Wife: Emily McNair (stage actress, m. 1945, d. 1950, cancer, one daughter, one son) Daughter: Nancy Zimbalist (b. Surprisingly I remember 77 Sunset Strip even though I was only seven years old when the series ended. When the program's run ended in 1964, Zimbalist segued seamlessly into "The F.B.I." In 2009 the FBI honored Zimbalist with his own special agent's badge, making him an honorary G-man in recognition of the contributions his show and his character made to the agency's reputation. I never knew of anyone in my neighborhood who was caught as a result; I guess I lived in a good neighborhood. We'll keep an eye on you. Zimbalist said in an interview in 2004, that fans of the show occasionally approached him to say they had joined the FBI or had become police officers because of his portrayal of the calm and authoritative government agent on the series. Granddaughter Stephanie played the female lead in Remington Steele opposite Pierce Brosnan. Animated Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Toshihiko Masuda. 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. ("Oh! Four years later, the actor played Captain Stacy in Jack Smight's air disaster film and the sequel to the 1970 movie Airport, Airport 1975. "I get more joy from that than anything in my life," he said. 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. Those who worked with him were equally admiring of the star's professionalism and likable personality. about they stopped making. He did much to popularize the performance of classical music in his adopted country. 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. Alma Gluck died in 1938. Menotti is just another fascinating life that intersected with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. During this time in the late 1940s, Efrem Jr. sponsored several students from the Curtis Institute of Music and would go on to sponsor many more aspiring students for the rest of his life. SOLVANG, Calif., May 3 (UPI) -- Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the star of two popular crime television series, The F.B.I. Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist did not get along. [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. Episode "Stopover at Sublimity" (S 3:Ep 30), Episode: "The Trial of Reno McKee" (S 1: Ep 14), Episode: "The Prince of Darkness" (S 4: Ep 2), Episode: "Host: Efrem Zimbalist Jr." (S 1: Ep 9), Inspector Lewis Erskine (archive footage), Episode: "Stranger In My Shoes" (S 7:Ep 37), Episode: "The Day God Died" (S 10: Ep 25), Episode: "He Lived With Us, Ate With Us, What Else, Dear?" Thanks for sharing his life story with us. Hiding whatever little money he had, Efrem Jr. ran off with just the summer clothing of the season. Zimbalist was discharged as the war ended, earning many awards, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal. Streaming, rent, or buy Remington Steele Season 3: You are able to buy Remington Steele Season 3 on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video as download. An interview about his book appears in a video below. He played a blinded pilot in Airport 1975 and, much later, lampooned his FBI image in Hot Shots! 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. I think it is all in his perception, which I'm sorry it was that way, but probably not true on her end. Did Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan get along? Due to his portrayal Lewis Erskine on The F.B.I., there was a surge of applicants to the F.B.I. Efrem Jr. threw himself into studying and composing music, and became dean of students in 1954. The following is a video of one of the news services announcing his death: When his father Efrem Zimbalist Sr. arrived in the United States in 1911, he was much in demand as a violinist, especially with the orchestra at the Metropolitan Opera House. Thanks for such an interesting article! 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. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. Her father had a recurring role in that show, again playing a con man. His suave good looks made him a favorite actor for many. When Menotti died, he became sole heir to his vast fortune, Yester Castle in Scotland (which he sold in 2010 to Lady Gaga), homes in Monaco and Philadelphia, his copyrights and royalties. He died in 1985, at the age of 94. There he met his future wife, the newly named Alma Gluck. With Angela Lansbury, Donna Bullock, Len Cariou, James Handy. He was one of those Hollywood stars you never heard a scandal about. Coupled with his baritone voice, he easily won over the ladies but he had no interest in the curriculum or in getting a job to support his extravagant lifestyle. When the show faltered in 1963, Jack Webb of "Dragnet" fame was hired for an overhaul. He is best known to the world for being an actor, and one of the most recognizable voice actors of all time. 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. UPDATE: He was the embodiment of a federal agent on "The F.B.I." after playing a private eye on another popular ABC series, "77 Sunset Strip." [citation needed], Apart from 77 Sunset Strip, Zimbalist was most widely known for his starring role as Inspector Lewis Erskine in the Quinn Martin television production The F.B.I., which premiered on September 19, 1965, and aired its final episode on September 8, 1974. 9-Sep-1944, d. 17-Nov-2012 cancer) Son: Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist III (CEO of Active . In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. Born in New York City to a popular violinist and a singer, Zimbalist grew up with an elder sister in a quite wealthy household. They started making another kind of movie, I do recall 77 SunsetStrip and FBI. It certainly is a great tribute - I hadn't thought about Efrem Zimbalist Jr for many a year. 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. 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. Dora Weithers from The Caribbean on May 21, 2014: Thank you for the facts on the handsome, accomplished Efrem Zimbalist. Jack Warner supported Efrem Jr.'s plan to retire to raise his kids away from Hollywood. 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. Both were much looked forward to in our house, and probably in your house too. Efrem Jr. attended Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts. 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. In the 1990s he became interested in stem cell therapy, its uses and merits. The sidebar mentions how the age of 90 plus years is a theme that runs throughout this article. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. reportedly left the show because he did not like living in Spain. 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. He then went on to produce many operas including The Consul that earned the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Menotti studied at The Curtis Institute of Music at the same time as Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber. "[23], Zimbalist was baptized in the Episcopal Church. "He actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf and visiting with close friends.". I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. Michael Tylo left the show because he did not like having to be away from his family. ^. Stephanie Zimbalist has since given strong, sympathetic performances portraying independent working women in the TV movie The Story Lady (1991) and in the off-Broadway surrogate-mother drama, The Baby Dance (1991). [30], Zimbalist died at the age of 95, the same age his father had died at, on May 2, 2014, from natural causes. He retired again in 1955. With large sums of money changing hands, Alma got her divorce in 1912, leaving the way for Efrem Sr. and Alma to marry. He returned to Hollywood five years later, marrying Loranda Stephanie Spalding in 1956, and she gave birth to their daughter Stephanie. Zorro, fictional character created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was an American actor who is best remembered for his portrayals of Dandy Jim Buckley in the TV series Maverick and the animated character Alfred Pennyworth in the superhero series Batman: The Animated Series and its spin-offs. The money is not great, and there is no satisfaction," he said. Linda Bilyeu from Orlando, FL on June 01, 2014: Outstanding tribute to an awesome actor!! Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr. [28], In later life, Zimbalist joined the congregation of an Episcopal parish near to his home. 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. I agree, #travmaj Thank you for reading and commenting :), #Flourish Anyway - I am always in awe of people who live well and live into their 90's or older. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on June 01, 2014: #Thank you to all for reading and commenting. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. said this about J Edgar Hoover in an interview: "He never came on the set, but I knew him. 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. "I walked onstage in a play at prep school, and with childish naivet, told myself, 'Wow, I'm an actor!'" :). Hoover and Efrem Jr. remained friends until Hoover's death. 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. His and Alma's son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and their granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors, primarily in television. 9 April] 1889 or 1890 [2] - February 22, 1985) was an internationally known concert violist, composer, teacher, conductor and director of the Curtis . He served as a juror of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1962 and 1966. 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. Thanks for reading and commenting. Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of Loranda Stephanie (ne Spalding) and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. She is buried in Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut near the family's summer home. Touch device users, explore by touch or with . At any rate, they remained married until her death of lung cancer on February 5, 2007. You may not remember Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s name, but you only had to hear his voice and you placed him instantly. For his son, the actor, see, Zimbalist with his violin, circa 19151920, Efrem Zimbalist: A Life. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Emily Munroe McNair in December 1941. Loranda's middle name was given to their daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. 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. Efrem passed his background check, then was called to be interviewed by Hoover the following week in Washington, DC. 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. In 2003, he published his autobiography "My Dinner of Herbs." He appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network[20] and as himself in the 1998 Smithsonian Institution production of Gemstones of America. 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. [7] Inducted into the United States Army, he completed his initial training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The family soon moved to Los Angeles, where Stephanie grew up. Once it gets circulated on the internet and shows up in enough places, people begin to believe what they see. Do Remington Steele and Laura Holt get married? Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of Loranda Stephanie (ne Spalding) and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., who helmed the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI as well as theatrical films. She was almost six years older than he. 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. He later taught there as well. 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. (1991). He let music fall to the sidelines for a time, but never far out of sight. The birthday party concluded with a film to look back over his career. But it was always interesting to see who the names and faces were and what they were wanted for. During summer breaks between his two hit series, Warner Bros. cast Zimbalist in several feature films, including "Too Much Too Soon," ''Home Before Dark," ''The Crowded Sky," ''The Chapman Report" and "Wait Until Dark." Click link to see the amazing list of magazines his firm publishes. 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. 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). I didn't know anything about his private life however, so this was very informative. More shows were planned, but since there was no money left, the production had to cease. Do Men Still Wear Button Holes At Weddings? Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. starred as "Lewis Erskine" in this series from September 1965 to September 1974. :). Zimbalist was generous in his praise of producer Martin and of his own experience starring in the show. I'm not too trusting of certain "old standby" websites any more, because they are somewhat irresponsible with their information about famous people. He had two children to support and he was seriously thinking of retirement from acting to get a steady job. 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. Efrem Jr. would follow the Episcopal faith until 1979 when he embraced the evangelical movement, attending the same church as Pat Boone. The creators used it symbolically in several subsequent episodes. 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.". 1957 brought Efrem Jr. a seven year contract with Warner Brothers studio. Maria was firmly esconced at The Friends School in Pennsylvania, as was Marcia before her. Actors who hired to play FBI agents were required to have a background check by Hoover and if they passed, they were approved to take the part on the television show. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. reportedly left the show because he did not like living in Spain. 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 television series: "77 Sunset Strip" (ABC, 1958-1964) and "The FBI" (ABC, 1965-1974). For some reason, that's where I put him. For Love of Ivy Ossie Davis Ossie Davis They had a daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. Why did Efrem Zimbalist Jr leave Zorro? "They showed me in my contract where it said I had to," he recalled. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s half-sister lived to be 92. to Frank Clarke, April 23, 1923 and divorced 1925, one daughter. Efrem Sr. became her violin accompanist in 1912 and they fell in love, but Alma was still married to her first husband, Bernard, with whom had a small daughter, Marcia. The overhaul failed and the show ended in 1964. [4] His stepmother was Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist, the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music. Efrem Jr.'s career was finally taking off. 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. They had two children, Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist III (b. 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. 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. 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. He was 95 years old, active up until the end, playing golf three times per week and attending his church on Sundays. violinist. Finally, in Love Among the Steele the agency acquires a 1936 Auburn Speedster. From 1992 to 1995, the actor lent his voice to the character of Alfred Pennyworth in the superhero series Batman: The Animated Series. 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