", In the 1990s, Zimbalist returned to television, recording the voice of Alfred the butler in the cartoon version of the "Batman" TV series. Efrem starred next to Spencer Tracy. I don't even know the people who are making movies today. Thank you. 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. The program brought Zimbalist an Emmy nomination in 1959, but after a few seasons he tired of the long hours and what he believed were the bad scripts. He then enlisted in the army and during service in Europe was wounded and received the Purple Heart. Efrem Jr. and Maria were both christened there, and the couple placed Efrem in an Episcopal boarding school in New Hampshire. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s second marriage. 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. They started making another kind of movie, 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. 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. Zimbalist was in such demand during this time that he was given a vacation by Jack L. Warner, owing to exhaustion from his busy schedule. Voice, Direct-to-video animated film directed by Curt Geda. Because the young viewer audience was enamored of "Kookie" constantly combing his hair, a song "Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" was released in 1959, making it a national catch-phrase. Efrem Jr.'s sister, Maria, also lived in Reno and she died there in 1981 at age 66. He let music fall to the sidelines for a time, but never far out of sight. According to Doris Roberts in her 2005 interview with The Archive of American Television, the two did not speak when not in character in fact they didnt even say good morning to one another on the set. He also played Charles Cabot on the series "Hotel.". (21 April 1889 February 22, 1985) was a concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. They divorced in 1941. the following year and that program aired until 1974. Acting in school plays, he later trained briefly at the Yale School of Drama but didnt apply himself enough and quit. In 1945, Zimbalist married Emily McNair and they had a daughter, Nancy, and son, Efrem III. director J. Edgar Hoover, who requested that the show be technically accurate and portray his agents in the best possible light, and he insisted actors playing F.B.I. Linda Bilyeu from Orlando, FL on June 01, 2014: Outstanding tribute to an awesome actor!! The quality of her voice was gone, she was often physically ill, although there are no mentions as to what was wrong at that time. Due to his portrayal Lewis Erskine on The F.B.I., there was a surge of applicants to the F.B.I. In the 1990s he became interested in stem cell therapy, its uses and merits. Efrem Jr. would follow the Episcopal faith until 1979 when he embraced the evangelical movement, attending the same church as Pat Boone. [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. 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). . Kookie's character, played by Edd Byrnes, helped draw young viewers to the show, and his constant hair combing created the national catchphrase, "Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb.". There he met his future wife, the newly named Alma Gluck. 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. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr. He returned home over four years later with Purple Heart Medal for a shrapnel wound in his leg. 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. What a gentleman and what an accomplished life! Efrem Jr.'s political involvement became disillusioned in 1964 and ceased altogether with the election campaign of U S Senator Barry Goldwater when he actively campaigned for him in 1963 and 1964 against U S President Lyndon B Johnson. Efrem Sr. lived in Reno Nevada until his death in 1985 at age 94. 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For Love of Ivy Ossie Davis Ossie Davis In 1986, he was in Charleston to co-host the festival's 10th gala at the Gaillard Auditorium with actress Colleen Dewhurst. Surprisingly I remember 77 Sunset Strip even though I was only seven years old when the series ended. I speak as a Mom here, not from any inside knowledge. [24] Zimbalist said his faith gave him comfort when Emily died. Efrem Jr. says in his book "My Dinner of Herbs" that because of his playboy ways and throwing away a good education at Yale, he felt a great sadness that his mother never lived to see any of his success and that he "regrets she died knowing he was a screwup.". Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (21 April [O.S. [28], In later life, Zimbalist joined the congregation of an Episcopal parish near to his home. Amadeus Press. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. said this about J Edgar Hoover in an interview: "He never came on the set, but I knew him. The men remained mutual admirers for the rest of Hoover's life. 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. 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. Jun 17, 2018 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with his daughter, Stephanie, circa 1978. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born in New York, New York, the son of famed violinist Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1890-1985), born in the southwestern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, and operatic soprano Alma Gluck (1884-1938), who had been born as Reba Feinsohn in Iai, Romania. 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. #Ms. Dora, I'm sure she looked down from heaven and celebrated every one of his successes. In 1957, the actor played Lt. Ethan Sears in the romantic film Band of Angels. "I get more joy from that than anything in my life," he said. The couple had two kids, Efrem and Nancy. "He actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf and visiting with close friends.". In 1949, now living in California, Efrem Jr. made his film debut cast as Tony Monetti in "House of Strangers" with Edward G Robinson and Richard Conte, filmed at Warner Brothers Studios. He appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network[20] and as himself in the 1998 Smithsonian Institution production of Gemstones of America. In 1950, tragedy struck their new family. Returning to the United States, Efrem Jr. was fortunate enough that his parents could well afford two stints at Yale University. The sidebar mentions how the age of 90 plus years is a theme that runs throughout this article. Zimbalist wrote an autobiography, My Dinner of Herbs, published by Limelight Editions, New York.[13]. [27] In 1989, he said, "for a while I did go overboard in my association with a fundamentalist group". [13] 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 attended St. Paul's School, an Episcopal boarding school in New Hampshire. His smooth baritone was also used to narrate and do voiceovers. Roger Smith is married to Ann-Margret and suffers with Myasthenia Gravis, a serious Autoimmune Disease. His parents left him very little money because the Russian government confiscated it from travelers. 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. The actor, who in recent years had retired to his ranch in Southern California's bucolic horse country, died there Friday at age 95. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s stepmother lived to be 94. 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