Fanny Brice (1891-1951) was a truly popular entertainer, with a careerthat spanned four decades. She was a hit in almost every branch of American showbusiness -- burlesque and vaudeville, drama and musical revues (including nineZiegfeld Follies), film and radio. She is most often remembered for hercharacterization of the radio brat Baby Snooks, yet Snooks was not Brice's bestrole. A brilliant comic, Fanny Brice had a significant impact on a field that hadbeen predominantly male, proving that the term "funny woman" was not anoxymoron.