Isobel Lennart the Sixth Happiness", "Please Don't Eat the Daisies", "The Sundowners" which also received an Academy Award nomination, and "Two for the Seesaw". In 1964, Lennart wrote the book for the Broadway musical "Funny Girl", based on the life and career of Fanny Brice and her tempestuous relationship with gambler Nick Arnstein. It catapulted Barbra Streisand to fame and earned her a Tony Award nomination. In 1968, Lennart wrote the screen adaptation, which won her a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay. It proved to be her last work. Three years later, she was killed in an automobile accident
Fanny (1932 film) Fanny (1932 film) Fanny is a 1932 French romance and drama film directed by Marc Allégret, based on the play by Marcel Pagnol. It is the second part in the "Marseillaise" film trilogy that started with "Marius (1931)" and concluded with "César (1936)". Like "Marius", the film was a box office success in France and is still considered to be a classic of French cinema. The story takes place in Marseille. Marius, the son of barkeeper, César, had a romance with Fanny, a neighbourhood girl and daughter of the fish salesman in the harbor. Marius then followed his dream by