Still working on the stepmother who brought a great literary legacy which Efrem Zimbalist III (Skip) carries on to this day. He also recurred in the television dramatic series Hotel. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. died at age 94 and his father. The clothing bills he sent home to be paid didn't win over his parents either. I had no idea he was still alive until this month and that Stephanie was his daughter! He had two children to support and he was seriously thinking of retirement from acting to get a steady job. She is the author of 8 books in total, two of which caught the eyes of Hollywood producers: "The Valley of Decision" starred Greer Garson & Gregory Peck, and. Granddaughter Alexis looks on as FBI director Robert Mueller show off the badge that was presented to the actor as an honorary special agent, the highest civilian honor awarded by the FBI, on June 8, 2009 in Los Angeles. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Those who worked with him were equally admiring of the star's professionalism and likable personality. She died in Reno Nevada in 1981 at the age of 66. "They showed me in my contract where it said I had to," he recalled. Watch. 2014 The Associated Press. His parents left him very little money because the Russian government confiscated it from travelers. It was Efrem Sr.'s first marriage and Alma's second. Following the war, Zimbalist returned to New York and made his Broadway acting debut in The Rugged Path,[10][11] starring Spencer Tracy. He joked that he got the contract because Jack Warner, the head of studio, was his tennis partner. With Angela Lansbury, Donna Bullock, Len Cariou, James Handy. Even though findagrave.com shows a marker and info that she is buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, CT, I researched this enough to be sure her body is not there and that she was buried in Monterey, CA. At age 12 he entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and studied under Leopold Auer. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. . I forgot he was in all those TV shows and film. At any rate, they remained married until her death of lung cancer on February 5, 2007. It would be Alma's last residence. All he wanted to do was get his sister and go to meet his parents in Paris. Thank you. He did much to popularize the performance of classical music in his adopted country. "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. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. 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. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Emily Munroe McNair in December 1941. Gian Carlo Menotti, a famous composer and opera singer, was given a letter of introduction to The Curtis Institute of Music by Arturo Toscanini, who had also introduced Efrem's mother Alma to the Metropolitan Opera. In 1949, he was cast as one of the four sons (the cruellest) of a ruthless businessman (Edward G Robinson) in Joseph L Mankiewicz's film noir House of Strangers. It would have been difficult to predict, when Efrem Zimbalist Jr was growing up in New York, the son of the concert violinist Efrem Zimbalist and the opera singer Alma Gluck, surrounded by leading lights in the arts world, that his main claim to fame later in life would be playing a private investigator in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and a police inspector in The FBI. Zimbalist wrote an autobiography, My Dinner of Herbs, published by Limelight Editions, New York.[13]. Her school, The Curtis Institute of Music was like a home to the Zimbalist family as they sponsored each new protg, helped produce opera on Broadway (never done before in a stage performance until Menotti) and the endowment this school received when she died supported many graduating talents. Efrem Jr. played tennis with Jack Warner, head of Warner Brothers and often joked that playing tennis with him was what kept acting parts coming his way. Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (21 April[O.S. 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. He let music fall to the sidelines for a time, but never far out of sight. He had a minor role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5 in 1997. At age 19, he found work as a musician with his father in New York and Philadelphia, where his father had taken a position at the famous Curtis Institute of Music. Active on Broadway in the following productions: Zimbalist died on May 2, 2014 from natural causes at the age of 95, outliving his father's age of 94 by one year. At the end of each episode, the series would always post real photos of the FBI's most wanted list. (S 10: Ep 33), Episode: "When You See Arcturus" (S 14: Ep 21), Episode: "A Family of Winners" (S 20: Ep 12), Episode: "The Butler's Affair/Roarke's Sacrifice" (S 7: Ep 5), Episode: "Polly's Poker Palace, Parts 1 and 2" (S 7: Ep 19 & S 7: Ep 20), Episode: "The Georgia Street Motors" (S 1:Ep 18), Episode: "Murder in the Museum" (S 1: Ep 19), Episode: "The Case of the People of Florida v Joseph Lamdrum", Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, Episode: "The State of Arizona v Dr. Evan Blake", Episode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel" (S 5: Ep 7), Episode: "Sugar, Spice, Malice and Vice" (S 9: Ep 7), Episode: "Who Killed the Legal Eagle?" It was not a happy marriage because Ogden's family controlled his fortune and the couple had to rely on an allowance for support. In 1956, he married his second wife, Loranda Stephanie Spalding. He also recurred in the television dramatic series Hotel . officer and language expert whose partner was an Ivy League Ph.D. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He was 65 years old. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. He was 95 years old, active up until the end, playing golf three times per week and attending his church on Sundays. Spouse/Ex-: Emily Munroe McNair (m. 19451950), Loranda Stephanie Spaulding (m. 19562007), siblings: Marcia Davenport as half-sister (19031996), Mary (19152008), See the events in life of Efrem Zimbalist Jr in Chronological Order, http://www.prphotos.com/p/LRS-046362/efrem-zimbalist-jr-at-childhelp-usa-2002-charity-event--arrivals.html?&ps=3&x-start=6, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbqFEihvdC8, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Efrem_Zimbalist_Jr.JPG, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eseZ77t5jGM. the following year and that program aired until 1974. The show, one of the first TV series hits from the Warner Brothers studio, ran on ABC from 1958-64. 2022 - 2023 Times Mojo - All Rights Reserved Hoover took him on a tour of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Zimbalist was generous in his praise of producer Martin and of his own experience starring in the show. by Roy Malan. I think it is all in his perception, which I'm sorry it was that way, but probably not true on her end. As had his father and grandfather before him, the family traveled to the Ukraine in the former Soviet Union so Alma and Efrem Sr. could tour western Europe. But young Efrem was bashful and withdrawn in school. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. Now the memories come racing back. He retired again in 1955. 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. Three years later in 1918 when Efrem Jr. was born, Alma decided she wanted to stop traveling. 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. [13] He died in 1985, at the age of 94. [25] Afterward he joined the Anglican Church of Our Savior in Santa Barbara; he was an occasional reader there and requested donations be made to them (among others) in his obituary. Efrem Jr.'s new stepmother, Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist was the heir to the Curtis Publishing Company who published the Ladies' Home Journal - founded by her mother. She was feeling the strain on her voice and wanted to keep to performing locally in New York and Philadelphia. Efrem Jr.'s sister Maria, at age 23, was engaged to marry Ogden Goelet, heir of the second wealthiest family in the world. His mother, reasoning that living amid the musical elite was not the best upbringing for a boy, sent him to boarding schools where he could be toughened by others his age. In 1958, Zimbalist played the co-lead Stuart "Stu" Bailey in 77 Sunset Strip, a popular detective series running until 1964. and it's not my kind of world. Alma Gluck's birthdate discrepancy resulted because Marston Records took creative license with Alma's biography and life event dates, including the relationship status of first marriage as a loveless type of marriage. Although he continued to consider himself ethnically Jewish, he found himself attracted, along with his wife Alma, to Anglican Christianity, and they regularly attended the Episcopal Church in New Hartford. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. discusses his book in Part Two which follows Part One in this article. In the 1990s he became interested in stem cell therapy, its uses and merits. It certainly is a great tribute - I hadn't thought about Efrem Zimbalist Jr for many a year. In 2008, he appeared in the short film The Delivery, in which he played a professor who helps a young girl in her struggles for literacy. Efrem Jr.'s daughter is Stephanie Zimbalist, (best known for the TV series Remington Steele) who also studied music at Julliard, although she didn't take up the opera or the violin. Thanks for reading and commenting. 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. Studied Transcendental Meditation for 9 years under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and found it a total waste of time. Stephanie Zimbalist on the Importance of Trump. In the latter, he played the husband of Audrey Hepburn, a blind woman terrorized by thugs in a truly frightening film. The actor, who in recent years had retired to his ranch in Southern California's bucolic horse country, died there Friday at age 95. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. The film won first place in fantasy at the Dragon*Con Film Festival and was an official selection at the Los Angeles International Children's Festival and the Reel Women International Film Festival in 2009. A charming man, extremely Virginia formal and an extraordinary command of the language," Zimbalist said Hoover opened the bureau's files to the show's producers and even allowed background shots to be filmed at real FBI offices. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was previously married to Loranda Spaulding (1956 - 2007) and Emily McNair (1941 - 1950). Six months after Maria's wedding to Ogden Goelet, Alma died on October 27, 1938 at age 54 of liver failure. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. 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. He briefly attended Yale University but was expelled, reinstated and expelled a second time on account of low grades. She went on to star in a number of movies and television programs, most notably Remington Steele with Pierce Brosnan. In 1821 Old California, mysterious black-caped masked avenger of the oppressed, Don Diego de la Vega-Zorro-lands in jail after once again humiliating the evil Spanish governor . In 1956, he married his second wife, Loranda Stephanie Spalding. Zimbalist also appeared in "By Love Possessed," ''Airport 1975," ''Terror Out of the Sky" and "Hot Shots.". 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. I didn't know anything about his private life however, so this was very informative. Gian Carlo Menotti's interesting story appears in the sidebar. Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. In 2003, he published his autobiography "My Dinner of Herbs." Loranda's middle name was given to their daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. He was a remarkable man and had great talent. Efrem starred next to Spencer Tracy. He studied violin for seven years under the tutelage of Jascha Heifetz's father, but eventually developed more interest in theater. He also voiced characters in the series The Legend of Prince Valiant and Spider-Man. Zimbalist had better luck with "The F.B.I.," which endured for a decade as one of TV's most popular shows. Wife: Emily McNair (stage actress, m. 1945, d. 1950, cancer, one daughter, one son) Daughter: Nancy Zimbalist (b. 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. He didn't understand a word of Ukrainian. "[25], In the late 1970s, he was drawn to the Charismatic Christianity movement. They divorced in 1941. Efrem Zimbalist Sr. died in 1985 when he was also nearly 94 years old. That doesn't mean his life didn't have any hiccups, they just weren't front page news. His smooth baritone was also used to narrate and do voiceovers. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. reportedly left the show because he did not like living in Spain. Animated short film directed and co-written by Scott Trowbridge. : With Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Stephen Brooks. Emily died from cancer in 1950. pp. His father was an internationally famous violinist and composer; his mother was a famous Metropolitan opera concertist (pronounced con-chair-tist), who still holds the world's record of being the only operatic star whose 174 recordings have sold one million records. Emily Munroe McNair died of cancer on January 18, 1950 at age 30. He returned to Hollywood five years later, marrying Loranda Stephanie Spalding in 1956, and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Zimbalist married the famous American soprano Alma Gluck and they toured together for a time. "My Brother's Keeper." To each of you, please accept my thanks for taking the time to read them. "I had a horror of being stuck in some series and never being heard from again. For his father, the musician, see, Mary Evertz, "At 65 Still a Sex Symbol: Veteran Actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. is Back on Stage,", Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest, "Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Star of '77 Sunset Strip' and 'The F.B.I. While playing Bailey, Zimbalist found time to appear in several more films. Efrem Jr.'s career was finally taking off. Her father had a recurring role in that show, again playing a con man. 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. ", Efrem Jr.'s mother was famous opera singer Alma Gluck. He also played Charles Cabot on the series "Hotel.". 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. Zimbalist described the Maharishi Yogi as a "fascinating character", but found the meditation method "was a total waste of energy for me. They don't investigate and research their information; they just copy it from other sources. ^. In 2003, he published his memoirs, My Dinner of Herbs, and a year later came out of retirement to act with his daughter again in a stage production of Tennessee Williams's Night of the Iguana in Ventura, California. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie and his son, Efrem Zimbalist III. [30], Zimbalist died at the age of 95, the same age his father had died at, on May 2, 2014, from natural causes. Alma Gluck died in 1938. He was back on Broadway in Noel Coward's "Fallen Angels. "I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. In the early '90s, he played Don Alejandro de la Vega in "Zorro" on the Family Channel. After serving in World War II, he made his stage debut in "The Rugged Path," starring Spencer Tracy, and appeared in other plays and a soap opera before being called to Hollywood. 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. I never knew of anyone in my neighborhood who was caught as a result; I guess I lived in a good neighborhood. The couple had two kids, Efrem and Nancy. Johnson. His last acting job was The Delivery in 2008. For some reason, I have the two men in the same genre. In 1990, he played the father of Zorro in the Christian Broadcasting Network 's The New Zorro. Efrem Jr. later became active in evangelical circles and was one of the founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network.[16]. He was 95. Michael Tylo left the show because he did not like having to be away from his family. [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. He was healthy, playing golf three days a week, and always in his garden, Zimbalists son said. TV series, saying "it was a pure collaboration between the FBI agency, the Director J Edgar Hoover and Hollywood.". Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. reportedly left the show because he did not like living in Spain. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. [17] Efrem Jr. portrayed Dandy Jim Buckley in Maverick opposite James Garner, and the lead characters in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI. Zimbalist died Friday t hi home in Solvang, Calif., rding t a statement issued b hi daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist, nd n Efrem Zimbalist III. "A job like this should pay off in one of two ways: satisfaction or money. Touch device users, explore by touch or with . 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. "I didn't want to do television, but it was in my contract," Zimbalist recalled. Click link to see the amazing list of magazines his firm publishes. Publicity photo for the US Steel Hour on television August 1, 1956. Surprisingly I remember 77 Sunset Strip even though I was only seven years old when the series ended. Zimbalist, who has died aged 95, had been acting professionally since 1945, and had already appeared in eight feature films, without having made much impact, when he was cast as the private eye Stu Bailey in 77 Sunset Strip in 1958. [15] Hoover held up Zimbalist as a model for F.B.I. 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In January 1979, Efrem Jr. embraced the evangelical television programs, often watching them late into the night. He refers to those years as the years he went overboard in his fundamentalist associations. I have them on auto publish until we get unpacked in our new home. That role, he said, "has made me an idol in my little grandchildren's eyes.". Zimbalist was discharged as the war ended, earning many awards, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal. It's a site that collects all the most frequently asked questions and answers, so you don't have to spend hours on searching anywhere else. 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. Where can I watch Remington Steele Season 3? So I won't be able to acknowledge each comment as I have in the past. The show was revived in the 1980s as Today's FBI starring Mike Connors. (See: List of music students by teacher: T to Z#Efrem Zimbalist. I think Troy Donahue was also an actor in the show. I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. He also had a recurring role in the hit Western series "Maverick," playing con man Dandy Jim Buckley. [22], Zimbalist's parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but, on emigrating to America, had left the religion. But yes, now I remember Ephrem Zimblast Jr. as the voice of many shows I watched as a child. He also appeared in leading and supporting roles in several feature films, including Harlow, A Fever in the Blood (a film about a ruthless politician), Wait Until Dark and Airport 1975. [25], He had a nine-year association with the practice of Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. [15], Zimbalist maintained a strong personal relationship with F.B.I. 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. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Report Content | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. A year later in 1938, Alma was seriously ill and dying with liver disease. Ephrem Zimbalist Jr. reads from the Bible the Book of John (4 mins). It has never been out of print. But it wouldn't hurt to see a return to good sidekick detective shows. His partner in life and work, Samuel Barber died in 1981. Maybe the actors wanted to move on; maybe they were out of scripts. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. We'll keep an eye on you. Why did Efrem Zimbalist Jr leave Zorro? Zimbalist died on May 2, 2014, at the age of 95. Once it gets circulated on the internet and shows up in enough places, people begin to believe what they see. Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (21 April [O.S. Through the years, whenever anyone wrote about Efrem Zimbalist Jr. or introduced him at gatherings, they always used the same terms: suave, handsome, dashing, debonair. 1946 was a busy year for the actor, simultaneously appearing in three plays, two at the same theater. Other reports say they did divorce on December 5, 1961, and they remarried in 1962 . Two of his television series were extremely popular - 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. Early in his career he owned the "Titian" Stradivarius violin. The F.B.I. He was its director from 1941 to 1968. Why Do Cross Country Runners Have Skinny Legs? On loan to Columbia, he was Lana Turner's illicit lover in the lurid melodrama By Love Possessed (1961). As the sly, silver-haired mentor of Pierce Brosnan's title character on Remington Steele, he appeared on the 1982-87 NBC series with his daughter on a handful of episodes. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Emily Munroe McNair in December 1941. His mother, born in Romania as Reba Feinsohn, sang at the Metropolitan Opera, and was one of the first singers to make records. "East Side, West Side" starred Barbara Stanwyk, James Mason, Nancy Reagan, Ava Gardner and Van Heflin. 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. Her mother's obituary Zara Fiersohn shows she died at age 74 on August 5, 1916. Guy Williams, who played the swashbuckling black-masked hero Zorro on television in the late 1950s, was found dead Saturday, apparently of a heart attack, at his apartment in Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires police said yesterday. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was engaged to Kipp Hamilton (1960). More challenging than in California. That age might not seem extraordinary to some readers, but it does to me. Zimbalist's stunning good looks and cool, deductive manner made him an instant star when "77 Sunset Strip" began its six-season run in 1958. 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We won't let that happen.'". [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. She had two sons; one was a Philadelphia Judge and the other was a diamond trader and owner of the Deepdene Diamonds. Marcia died 1996 in Monterey, CA just before her 93rd birthday. SOLVANG, Calif., May 3 (UPI) -- Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the star of two popular crime television series, The F.B.I. Zimbalist is survived by his three children son Efren, daughters Stephanie an actress and our girl Nancy Zimbalist. In 1957, the actor played Lt. Ethan Sears in the romantic film Band of Angels. [7] Inducted into the United States Army, he completed his initial training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. 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. She was almost six years older than he. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. "[23], Zimbalist was baptized in the Episcopal Church. [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]. His younger partner was Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith), and they were often helped by a young, finger-snapping, slang-talking parking lot attendant called Kookie (Edd Byrnes). His suave good looks made him a favorite actor for many. When the show faltered in 1963, Jack Webb of "Dragnet" fame was hired for an overhaul. 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). What a gene pool to come from people who habitually live past age 90. 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