Fanny Brice Covington, was slated to open in November 2010, directed by Ellen Dempsey. Fanny Brice Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American illustrated song model, comedienne, singer, theater, and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series "The Baby Snooks Show". Thirteen years after her death, Brice was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the 1964 musical" Funny Girl"; Streisand also starred in its 1968 film adaptation, for which
Fania Marinoff Fania Marinoff Fania Marinoff (; ) (March 20, 1890 – November 17, 1971) was a Russian-born American actress. Fania Marinoff was born in Odessa, Russia on March 20, 1890. Marinoff was born into a Jewish household, she was the thirteenth child and seventh daughter born to Mayer and Leah Marinoff, who shortly passed away after she was born. Nicknamed Fanny as child, Marinoff at the age of 6 was smuggled on onboard an overcrowded passenger ship headed to America. Marinoff arrived in Boston, MA where she lived undernourished and uneducated. At the age of 8, Marinoff was sent to live