Maurice Schwartz

Maurice Schwartz
Born
Avrom Moishe Schwartz

(1890-06-18)June 18, 1890
Sudylkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire
DiedMay 10, 1960(1960-05-10) (aged 69)
Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, film producer, theatrical producer, screenwriter and theatre director
Years active1910–53 (film)
Spouse(s)1) Eva Rafalo; divorced.
2) Anna Bordofsky
Children2

Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz[2] (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960),[1] born in the Volhynia province of the Russian Empire, was a stage and film actor active in the United States. He founded the Yiddish Art Theatre and its associated school in 1918 in New York City and was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly as an actor in silent films but also as a film director, producer, and screenwriter.

  1. ^ a b "Maurice Schwartz, Actor, Dead; Founder of Yiddish Art Theatre". New York Times. May 11, 1960. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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