The "glorifier of the American girl" was born on March 21, 1867. Today we remember Flo Ziegfeld primarily for his Ziegfeld Follies shows, theatrical revues that ran on Broadway for for almost 25 years in the early Twentieth Century. They did indeed feature plenty of women dressed to the nines and displayed as shimmering objects of desire. He was also the original producer of Show Boat, and the husband of
There may be creaky footage of actual Follies, but MGM's take on the whole idea is brilliant. Plus, you get to see a most unusual Lucille Ball.
By the way, today is also Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday. But he never put on musical revues with lots of pretty girls (at least that we know about), so no one remembers him anymore.
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