Brice, Fanny
(1891–1951)> COMEDIENNE · SINGER
Fanny Brice Comedienne and singer New York City, October 29, 1891; Los Angeles, California, May 29, 1951. She started out in burlesque and vaudeville , then starred on Broadway, appeared as Baby Snooks on radio (1939–1945), and made a number of fine recordings. Her first hit came in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1910, when she introduced Joe Jordan’s “Lovie Joe.” She had her first double-sided hit in 1922, with “My Man” and “Second Hand Rose” (Victor 45263), and followed it up with “I’m an Indian”…