Interment Location | Visited | |
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New Hartford, CT | May 14, 2015 |
Zimbalist first rose to fame as the star of the television program 77 Sunset Strip , which was produced from 1958 to 1964. He followed that as the headliner of another show aired by ABC, The F.B.I. Personally, I will always remember him as the voice of Bruce Wayne’s butler and confidant, Alfred Pennyworth, in Batman: The Animated Series. Zimbalist voiced Alfred in fifty-five episodes of B:TAS, as well as episodes of related spin-off programs, films, and video games. I regard his performance as the definitive portrayal of the character.
Fast Facts
Born: November 30, 1918 in New York, New York
Spouses: Emily Munroe McNair Zimbalist (m. 1941-1950); Loranda Stephanie Spalding Zimbalist (m. 1956-2007)
Military Rank: Second Lieutenant — U.S. Army
Died: May 2, 2014 in Solvang, California
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
Age: 95
Interment: Town Hill Cemetery, New Hartford, Connecticut
Sources Consulted and Further Reading
Frieden, Terry. “‘FBI’s’ Zimbalist honored by agency.” CNN, June 9, 2009. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/09/ent.fbi.actor/index.html?iref=24hours.
McLellan, Dennis. “Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dies at 95; Starred in ’77 Sunset Strip.'” Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2014. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-efrem-zimbalist-20140503-story.html#page=1.
Mueller, Robert S., III. “Honoring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.” Speech, Los Angeles, CA, June 8, 2009. Federal Bureau of Investigation, https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/speeches/honoring-efrem-zimbalist-jr.
Rogers, John. “Efrem Zimbalist Jr. dies at 95; star of ’77 Sunset Strip’ and ‘The F.B.I.'” Washington Post, May 3, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/efrem-zimbalist-jr-dies-at-95-star-of-77-sunset- strip-and-the-fbi/2014/05/03/5986f3e6-d2dd-11e3-aae8-c2d44bd79778_story.html.
Stewart, Susan. “Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Star of ’77 Sunset Strip’ and ‘The F.B.I.’, Dies at 95.” New York Times, May 3, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/arts/television/efrem-zimbalist-jr-star-of-77-sunset-strip-and- the-fbi-is-dead-at-95.html.