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    Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (/ˈzɪɡfɛld/; March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues...
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    The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air. Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, the Ziegfeld Follies were conceived and mounted by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., reportedly...
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    "Ziegfeld Girl" (or "Ziegfeld Follies Girl") is used broadly to describe the "singers, showgirls, comediennes, [and] dancers" who appeared in Florenz Ziegfeld...
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    was named in honor of the original Ziegfeld Theatre (1927–1966), which was built by the impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. On December 17, 1969, a few hundred...
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    she lived until her death at age 91. Patricia Ziegfeld was born in New York City in 1916 to Florenz Ziegfeld, a Broadway impresario, and Billie Burke, an...
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    film series. She was married to Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. from 1914 until his death in 1932. Burke was born in Washington...
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    Anna Held (category Ziegfeld girls)
    Broadway. While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, who brought her to America as his common-law wife. From 1896 through...
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    Stromberg. It stars William Powell as the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Myrna Loy as Billie Burke. The...
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    a seating capacity of 1,638, the Ziegfeld Theatre was named for the famed Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., who built it with financial backing...
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    to 1927, the New Amsterdam was the home of the Ziegfeld Follies, whose producer, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., maintained an office in the building and operated...
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  • gives her his card. A year later, Fanny receives a telegram from Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. asking her to meet him at his theater, which Fanny proposes is connected...
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  • films—Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., in Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women. He portrayed the character John Carrington...
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    1935 Powell starred in The Great Ziegfeld, (1936), opposite his The Thin Man co-star, Myrna Loy, who played Ziegfeld's wife, Billie Burke. In 1937, Powell...
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    and Mrs. J. J. O'Brien, Florenz Ziegfeld, Billie Burke, wife of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Harold Vanderbilt, Mrs. A. J. Drexel Jr. and Major and Mrs. Barclay...
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  • several Broadway productions, and Other big organizations produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Maurice Hegeman began his career as...
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    Newton Numbskull Esther Williams as Esther Williams William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Edward Arnold as Lawyer in "Pay the Two Dollars" Virginia O'Brien...
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    participated in war bond rallies, where she was noticed by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. She joined his Ziegfeld Follies, and became one of its principal artists. She...
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    to work on films. A "great night frolic" in 1922 was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. and featured dancing girls and the Abe Lyman orchestra. Big bands...
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  • Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867–1932) was an American theatre impresario, famous for the Ziegfeld Follies revues. Ziegfeld may also refer to: Ziegfeld: The...
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    Kay Laurell (category Ziegfeld girls)
    as an artists' model. After catching the eye of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., she was cast in the Ziegfeld Follies where she debuted in 1914. A popular performer...
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    credited with inventing the blank hauteur of the modern fashion model. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. called her "the loveliest showgirl in the world". She was known...
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    productions for the Metropolitan Opera and the Ziegfeld Follies; he continued to design for Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. until 1931. William Randolph Hearst was an...
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    Paris, finding it difficult to do so while traveling. Her husband Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. later reported to the press that she bathed in milk daily and set...
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    of Show Boat was the result of a chance meeting with its director Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in an elevator the day she returned from her honeymoon, when he...
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    Miller's sole musical, Up from Paradise (1983), Teddy & Alice (1987), and Ziegfeld (1988). Regionally, Cariou has starred in many productions at theatres...
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  • produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., and starring Ed Wynn. It originally played from February 18, 1930, to June 14, 1930, at the Ziegfeld Theatre, then...
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    Bernhardt, actress Billie Burke, actress; lived with her husband Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Enrico Caruso, tenor Feodor Chaliapin, bass Fausto Cleva, conductor...
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    Ziegfeld Follies, operating out of New York City, which was well-known for hiring only the most striking women for the chorus line. Florenz Ziegfeld Jr...
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    Lucille Ball (category Ziegfeld girls)
    fired — by theater impresario Earl Carroll from his Vanities, and by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. from a touring company of Rio Rita. After an uncredited stint as...
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  • The Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 was a revue produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Billed as the thirteenth edition of the Ziegfeld Follies series, it had a tryout...
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