Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas

male, 65 years old
Michael Tilson Thomas (b. December 21, 1944), aka MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer who directs the San Francisco Symphony.
Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet

male, 85 years old (United States)
Sidney Lumet (born June 25 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film director, with over 50 films to his name, including the...
Mike Burstyn

Mike Burstyn

male, 64 years old
Michael Burstein (b. July 1 1945, New York City, USA) is an actor known onstage as Mike Burstyn. He is the son of the late Yiddish-language actors,...
Bessie Thomashefsky

Bessie Thomashefsky

female, deceased (1962)
Bessie Thomashefsky(aka Bessie Baumfeld-Kaufman) (died July 6, 1962) was a Jewish American singer and actress, a star in Yiddish theater beginning...
Lillian Lux

Lillian Lux

female, deceased (2005)
Lillian Lux (1918 - 2005) was an Israeli-American singer, author, songwriter and actor in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudeville in the United...
Solomon Mikhoels

Solomon Mikhoels

male, deceased (1948)
Solomon (Shloyme) Mikhoels (real surname - Vovsi), ; (January 12/13, 1948) was a Soviet Jewish actor and director in Yiddish theater and the...

David Kessler

male, deceased (1920)
David Kessler was a prominent actor in the first great era of Yiddish theater. As a star Yiddish dramatic performer in New York City, he was the...
Harold Clurman

Harold Clurman

male, deceased (1980)
Harold Edgar Clurman (September 18, 1901 - September 9, 1980) was an American theater director and drama critic, most famous for being one of the...
David Pinski

David Pinski

male, deceased (1959)
David Pinski (1872-1959) was a Yiddish language writer, probably best known as a playwright. At a time when Eastern Europe was only beginning to...
Ludwig Satz

Ludwig Satz

male
Ludwig Satz was an actor in Yiddish theater and film, best known for his comic roles. A 1925 "New York Times" article singles him out as the...