Trivia

Starred in every Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway from 1910 until 1936.

Believed that pearls should not be taken off and needed to be lived in, so she would sleep in hers at night.

The birth name of her second husband, better known as Nick Arnstein, was actually Jules W. Arndt Stein.

Returned to work two months after giving birth to her daughter Frances in order to begin performing on the Broadway production of "Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic".

Was three months pregnant with her son William when she ended her run on the Broadway production of "Ziegfeld Follies of 1920".

Dropped out of school after the eighth grade to work in a burlesque revue, "The Girls from Happy Land Starring Billy Watson".

Following the death of her daughter Frances, she was reinterred at Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Became pregnant by her future husband Nick Arnstein prior to his divorce and their 1919 marriage, but she had an abortion.

Pictured on one of five 29¢ U.S. commemorative postage stamps celebrating famous comedians, issued in booklet form 29 August 1991. The stamp designs were drawn by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. The other comedians honored in the set are Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; Edgar Bergen (with alter ego Charlie McCarthy); Jack Benny; and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.

Starred in the widely popular 1940s U.S. radio comedy series as its title character, "Baby Snooks".

Profiled in the book "Funny Ladies: 100 Years of Great Comediennes" by Stephen M. Silverman (1999).

Following her death, she was interred in the Chapel Mausoleum at the Home of Peace Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

(12/31/37) Radio: Appeared in MGM production of "Good News of 1938" on NBC Network. Also in cast: Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Wallace Beery, Bruce Cabot, Frank Morgan, Freda Starr, Gilbert Russell, Judy Garland, Dennis O'Keefe, Lewis Stone, Guy Kibbee, and Cliff Edwards.

She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for Motion Pictures at 6415 Hollywood Boulevard and for Radio at 1500 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Children with Arnstein: Frances (August 12, 1919-May 31, 1992) and famed abstract artist/painter William (April 23, 1921-March 3, 2008). Mother-in-law of Ray Stark.

Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son William in order to begin performing on the Broadway production of "Ziegfeld Follies of 1921".

Barbra Streisand played her in the musical Funny Girl (1968) and the sequel Funny Lady (1975).

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 60-61. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

She was portrayed by Beanie Feldstein in the 2022 stage revival of "Funny Girl".

She was a lifelong liberal Democrat.

Resided at 306 West 76th Street in Manhattan, New York with her husband Nicky Arnstein from 1920 to 1927.

She is referenced in the video game "The Simpsons: Hit and Run".