It ran for six years, and Zimbalist became a household name. From 1959 to 1962, Zimbalist reprised his role as Stuart Bailey in the series Hawaiian Eye. From this record listing US Census of 1900, it shows the occupants the residence of Herman and Cecile Goldstein, Alma's sister. His parents left him very little money because the Russian government confiscated it from travelers. He was a remarkable man and had great talent. "I get more joy from that than anything in my life," he said. Zimbalist was born in 1918 in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrants Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (18891985), a famous Russian-born violinist [1] and symphony conductor, and Alma Gluck (18841938), an equally famous Romanian-born operatic soprano. Those who worked with him were equally admiring of the star's professionalism and likable personality. Marcia Davenport had an interesting life and made her mark in literature with her first book, Mozart, the first published American biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The son of renowned artists soprano Alma Gluck and violinist Efrem Zimbalist he was the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist, who survives him. He was back on Broadway in Noel Coward's "Fallen Angels. His parents eventually divorced and both remarried other people. I also remember Efrem Zimbalist Jr from the FBI and his daughter Stephanie who starred with Pierce Brosnan in Remington Steele. I never knew of anyone in my neighborhood who was caught as a result; I guess I lived in a good neighborhood. Because he was well-liked, he wouldn't be out of work for long. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. reportedly left the show because he did not like living in Spain. Her reported salary for engagements and royalties was over $400,000, making her a very wealthy performer, but also a target in a bitter, much contested divorce from her first husband. For several years, he was a member of the PTL board. She was buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. With Angela Lansbury, Donna Bullock, Len Cariou, James Handy. 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. Hoover wanted nothing more than to make sure FBI agents were shown in a favorable light and to make sure the show was accurate. Amadeus Press. Maria was firmly esconced at The Friends School in Pennsylvania, as was Marcia before her. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s second marriage. About. 110. 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. He was always well-dressed and his nicely tanned skin made him more handsome. [8] Selected for officer candidate school, after graduation in 1943 he received his commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry. He began a lifelong affiliation with the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN). 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. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. In October 2004, he starred in the stage production of Night of the Iguana that premiered at Rubicon Theatre Company. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie and his son, Efrem Zimbalist III. From 1920 to 1924, Alma cut about sixty more recording titles but none were released until after her death, per her instructions. Its critical and surprising commercial success led to his following it up with Menotti's The Consul (1950), which won the New York Drama Critics' award and the Pulitzer prize for the best musical in 1950. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing into peace of our beloved father, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., today at his Solvang ranch," the actor's daughter Stephanie Zimbalist and son Efrem Zimbalist III said in a statement. In November 1945, he made his stage debut in New York as reporter Gil Hartnick in "The Rugged Path" directed by his friend Garson Kanin. What a gene pool to come from people who habitually live past age 90. The actor's son,. During an extremely candid interview with Gentlemans Journal for their Summer 2021 issue, the 68-year-old star reflected on his own childhood and how it defined his approach to parenting. Touch device users, explore by touch or with . Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (21 April[O.S. In the 1980s, he had a recurring role as Daniel Chalmers on his daughter Stephanie Zimbalist's TV series "Remington Steele." The show was revived in the 1980s as Today's FBI starring Mike Connors. Roger Smith is married to Ann-Margret and suffers with Myasthenia Gravis, a serious Autoimmune Disease. In 1950, tragedy struck their new family. Zimbalist married the famous American soprano Alma Gluck and they toured together for a time. I use to get her mixed up with Stephanie Powers; some shots they look so much alike. She had two sons; one was a Philadelphia Judge and the other was a diamond trader and owner of the Deepdene Diamonds. While playing Bailey, Zimbalist found time to appear in several more films. He then settled in the United States. officer and language expert whose partner was an Ivy League Ph.D. Maybe the actors wanted to move on; maybe they were out of scripts. Nev and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. of En cino, Calif., the actor in the television series "The F.B.I Zimbalist was discharged as the war ended, earning many awards, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal. Afraid to go home, he stayed with a friend in New York City for three months, working as a page at NBC headquarters, where he was dazzled by the famous radio stars. The show, one of the first TV series hits from the Warner Brothers studio, ran on ABC from 1958-64. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. Don't worry. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . The family soon moved to Los Angeles, where Stephanie grew up. When daughter Marcia started at Wellesley College in 1923, she decided to elope, giving birth to a daughter a year later in 1924. Click link to see the amazing list of magazines his firm publishes. 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. Her last public recital was in 1924 at the Metropolitan Opera House, a place that would hold much sentiment for her husband and children long after she was gone. 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. 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. It certainly is a great tribute - I hadn't thought about Efrem Zimbalist Jr for many a year. He graduated from the Conservatory in 1907 after winning a gold medal and the Rubinstein Prize, and by age 21 was considered one of the world's greatest violinists.[9]. Zimbalist was born in New York, grew up on an estate in the Connecticut countryside and received an expensive education in New England. 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.". They divorced in 1941. and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Zimbalist also appeared in "By Love Possessed," ''Airport 1975," ''Terror Out of the Sky" and "Hot Shots.". PTL's principal televangelistic successor, the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN),[26] engaged Zimbalist to make its many announcements including the station's idents every half hour, which aired between 1992 and 2012. In 1958, he starred as Stuart Bailey in the detective series 77 Sunset Strip. [25], He had a nine-year association with the practice of Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. He later taught there as well. "A job like this should pay off in one of two ways: satisfaction or money. Both the programs established him as a household name. [15] Zimbalist subsequently spent a week in contact with Hoover in Washington, D.C. and at the F.B.I. "I didn't want to do television, but it was in my contract," Zimbalist recalled. In 2008, a few weeks before he turned 90, his daughter Stephanie threw him a surprise birthday party. "I had a horror of being stuck in some series and never being heard from again. He had a minor role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5 in 1997. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. played con man "Dandy Buckley" in the western series Maverick and in 1958 started work on the series 77 Sunset Strip which was to last until 1964. . Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. Photograph: ABC Photo Archives. Efrem Jr. would follow the Episcopal faith until 1979 when he embraced the evangelical movement, attending the same church as Pat Boone. Alma had just been discovered in 1909 and by 1911 she was already on her way to stardom at the Metropolitan Opera, earning an amazing $700 a week. Efrem Zimbalist Jr, actor, born 30 November 1918; died 2 May 2014 Topics US television Television Broadway. He is best known to the world for being an actor, and one of the most recognizable voice actors of all time. Zimbalist was born in 1918 in New York City to Jewish immigrants Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (18891985), a famous Russian-born violinist, and Alma Gluck (18841938), an equally famous Romanian-born operatic soprano. Once it gets circulated on the internet and shows up in enough places, people begin to believe what they see. His wife Stephanie died in 2007; and his daughter Nancy in 2012. He said that when growing up he was taken to church every Sunday. Zimbalist married twice in his lifetime and had three children. 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