Fanny Brice was the original �Funny Girl�. Born Oct 29, 1891 in NY. Her early years were spent doing the circuit from amateur nights, to working for George M Cohan, Irving Berlin and Florenz Ziegfield. A major Follies star by 1917 she created her little-girl routine in the 1920�s and developed it on Broadway and radio. A December 1937 appearance on Good News of 1938 gave hernational exposure. She was then 46 years old.