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Funny Girl

Funny Girl is a 1968 autobiographical musical film which tells the story of vaudeville star Fanny Brice[?]. It stars Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford[?], Anne Francis[?], Walter Pidgeon and Mae Questel[?].

The movie was adapted by Isobel Lennart[?] from her Broadway play. It was directed by William Wyler.

It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Barbra Streisand) and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kay Medford), Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation), Best Music, Song (Jule Styne and Bob Merrill[?] for Funny Girl), Best Picture and Best Sound.

Funny Girl was followed by a sequel in 1975, Funny Lady[?].

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