Georgia james ziegfeld follies. Funny girl is a 1968 american biographical musical comedy drama film directed by william wylerthe screenplay by isobel lennart was adapted from her book for the eponymous stage musicalit is loosely based on the life and career of broadway and film star and comedian fanny brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler nicky arnstein. We see her rise to fame as a ziegfeld girl subsequent career and her personal life particularly her relationship with nick arnstein. Inspired by the folies bergere of paris the ziegfeld follies were conceived and mounted by florenz ziegfeld jr reportedly at the suggestion of his then wife the stage actress and singer anna heldthe shows producers were turn of the twentieth century producing titans klaw erlanger.
Beautiful and talented they were the chorus girls of the spectacular ziegfeld follies which ran from 1907 to 1931. With barbra streisand omar sharif kay medford anne francis. Fields josephine baker eddie cantor fanny brice the original funny girl and sophie tuckerthese acts were interspersed with musical numbers and tableaux vivant.
Florenz ziegfeld in 1932. Ziegfeld girls were the cheesecake pinups of the 1920s. Ziegfeldove ludosti je americki filmski mjuzikl snimljen 1945.
The follies were a series of lavish revues something between later broadway shows. Directed by william wyler. Many ziegfeld girls went on to fame and fortune in the cinema and stars including barabara stanwyck below louise brooks and joan blondell all launched their careers from the boards of ziegfelds theatres.