Herman Yablokoff | |
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Born | Chaim A. Yablonik August 11, 1903 |
Died | April 3, 1981 New York City, United States | (aged 77)
Occupation(s) | Stage actor, singer, composer, poet, director and producer of Yiddish theatre |
Years active | 1913–1981 |
Herman Yablokoff (August 11, 1903 – April 3, 1981, Yiddish: הערמאַן יאַבלאָקאָף, Russian: Герман Яблоков, born Chaim Yablonik, Хаим Яблоник), sometimes written Herman Yablokov, Herman Yablokow, etc., was a Belarusian-born Jewish American actor, singer, composer, poet, playwright, director and producer who became one of the biggest stars in Yiddish theatre.[1]