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Encyclopedia > Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Born November 30, 1918 (1918-11-30) (age 89)
New York City, New York
Spouse(s) Emily McNair (1945-1950)
Stephanie Spaulding (1956-2007)

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (born November 30, 1918 in New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... 1959 Soundtrack - (L to R): Roger Smith, Kookie Byrnes, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. ... The F.B.I. was an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. ...


Zimbalist is the son of violinist Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1889-1985) and operatic soprano Alma Gluck (1884-1938). A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... Efrem Zimbalist, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Efrem Zimbalist (9/21 April 1889 - February 22, 1985) was one of the worlds most prominent concert violinists, as well as a composer, teacher and conductor. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... This article is about the voice-type. ... Album cover Alma Gluck (May 11, 1884 - October 27, 1938), was a soprano. ...


A 1940 graduate of Yale University, Zimbalist had a stage career as both actor and producer. He also appeared in leading and supporting roles in several feature films, including Harlow, A Fever in the Blood, Wait Until Dark, and Airport 1975. Yale redirects here. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatrical production. ... Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the actor who plays a secondary lead or supporting role, usually a love interest, to the leading actress in a film or play. ... A supporting actor performs roles in a play or movie other than that of protagonist. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Harlow is the title of two competing biographical films released through Paramount Pictures and the foreign film distributor Magna Pictures, both portraying the life of actress Jean Harlow. ... Hepburn, Crenna, Arkin and Weston Wait Until Dark is a 1966 film which tells the story of a blind woman terrorized by three criminals searching for drugs in her apartment. ...


Born Jewish, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. has had a close association with evangelical Christianity, having appeared on some Christian radio and television shows including "The 700 Club", Pat Boone's radio show[citation needed] and TBN. Zimbalist was an early practitioner and proponent of Transcendental Meditation, as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, prior to his conversion to Christianity. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... The 700 Club is the flagship news talk show of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing on cables ABC Family and in syndication throughout the United States and Canada. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the worlds largest Christian television network, with a larger U.S. viewership than its three main competitor networks combined. ... // Transcendental Meditation or TM is a trademarked meditation technique introduced in 1958 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi that involves the mental use of specific sounds, called mantras. ... Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (b. ...


His wife was Stephanie Spaulding Zimbalist, who died of lung cancer on February 4, 2007. She was 73 years old. [1] Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


Zimbalist is the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist (with Stephanie Spaulding) and of Efrem Zimbalist III and Nancy Zimbalist (with Emily McNair). He had a recurring role on his daughter's 1980s mystery series, Remington Steele. Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8, 1956, New York City, New York) is an American actress. ... Remington Steele was an American television series first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. ...


In 1989, Zimbalist played the father of Zorro in the (then Christian Broadcasting Network's- aka CBN) Family Channel's remake "The New Zorro". Zimbalist relinquished the role after the program's first season, due to time being spent on location. Zimbalist had a small recurring role in the 1990s science fiction TV series Babylon 5 as William Edgars. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ...


Zimbalist also provided the voice of the German-accented Dr. Octopus on the 1990s Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series. He has appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network.[2] Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963), the first appearance of Doctor Octopus. ... Alfred Pennyworth is a fictional supporting character in the DC Comics Batman series. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the largest Christian religious television network in the world and is headquartered near Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, California with studios near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Irving, Texas and near Nashville in Hendersonville, Tennessee. ...


Zimbalist has written an autobiography My Dinner of Herbs, published by Limelight Editions, New York.


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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (813 words)
His father, Efrem Zimbalist Sr., was a concert violinist who had been a child prodigy and headed the Curtis Institute of Music.
Zimbalist was wild in his youth, expelled from Yale -- twice -- for what he describes as his "playboy spirit".
In other memorable roles, Zimbalist played blind Audrey Hepburn's husband in the thriller Wait Until Dark, and he played the pilot who was blinded mid-flight in the disastrous Airport: 1975 with Charlton Heston.
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.'s Biography (222 words)
Zimbalist was personally approved for the role by then F.B.I. director J. Edgar Hoover.
Zimbalist's character was a man of impeccable integrity and little humor.
Born in New York City on November 30, 1918, the son of famed violinist and composer Efrem Zimbalist and opera and recording artist, Alma Gluck, young Efrem studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
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