KIMBERLY FAYE GREENBERG Below: Fanny Brice on stage in dress with floral garland in her hair. AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE MUSEUM COLLECTION (MS 421), MS 421 BOX 6 FOLDER 13, AZU_MS421_ B6_F13_003_M.JPG, COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LIBRARIES, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS.
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Kimberly Faye Greenberg proves Fanny Brice is still wanted
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obody wants a book about Fanny Brice!” That bit of vitriol comes from “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, a 2018 Oscar-nominated film based on real-life biographer Lee Israel. A literary agent is assuring her in no uncertain terms that Brice, Jewish comedienne, Ziegfeld Follies/Broadway, radio and film star, is an unsellable subject for a biography. The agent ushers Israel out of her office shouting, “There is nothing new or sexy about Fanny Brice!”
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