Tag: Baby Snooks

April 30, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Funny Girl, Funny Face: Fanny Brice and Eloise

Many of us know that Kay Thompson based the character of Eloise on a stage persona she'd once performed in nightclubs. But were you aware of Fanny Brice's similar character from decades before Eloise's appearance? I examine the relationship between these two "little girls".