Jump to content

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by WFinch (talk | contribs) at 17:00, 15 February 2016 (→Broadway theatre productions: venues and citations). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld in 1928
BornMarch 21, 1867/1869
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 22, 1932 (aged 63 or 65)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
SpouseBillie Burke (married 1914–1932)
PartnerAnna Held (1897–1913)

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. (March 21, 1867/1869 – July 22, 1932), popularly known as Flo Ziegfeld, 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".[1] Flo Ziegfeld is a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame.[2][3]

Biography

Florenz Ziegfeld (1932)
Anna Held (1897)
Billie Burke
Poster for The Sandow Trocadero Vaudevilles, produced by Ziegfeld (1894)

Florenz Ziegfeld was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 21, 1867; some sources, including his obituary, give the year of birth as 1869. His mother, Rosalie (née de Hez), who was born in Belgium, was the grandniece of General Count Étienne Maurice Gérard. His father, Florenz Ziegfeld, Sr., was a German immigrant whose father was the mayor of Jever in Friesland. Ziegfeld was baptized in his mother's Roman Catholic church. His father was Lutheran.[4]

As a child Ziegfeld witnessed first-hand the Chicago fire of 1871. His father ran the Chicago Musical College and later opened a nightclub, the Trocadero, to obtain business from the 1893 World's Fair.[5] To help his father's nightclub succeed, Ziegfeld hired and managed the strongman, Eugen Sandow.[5][6]

His promotion of Anna Held, a Polish-French theatre artist Ziegfeld met in London in 1896, brought about her meteoric rise to national fame.[7][8] It was Held who first suggested an American imitation of the Parisian Follies to Ziegfeld.[5][9] Her success in a series of his Broadway shows, especially The Parisian Model (1906), was a major reason for his starting a series of lavish revues in 1907.[10]

Ziegfeld's stage spectaculars, known as the Ziegfeld Follies, began with Follies of 1907, which opened on July 7, 1907,[11] and were produced annually until 1931.[12] These extravaganzas, with elaborate costumes and sets, featured beauties chosen personally by Ziegfeld in production numbers choreographed to the works of prominent composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Jerome Kern.[1]

The Follies featured many performers who, though well known from previous work in other theatrical genres, achieved unique financial success and publicity with Ziegfeld. Included among these are Nora Bayes, Fanny Brice, Ruth Etting, W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers, Bert Williams and Ann Pennington.[12]

Ziegfeld married Held in 1897, but she divorced him in 1913, according to her obituary in The New York Times dated August 13, 1918.[8] However, according to Eve Golden, [who?] Held and Ziegfeld had never actually married, but had an "informal" wedding in 1897, and had lived together long enough to establish a common-law marriage. Held's divorce from Ziegfeld became final on January 9, 1913. Held had submitted testimony about Ziegfeld's relationship with another woman.[13] The unnamed party in this romantic triangle was showgirl Lillian Lorraine, an entertainer of limited talent but charismatic stage presence and beauty whom Ziegfeld discovered in 1907 when she was a 15-year-old performer in a Shubert production. Ziegfeld spent years promoting her career, transforming her into one of the most popular attractions in his Follies[14] and establishing her in an apartment two floors above the residence he shared with Held. He remained in love with Lorraine for the rest of his life.[15]

In 1914, Ziegfeld married actress Billie Burke.[5][10] They had one child, Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson (1916–2008). The family lived on his estate in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and in Palm Beach, Florida.[16]

Ziegfeld Theatre and Show Boat

At a cost of $2.5 million, he built the 1600-seat Ziegfeld Theatre on the west side of Sixth Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. Designed by Joseph Urban and Thomas W. Lamb, the auditorium was egg-shaped with the stage at the narrow end. A huge medieval-style mural, The Joy of Life, covered the walls and ceiling.[17] To finance the construction, Ziegfeld borrowed from William Randolph Hearst,[18] who took control of the theater after Ziegfeld's death.

The Ziegfeld Theatre opened in February 1927 with his production of Rio Rita, which ran for nearly 500 performances. This was followed by Show Boat,[10] a great hit with a run of 572 performances.[19][5]

Ziegfeld lost much of his money in the stock market crash. In May 1932 he staged a revival of Show Boat that ran for six months—a hit, by Depression standards.[20] That same year, he brought his Follies stars to CBS Radio with The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air.[21]

Death

Ziegfeld died in Hollywood, California on July 22, 1932. The cause was pleurisy, related to a previous lung infection.[1] He had been in Los Angeles only a few days after moving from a New Mexico sanitarium.[1] His death left Burke with substantial debts, driving her toward film acting to settle them.[18] He is interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Broadway theatre productions

Poster promoting theatre performer Anna Held (c. 1898)
Poster for The Turtle (1898), featuring Sadie Martinot
Poster for Mam'selle Napoleon (1903)
Follies of 1907 sheet music cover
Joseph Urban set design drawing for Ziegfeld Follies of 1919
Date Title Notes
1896 A Parlor Match Herald Square Theatre[8][22]
1898 The French Maid Herald Square Theatre[23]
1898 Way Down East Manhattan Theatre[24]
1898 The Turtle Manhattan Theatre[25]
1899 Mlle. Fifi Manhattan Theatre[26]
1899 The Manicure Manhattan Theatre[27]
1899–1900 Papa's Wife Manhattan Theatre[28]
1901–1902 The Little Duchess Casino Theatre, Grand Opera House[29]
1903–1904 Red Feather Lyric Theatre, Grand Opera House[30]
1903–1904 Mam'selle Napoleon Knickerbocker Theatre[31]
1904–1905 Higgledy-Piggledy Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall [32]
1905 Higgledy-Piggledy Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall [33]
1906–1907 The Parisian Model Broadway Theatre[34]
1907 The Follies of 1907 Jardin de Paris, Liberty Theatre, Grand Opera House[35]
1908 The Parisian Model Broadway Theatre[36]
1908 The Soul Kiss New York Theatre[37]
1908 The Follies of 1908 Jardin de Paris, New York Theatre[38]
1908–1909 Miss Innocence New York Theatre[39]
1909 The Follies of 1909 Jardin de Paris[40]
1909 Miss Innocence New York Theatre[41]
1910 The Follies of 1910 Jardin de Paris[42]
1911 Ziegfeld Follies of 1911 Jardin de Paris[43]
1912 Over the River Globe Theatre[44]
1912 A Winsome Widow Moulin Rouge[45]
1912–1913 Ziegfeld Follies of 1912 Moulin Rouge[46]
1913 Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 Moulin Rouge[47]
1914 Ziegfeld Follies of 1914 New Amsterdam Theatre[48]
1915 Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 New Amsterdam Theatre[49]
1916 Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 New Amsterdam Theatre[50]
1916–1917 The Century Girl Century Theatre[51]
1917 Dance and Grow Thin Cocoanut Grove Theatre[52]
1917 Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 New Amsterdam Theatre[53]
1917 The Rescuing Angel Hudson Theatre[54]
1917–1918 Miss 1917 Century Theatre[55]
1917–1918 A Night in Spain Cocoanut Grove Theatre[56]
1918 Ziegfeld Follies of 1918 New Amsterdam Theatre, Globe Theatre[57]
1918 Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic Ziegfeld Roof[58]
1918 By Pigeon Post George M. Cohan's Theatre[59]
1919 Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 New Amsterdam Theatre[60]
1919 Ziegfeld Nine O'Clock Review New Amsterdam Theatre Roof[61]
1919 Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic Danse de Follies[62]
1919 Caesar's Wife Liberty Theatre[63]
1919–1920 Elsie Janis and Her Gang George M. Cohan's Theatre[64]
1920 Ziegfeld Girls of 1920 Danse de Follies[65]
1920 Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 New Amsterdam Theatre[66]
1920–1922 Sally New Amsterdam Theatre[67]
1921 Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic Ziegfeld Roof[68]
1921 Ziegfeld 9 O'Clock Frolic Danse de Follies[69]
1921 Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 Globe Theatre[70]
1921–1922 The Intimate Strangers Henry Miller's Theatre[71]
1921–1922 Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic Danse de Follies[72]
1922 Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 New Amsterdam Theatre[73]
1922–1923 Rose Briar Empire Theatre[74]
1923 Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 New Amsterdam Theatre[75]
1923 Sally New Amsterdam Theatre[76]
1923–1924 Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 New Amsterdam Theatre[77]
1923–1925 Kid Boots Earl Carroll Theatre, Selwyn Theatre[78]
1924–1925 Ziegfeld Follies of 1924 New Amsterdam Theatre[79]
1924–1925 Annie Dear Times Square Theatre[80]
1925 Louis the 14th Cosmopolitan Theatre[81]
1925 Ziegfeld Follies of 1925 New Amsterdam Theatre[82]
1926 No Foolin' Globe Theatre[83]
1926–1927 Betsy New Amsterdam Theatre[84]
1927–1928 Rio Rita Ziegfeld Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Majestic Theatre[85]
1927–1928 Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 New Amsterdam Theatre[86]
1927–1929 Show Boat Ziegfeld Theatre[87]
1928 Rosalie Ziegfeld Theatre[88]
1928 The Three Musketeers Lyric Theatre[89]
1928–1929 Whoopee! New Amsterdam Theatre[90]
1929 Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic Frolic Theatre[91]
1929 Show Girl Ziegfeld Theatre[92]
1929–1930 Bitter Sweet Ziegfeld Theatre, Shubert Theatre[93]
1930 Simple Simon Ziegfeld Theatre[94]
1930–1931 Smiles Ziegfeld Theatre[95]
1931 Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 Ziegfeld Theatre[96]
1932 Hot-Cha! Ziegfeld Theatre[97]
1932 Show Boat Casino Theatre[98]

Films

Poster for Whoopee! (1930)

Screen versions of three of Ziegfeld's hit stage musicals were produced in the early sound film era: Sally (1929), starring Marilyn Miller;[99] Rio Rita (1929) starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles;[100] and Whoopee! (1930) starring Eddie Cantor.[101] All were filmed in Technicolor and closely followed the original stage productions, although Whoopee! featured an almost entirely new score with only three of the songs from the stage used. Whoopee! was made under Ziegfeld's personal supervision, with Ziegfeld as a producer with Samuel Goldwyn.[102]

Show Boat was filmed three times. The first version, a part-talkie released in 1929 while the stage show was still playing, is more closely based on the source novel than the stage play. It kept only one song from the stage musical, "Ol' Man River".[103] Nevertheless, Ziegfeld appeared in a sound prologue made to be shown before the actual film.

Two more film versions of Show Boat were made after Ziegfeld's death which were more faithful to the stage musical. The acclaimed 1936 film version featured many who had appeared in the stage show, including Helen Morgan and Irene Dunne.[104] The 1951 Technicolor film, features a more abbreviated plot but includes almost all of the original songs. It stars Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel as Magnolia, Julie and Ravenal, respectively.[citation needed]

Cultural references

William Powell as Ziegfeld in The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

A semi-biographical film, The Great Ziegfeld, was produced in 1936, and won the "Outstanding Production" (now "Best Picture") Oscar for 1936.[105][106] A film recreating the Follies with an all-star cast, Ziegfeld Follies, was produced in 1946. Both were made by MGM and featured William Powell as Ziegfeld.[106]

A three-hour made-for-television film, Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, starring Paul Shenar as Ziegfeld, Samantha Eggar as Billie Burke and Barbara Parkins as Anna Held, was produced by Columbia Pictures and shown on NBC in 1978.[106][107]

Further reading

  • Carter, Randolph, Ziegfeld, the Time of His Life, New and rev. ed., London, Bernard Press, 1988. ISBN 0-9513557-0-8
  • Redniss, Lauren, Century Girl: 100 Years in the Life of Doris Eaton Travis, Last Living Star of the Ziegfeld Follies, New York, Harper Collins, 2006, ISBN 978-0-06-085333-4.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Florenz Ziegfeld Dies in Hollywood After Long Illness". New York Times. July 23, 1932. Retrieved 2009-02-19. Florenz Ziegfeld, musical comedy producer, died tonight at a hospital here. Death came at 10:31 P.M., after an unexpected setback that developed only tonight. Only Dr. Marcus Radwin, attending physician, and a nurse were in the room when the producer died.
  2. ^ "Who's in the Theatre Hall of Fame". www.playbill.com. June 12, 1996.
  3. ^ "Theater Hall of Fame members".
  4. ^ Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. bio, google.com; accessed December 27, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e Kenrick, John. "Florenz Ziegfeld:A Biography", Musicals101; accessed January 13, 2011
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Eve Golden (reviewed by Margaret Van Dagens). "Book review, Anna Held And The Birth Of Ziegfeld's Broadway, New York Times, May 14, 2000.
  8. ^ a b c "Anna Held Dies After Brave Fight". The New York Times. August 13, 1918. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  9. ^ Cambridge Guide to the American Theatre, (New York: Cambridge UP, 1995) p. 511
  10. ^ a b c "Florenz Ziegfeld biography", pbs.org, accessed January 13, 2011.
  11. ^ Vlastnik, Frank; Bloom, Ken. "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919" Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time, Black Dog Publishing, 2010; ISBN 1-57912-849-1, p. 332
  12. ^ a b Green, Stanley. "Florenz Ziegfeld" Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Da Capo Press, 1980; ISBN 0-306-80113-2, pp. 463-64
  13. ^ Golden, Eve "Chapter: The Unchastened Woman". Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway, University Press of Kentucky, 2000; ISBN 0-8131-2153-1, pp. 160-61
  14. ^ Hanson, Nils, Lillian Lorraine, The Life and Times of a Ziegfeld Diva, MacFarland & Company Publishers, 2011, pp. 18-19
  15. ^ Hanson, Nils, "Lillian Lorraine, The Life and Times of a Ziegfeld Diva, MacFarland & Co. Publishers, 2011, p. 63
  16. ^ "Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson, Daughter of Legendary Broadway Impresario". Jazz News. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  17. ^ Innes, C.D. "Chapter: Stage and Screen", Designing modern America: Broadway to Main Street, Yale University Press, 2005; ISBN 0-300-10804-4, pp. 60-62.
  18. ^ a b Hayter-Menzies, Grant. "Chapter 18. The Great Ziegfeld" Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke, McFarland, 2009, ISBN 0-7864-3800-2, pp. 114, 159
  19. ^ Green, Stanley. "Chapter:Jerome Kern" The World of Musical Comedy (4ed.), Da Capo Press, 1984; ISBN 0-306-80207-4, p. 62
  20. ^ Jones, John Bush. "The Depression Hits Broadway" Our Musicals, Ourselves:A Social History of the American Musical Theater, UPNE, 2003, ISBN 0-87451-904-7, p. 82
  21. ^ Dunning, John.On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, New York: Oxford University Press (1998); ISBN 0-19-507678-8
  22. ^ "A Parlor Match". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  23. ^ "The French Maid". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  24. ^ "Way Down East". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  25. ^ "The Turtle". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  26. ^ "Mlle. Fifi". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  27. ^ "The Manicure". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  28. ^ "Papa's Wife". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  29. ^ "The Little Duchess". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  30. ^ "Red Feather". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  31. ^ "Mam'selle Napoleon". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  32. ^ "Higgledy-Piggledy". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  33. ^ "Higgledy-Piggledy". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  34. ^ "A Parisian Model". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  35. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1907". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  36. ^ "A Parisian Model". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  37. ^ "The Soul Kiss". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  38. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1908". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  39. ^ "Miss Innocence". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  40. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1909". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  41. ^ "Miss Innocence". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  42. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1910". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  43. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1911". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  44. ^ "Over the River". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  45. ^ "A Winsome Widow". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  46. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1912". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  47. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1913". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  48. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1914". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  49. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1915". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  50. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1916". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  51. ^ "The Century Girl". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  52. ^ "The Century Girl". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  53. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1917". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  54. ^ "The Rescuing Angel". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  55. ^ "Miss 1917". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  56. ^ "A Night in Spain". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  57. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1918". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  58. ^ "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  59. ^ "By Pigeon Post". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  60. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  61. ^ "Ziegfeld Nine O'Clock Review". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  62. ^ "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  63. ^ "Caesar's Wife". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  64. ^ "Elsie Janis and Her Gang". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  65. ^ "Ziegfeld Girls of 1920". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  66. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1920". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  67. ^ "Sally". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  68. ^ "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  69. ^ "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  70. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1921". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  71. ^ "The Intimate Strangers". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  72. ^ "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  73. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1922". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  74. ^ "Rose Briar". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  75. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1923". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  76. ^ "Sally". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  77. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1923". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  78. ^ "Kid Boots". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  79. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1924". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  80. ^ "Annie Dear". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  81. ^ "Annie Dear". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  82. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1925". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  83. ^ "No Foolin'". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  84. ^ "Betsy". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  85. ^ "Rio Rita". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  86. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1925". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  87. ^ "Show Boat". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  88. ^ "Rosalie". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  89. ^ "The Three Musketeers". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  90. ^ "Whoopie!". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  91. ^ "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  92. ^ "Show Girl". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  93. ^ "Bitter Sweet". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  94. ^ "Show Girl". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  95. ^ "Smiles". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  96. ^ "Ziegfeld Follies of 1931". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  97. ^ "Hot-Cha!". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  98. ^ "Hot-Cha!". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  99. ^ "Details: Sally (1929)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  100. ^ "'Rio Rita' Overview, Review, Cast, Production Credits, Awards" allmovie.com, accessed January 13, 2011
  101. ^ "NY Times: Whoopee!". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  102. ^ Bradley, Edwin M. "'Whoopee!'; Chapter 7, 1929-1939, 'Rio Rita'" The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171, McFarland, 2004, ISBN 0-7864-2029-4, pp. 114-15; 173-75
  103. ^ "'Show Boat', 1929, Overview, Cast, Production Credits allmovie.com, accessed January 13, 2011
  104. ^ "'Show Boat', 1936, Overview, Review, Cast, Production Credits, Awards" allmovie.com, accessed January 13, 2011
  105. ^ "'The Great Ziegfeld' Overview, Review, Cast, Production Credits, Awards" allmovie.com, accessed January 13, 2011
  106. ^ a b c Vogel, Michelle. "Chapter: Rags to Riches" Olive Thomas: The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty, McFarland, 2007; ISBN 0-7864-2908-9, p. 23
  107. ^ Berard, Jeanette M.; Corwin, Norman; Englund, Klaudia. "Specials" Television Series and Specials Scripts, McFarland, 2009; ISBN 0-7864-3348-5, p. 425
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr..
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Florenz_Ziegfeld_Jr.&oldid=705121277"