem Jr.'s father was a world famous violinist, Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. as was his father before him. employees' personal appearance. 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. 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. Surprisingly I remember 77 Sunset Strip even though I was only seven years old when the series ended. Zimbalist is survived by his three children son Efren, daughters Stephanie an actress and our girl Nancy Zimbalist. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. He fired the cast except for Zimbalist, whom he made a world-traveling investigator. 1947, 1948 and 1949 found him cast in several plays - Androcles and the Lion, Yellow Jack, A Pound on Demand, and Hedda Gabler (appearing with his new wife, Emily). At the Fay School, Efrem Jr. performed in stage plays, but his father was grooming him to follow in his footsteps by taking training on the violin. An engaging read about a talented man. Pompton Plains, NJ: Amadeus Press, 2004. Taking some down time, they married June 1914 in London England. In December 1941, Zimbalist married his first wife, Emily Munroe McNair. [9] Zimbalist was assigned as a platoon leader in Company L, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division and participated in combat in Europe following the Normandy landings. I also remember Efrem Zimbalist Jr from the FBI and his daughter Stephanie who starred with Pierce Brosnan in Remington Steele. For several years, he was a member of the PTL board. From 1959 to 1962, Zimbalist reprised his role as Stuart Bailey in the series Hawaiian Eye. He continued to act on the Broadway stage with the American Repertory Theatre. [15] Zimbalist subsequently spent a week in contact with Hoover in Washington, D.C. and at the F.B.I. We won't let that happen.'". The show was revived in the 1980s as Today's FBI starring Mike Connors. In January 1950, Emily died from cancer. In 1912, he played the Glazunov Concerto in a concert marking Leopold Stokowski's first appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was engaged to Kipp Hamilton (1960). and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. 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. Hoover wanted nothing more than to make sure FBI agents were shown in a favorable light and to make sure the show was accurate. 2014 The Associated Press. The overhaul failed and the show ended in 1964. They had a daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. They divorced in 1941. At the end of each episode the series would post real photos from the FBI's most-wanted list. Freeze: SubZero, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman; he also played villain Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. 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. Acting in school plays, he later trained briefly at the Yale School of Drama but didnt apply himself enough and quit. He also did voiceover work for other evangelical programs, including readings of the Bible and narrating special programming. He died in 1985, at the age of 94. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. produced several of Gian Carlo Menotti's operas on Broadway and was a lifelong supporter of the Metropolitan Opera where his mother had performed. The daughter of actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Stephanie Zimbalist was raised on the family's Encino, California ranch and educated at . Unable to break into radio as an actor, he studied at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse. 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. going to the movies over 20 years ago. The son of renowned artists soprano Alma Gluck and violinist Efrem Zimbalist he was the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist, who survives him. and it's not my kind of world. The money is not great, and there is no satisfaction," he said. I forgot he was in all those TV shows and film. His producing successes included bringing three Gian Carlo Menotti operas to Broadway, one of which, The Consul,[12] won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1950. The son of violin virtuoso Efrem Zimbalist and acclaimed opera singer Alma Gluck, young Efrem initially appeared headed for a musical career himself. Efrem Jr. attended Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts. It certainly is a great tribute - I hadn't thought about Efrem Zimbalist Jr for many a year. I use to get her mixed up with Stephanie Powers; some shots they look so much alike. "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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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. He and his daughter also appeared on stage together in his later years, their first being "The Night of the Iguana". "I get more joy from that than anything in my life," he said. In 1959, Zimbalist got an Emmy nomination but after a few sessions, he felt the hours were long and the scripts were bad. "[25], In the late 1970s, he was drawn to the Charismatic Christianity movement. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Emily Munroe McNair in December 1941. In 2003, he published his autobiography "My Dinner of Herbs." "I had a horror of being stuck in some series and never being heard from again. In 1963, Dragnet's Jack Webb was hired as consultant to overhaul the show. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the elegant actor with the mellifluous baritone who costarred as the suave private eye Stuart Bailey on TV's "77 Sunset Strip" beginning in the late 1950s and later. The show, one of the first TV series hits from the Warner Brothers studio, ran on ABC from 1958-64. So I won't be able to acknowledge each comment as I have in the past. Gian Carlo Menotti's interesting story appears in the sidebar. He served as a juror of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1962 and 1966. He became acquainted with Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and it is his voice you hear at the top of every hour announcing the station's name. If something has been repeated often enough, people figure it must be the truth. Animated Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Toshihiko Masuda. he once recalled. More shows were planned, but since there was no money left, the production had to cease. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. discusses his book in Part Two which follows Part One in this article. 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