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Maurice Schwartz Born June 15, 1889
Russian EmpireDied May 10, 1960 (aged 70)Occupation Actor, film director, film producer, theatrical producer, screenwriter and theatre director Years active 1910–53 (film) Spouse he was married to Eva Rafalo, a contralto and actress on the Yiddish stage; Later they were divorced and Eva married Henry (Zvi Hersch) Fishman, another actor on the Yiddish stage. Eva Rafalo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second eldest of eight children. Her older sister Clara Rafalo was an actress on the Yiddish stage. Maurice Schwartz (June 15, 1889 — May 10, 1960)[1] was a Russian-born film and theatre actor active in the United States. He was also a film director, film producer, theatrical producer, screenwriter and theatre director.
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Early life
He was born in Russian Empire and moved to the U.S. in 1902.
Career
Theatre
Schwartz founded the Yiddish Art Theatre in New York City, New York, and began acting and directing plays by, among others, Sholem Aleichem.
Between 1931 and 1952, he appeared in four Broadway-theatre productions in New York City, some of which he produced in addition to producing others.[2] He later appeared on stage in Israel.
Film
Schwartz also appeared in over twenty films between 1910 and 1953; the majority were silents.[3] He also wrote, produced or directed several film productions.[3]
Death
He is buried in the Yiddish-theatre section of the Mount Hebron Cemetery in the Queens neighborhood of Queens, a borough of New York City.
Notes
- ^ Edelman, Marsha Bryan (2003). Discovering Jewish music. Jewish Publication Society. p. 120. ISBN 082760727X. http://books.google.ca/books?id=VuOZAJzvzOQC&pg=PA120&dq=%22Maurice+Schwartz%22+1889&hl=en&ei=OnkoTtCbMY6ztwfZsfy7Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Maurice%20Schwartz%22%201889&f=false.
- ^ Database (undated). "Maurice Schwartz". Internet Broadway Database Accessed January 28, 2010.
- ^ a b Database (undated). "Filmography by type for Maurice Schwartz". Internet Movie Database. Accessed January 28, 2010.
External links
- Maurice Schwartz at Find a Grave
- Maurice Schwartz at the Internet Broadway Database
- Maurice Schwartz at the Internet Movie Database
- Erickson, Hal (undated). "Maurice Schwartz". Baseline StudioSystems and All Media Guide (hosted on The New York Times website). Accessed January 28, 2010.
Categories:- 1889 births
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- Actors from New York City
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- Jewish actors
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- American theatre managers and producers
- Burials in Queens
- Ukrainian expatriates in the United States
- Yiddish theatre performers
- Yiddish film actors
- American Jews
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