Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas

male, 63 years old
Jewish person San Francisco Symphony LGBT MTT gay Yamaha Artist … Yiddish theater
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, 84 years old (United States)
Academy Honorary Award recipient Polish-American pole the verdict polish Best Director … Yiddish theater
Sidney Lumet (born June 25 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film director, with over 50 films to his name, including the... More
Mike Burstyn

Mike Burstyn

male, 63 years old
Israeli-American from New York City Broadway theatre Michael Burstein A Khasene in Shtetl The Flying Matchmaker … Yiddish theater
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,... More
Bessie Thomashefsky

Bessie Thomashefsky

female, deceased (1962)
Jewish film and theatre Jewish American actor Salomé Yiddish theater Michael Tilson-Thomas
Bessie Thomashefsky(aka Bessie Baumfeld-Kaufman) (died July 6, 1962) was a Jewish American singer and actress, a star in Yiddish theater beginning... More
Lillian Lux

Lillian Lux

female, deceased (2005)
death from cardiovascular disease Megilla of Itzik Manger A Wedding in the Village Israeli-American Arnon Goldfinger Vaudeville performer … Yiddish theater
Lillian Lux (1918 - 2005) was an Israeli-American singer, author, songwriter and actor in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudeville in the United... More
Solomon Mikhoels

Solomon Mikhoels

male, deceased (1948)
Jewish Russian road accident victim Russian actor Soviet state Road accident victim … Yiddish theater
Solomon (Shloyme) Mikhoels (real surname - Vovsi), ; (January 12/13, 1948) was a Soviet Jewish actor and director in Yiddish theater and the... More

David Kessler

male, deceased (1920)
Jewish film and theatre actor shakespeare othello moldova extra … Yiddish theater
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... More
Harold Clurman

Harold Clurman

male, deceased (1980)
yiddish Theatre director Jewish American film director the nation Jewish person … Yiddish theater
Harold Edgar Clurman (September 18, 1901 - September 9, 1980) was an American theater director and drama critic, most famous for being one of the... More
David Pinski

David Pinski

male, deceased (1959)
Columbia University Jewish film and theatre Playwright Russian human sexuality medicine … Yiddish theater
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... More
Ludwig Satz

Ludwig Satz

male
austria-hungary lviv Yiddish theater Yiddish theatre performer New York Times musical comedy
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... More