Funny Girl- is a 1968 American musical film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. The film was produced by Brice's son-in-law, Ray Stark. The score is by Bob Merrill (lyrics) and Jule Styne (music).
Barbra Streisand, reprising her Broadway role, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, an honor she shared with Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter.In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film #16 on its list commemorating 100 Years of Musicals. Previously it had ranked the film #41 in its 2002 list of 100 Years ... 100 Passions, the songs "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" at #13 and #46, respectively, in its 2004 list of 100 Years ... 100 Songs, and the line "Hello, gorgeous" at #81 in its 2005 list of 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes.
Musical numbers
- "If a Girl Isn't Pretty" - Funny, Rose, and Mrs. Strakosh
- "I'm the Greatest Star" - Funny
- "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Happy With Somebody Else)" - Funny
- "Rollerskate Rag" - Fanny and the Rollerskate Girls
- "Secondhand Rose" - Funny
- "His Love Makes Me Beautiful" - Funny and Follies Ensemble
- "People" - Funny
- "You Are Woman, I Am Man" - Nick and Funny
- "Don't Rain on My Parade" - Funny
- "Sadie, Sadie" - Funny and Nick
- "Funny Girl" - Funny
- "My Man" - Funny
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