He then settled in the United States. 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. She is buried in Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut near the family's summer home. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. She was buried in the family plot at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. She was almost six years older than he. Zimbalist wrote an autobiography, My Dinner of Herbs, published by Limelight Editions, New York.[13]. He was 95 years old, active up until the end, playing golf three times per week and attending his church on Sundays. He joked that he got the contract because Jack Warner, the head of studio, was his tennis partner. His suave good looks made him a favorite actor for many. Zimbalist was preceded in death by his second wife and by his daughter Nancy. 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. Rachael O'Halloran (author) from United States on June 01, 2014: #Thank you to all for reading and commenting. He and his partner Jeff Spencer (played by Roger Smith) operated from an office in the center of Hollywood where, aided by their sometime helper, Kookie, a jive-talking beatnik type who doubled as a parking lot attendant, they tracked down miscreants. When the program's run ended in 1964, Zimbalist segued seamlessly into "The F.B.I." His only outlet was acting in campus plays. He became proficient at violin and composing music with several compositions to his credit. 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. 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. Alma Gluck died in 1938. They divorced in 1941. 9 April]1889 February 22, 1985) was a concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. If something has been repeated often enough, people figure it must be the truth. 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. Loranda's middle name was given to their daughter, actress Stephanie Zimbalist. His daughter Stephanie also took up acting -- and small-screen detective work, in the hit 1980s TV series "Remington Steele." An interview about his book appears in a video below. I do recall 77 SunsetStrip and FBI. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. dating history Relationships. To each of you, please accept my thanks for taking the time to read them. 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. Michael Hagarty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead. Voted up. However, World War I was going on and the couple were very much in demand to perform at military installations all over the world. 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. I think Troy Donahue was also an actor in the show. [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. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1918. 5). [24] Zimbalist said his faith gave him comfort when Emily died. In 2008, a few weeks before he turned 90, his daughter Stephanie threw him a surprise birthday party. 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]. Father Daughter Relationship (6) Fear (6) Femme Fatale (6) Fire (6) Fistfight (6) Flashback (6) Henchman (6) Hospital (6) Husband Wife Relationship (6) Hyena (6) . #DDE Thank you for reading and commenting. During this period, he made several concurrent appearances in other Warner Bros. television shows, such as Hawaiian Eye, The Alaskans, and Bronco. Zimbalist died peacefully at his Solvang home of natural causes at the age of 95 on May 2, 2014; he had been outside watering his lawn at his Solvang, Calif., ranch when a handyman found him lying dead in the grass. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s half-sister - Marcia Davenport, born in 1903 as Abigail Marcia Glick from Alma's first marriage to Bernard Glick. Why did Efrem Zimbalist Jr leave Zorro? "I had a horror of being stuck in some series and never being heard from again. Both the programs established him as a household name. [28], In later life, Zimbalist joined the congregation of an Episcopal parish near to his home. Efrem Jr. attended Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts. Some of them led to arrests, which helped give the show the complete seal of approval of the agency's real-life director, J. Edgar Hoover. I think it is all in his perception, which I'm sorry it was that way, but probably not true on her end. On February 12, 1956, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding. In 1956, Zimbalist was put under contract by Warner Bros. and moved to Hollywood. He was a southern officer in Band of Angels (1957), which starred Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo; a playboy army flyer wooing Natalie Wood in Bombers B-52 (1957); and in uniform again on a second world war cruiser in The Deep Six (1958), with Alan Ladd. While in the army, Zimbalist got acquainted with the director Garson Kanin, who gave him his first professional acting role in the Broadway play The Rugged Path. The age of 90 plus years is a theme you may have noticed in several places in this article. Efrem Jr. was almost 20 years old and had a few regrets after his mother died. 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. 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. (1991). Malan, Roy (2004). "He actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf and visiting with close friends.". However, she shares a fair share of relationship with a handful of stars. 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. He attended St. Paul's School, an Episcopal boarding school in New Hampshire. She fought to keep the magazine as a monthly publication until 1970, when it was sold to a larger publishing firm. 1946 was a busy year for the actor, simultaneously appearing in three plays, two at the same theater. We won't let that happen.'". [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. Other reports say they did divorce on December 5, 1961, and they remarried in 1962 . I thought this was one of the best shows of the 1980s with a good mix and match of actors. In 1945, Zimbalist married Emily McNair and they had a daughter, Nancy, and son, Efrem III. Surprisingly I remember 77 Sunset Strip even though I was only seven years old when the series ended. John Hansen from Australia (Gondwana Land) on May 21, 2014: What a wonderful tribute hub. 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. The Twilight Zone was Rod Sterling, who also wrote most of the episodes. 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. He later taught there as well. 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. Dora Weithers from The Caribbean on May 21, 2014: Thank you for the facts on the handsome, accomplished Efrem Zimbalist. 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. [25], He had a nine-year association with the practice of Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It would be Alma's last residence. The son of violin virtuoso Efrem Zimbalist and acclaimed opera singer Alma Gluck, young Efrem initially appeared headed for a musical career himself. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. was born Nov. 30, 1918, in New York with what some might call a silver spoon in his mouth. 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. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. 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. He let music fall to the sidelines for a time, but never far out of sight. Mrs. Zimbalist was a daughter of Cyrus H. K. Curtis, founder of the Curtis Publish ing Company. In 1990, Zimbalist featured as the father of Zorro in the series The New Zorro. Returning to the United States, Efrem Jr. was fortunate enough that his parents could well afford two stints at Yale University. They had two sons and Malinda died in 2005. 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. Zimbalist was discharged as the war ended, earning many awards, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal. Emily died from cancer in 1950. Efrem Zimbalist Jr, actor, born 30 November 1918; died 2 May 2014, Suave actor known for his starring roles in the TV series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, right, with William Reynolds, left, in a 1968 episode of The FBI. He also kept the name tradition going and has a son Efrem Zimbalist, III (nicknamed Chip) who owns a multi-media company and works as an actor. "[25], In the late 1970s, he was drawn to the Charismatic Christianity movement. 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. going to the movies over 20 years ago. Emily died from cancer in 1950. Hoover took him on a tour of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and 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, June 8, 2009 in Los Angeles. Three years later in 1918 when Efrem Jr. was born, Alma decided she wanted to stop traveling. This led to a stage career as both actor and producer. TimesMojo is a social question-and-answer website where you can get all the answers to your questions. He also lived to be 95 years old. [15], Zimbalist maintained a strong personal relationship with F.B.I. 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). Still working on the stepmother who brought a great literary legacy which Efrem Zimbalist III (Skip) carries on to this day. and 77 Sunset Strip died Saturday in California. The magazine went digital in 1995. Efrem Jr.'s son, Efrem Zimbalist III got involved in the publishing business and today is the publisher of over 50 weekly and monthly magazines at Active Interest Media. It was Efrem Sr.'s first marriage and Alma's second. "A Quinn Martin and Warner Brothers Production.". Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was engaged to Kipp Hamilton (1960). officer and language expert whose partner was an Ivy League Ph.D. He briefly attended Yale University but was expelled, reinstated and expelled a second time on account of low grades. One wonders if his step-grandmother's exposure groomed him to be as successful as she was. For several years, he was a member of the PTL board. Less than a year later in 1915, their daughter Maria was born but with manager Althea Jewell taking care of her and Marcia safely in a Pennsylvania boarding school, the couple didn't slow down their performances. Finally, in Love Among the Steele the agency acquires a 1936 Auburn Speedster. In Home Before Dark (1958), with Jean Simmons as a psychiatric patient, he was a gentle pipe-smoking professor who faces antisemitism. 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. In October 1956 their daughter Stephanie was born. Animated Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Toshihiko Masuda. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. married Emily Munroe McNair in December 1941. 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." 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. He also starred as the lead in several feature films for Warners, such as Bombers B-52, The Deep Six, A Fever in the Blood and The Chapman Report. Efrem Jr. threw himself into studying and composing music, and became dean of students in 1954. 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. 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