Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Born: March 21, 1867
Died: July 22, 1932
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931), inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris. He also produced the musical Show Boat. He was known as the "glorifier of the American girl". Ziegfeld was the husband of actress Billie Burke.

Movies for Florenz Ziegfeld Jr....

Ziegfeld on Film
Title: Ziegfeld on Film
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 7, 2004
Type: Movie
This short documentary includes interviews with Florenz Ziegfeld's daughter Patricia and actress Luise Rainer. Ziegfeld's life and the making of the film The Great Ziegfeld (1936) are discussed.
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The Golden Twenties
Title: The Golden Twenties
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 8, 1950
Type: Movie
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
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Glorifying the American Girl
Title: Glorifying the American Girl
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: December 7, 1929
Type: Movie
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
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Show Boat
Title: Show Boat
Character: Himself [prologue]
Released: July 27, 1929
Type: Movie
This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
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Tom's Little Star
Title: Tom's Little Star
Character: Self
Released: August 23, 1919
Type: Movie
A 1919 silent drama film