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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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