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1. Maurice Moscovitch Maurice Moscovitch Actor, The Great Dictator Veteran of New York's Yiddish theatre, this putty-faced character actor enjoyed four years in Hollywood, where he appeared in 14 films from 1936 through the year of his death.
2. Leon Belasco Leon Belasco Actor, Can-Can
3. Ida Kaminska Ida Kaminska Actress, The Shop on Main Street Began her stage career at age five an later played leading roles on stage. Appeared in a handful of films and is better now for her support of the Jewish people. She later moved to Israel.
4. Dave Chasen Dave Chasen Actor, Rain or Shine
5. Mark Donskoy Mark Donskoy Director, The Childhood of Maxim Gorky
6. Mel Tolkin Mel Tolkin Writer, The Last of the Secret Agents?
7. Sam Perry Sam Perry Music Department, The Hunchback of Notre Dame Sam A. Perry, born Samuel A. Perlstein in Odessa, Russia in 1884. His education included: University of Odessa,and Royal Academy of Musical and Theatrical Arts, Vienna. He was a concert pianist who toured throughout Europe. Sam spent 12 years as general musical director and recording manager for Conorized Music Co...
8. Anna Akhmatova Anna Akhmatova Writer, Fear and the Muse: The Story of Anna Akhmatova Anna Akhmatova was arguably the greatest Russian woman poet. She was born Anna Andreevna Gorenko on June 23, 1889, in Bolshoi Fontan, a suburb of Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire. Her father, Andrei Antonovich Gorenko, was a Navy Engineer. Her mother, Inna Erazmovna (nee Stogova), belonged to Russian Nobility...
9. Andy Albin Andy Albin Actor, Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
10. Mikhail Rasumny Mikhail Rasumny Actor, For Whom the Bell Tolls The son of a cantor, Rasumny made his stage debut at 14 and toured Europe and South America with the Moscow Art Theatre. Rasumny settled in the U.S. in 1935 and took jobs as a bill collector and dishwasher between acting jobs. His first film appearance was in 1940's Comrade X. He spent the remainder of his career playing several ethnic roles.
11. Frances Chaney Frances Chaney Actress, When Harry Met Sally...
12. Jacob P. Adler Jacob P. Adler Actor, Michael Strogoff Jacob Adler, the legendary 'Great Eagle' ('adler' is the German word for eagle) of the Yiddish theater, was one of the great American stage actors, ranking with Edwin Booth, John Barrymore and Marlon Brando. Adler also is famous as the patriarch of an acting dynasty that stretched over 100 years from...
13. Fanya Foss Fanya Foss Writer, Why Girls Leave Home
14. Nicholas Brodszky Nicholas Brodszky Soundtrack, Sleepers
15. Ilya Ilf Ilya Ilf Writer, The Twelve Chairs Ilya Ilf was born Ilya Arnoldovich Fayzilberg on October 15, 1897, in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Odesa, Ukraine). His father, named Arnold Fayzilberg, was a clerk at a bank. In 1913, he graduated from a Technical School. He worked as a clerk, a telephone technician, and had various industrial jobs in Odessa...
16. Lew Brown Lew Brown Soundtrack, Zelig Songwriter ("Beer Barrel Polka", "Sonny Boy", "The Thrill is Gone"), composer, author, publisher and producer, he came to the USA in 1898 and was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York. In 1925, he joined Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson as a songwriting team and music publishers. He wrote the Broadway stage scores for "George White's Scandals" (1925...
17. Sarah Adler Sarah Adler Actress, Sins of the Parents
18. Dori Dorika Dori Dorika Actress, Signori si nasce
19. Leonid Utyosov Leonid Utyosov Actor, Moscow Laughs Leonid Utyosov was a popular singer and band-leader in the Soviet Union who is best known for the leading role in 'Vesyolyye rebyata' (1934). He was born Lazar Iosifovich Weissbein on March 21, 1895, in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Odesa, Ukraine). His father was a small business owner and his mother was a homemaker...
20. David Burton David Burton Director, Fighting Caravans
21. Rosa Rosanova Rosa Rosanova Actress, Blood and Sand Best remembered as Valentino's mother in "Blood and Sand," Rosanova began her career on Broadway and later played several immigrant women on the screen. In the film "Lucky Boy" (1929), George Jessell sang 'My Mother's Eyes' to her just like Al Jolson sang to Eugenie Besserer in "The Jazz Singer." With the advent of sound, her career came to an end.
22. Isaak Babel Isaak Babel Writer, Bezhin lug
23. Yevgeni Petrov Yevgeni Petrov Writer, The Twelve Chairs Yevgeni Petrov was born Evgeni Petrovich Kataev on November 30, 1902, in Odessa, Russian Empire (Now Odesa, Ukraine). His father, named Petr Kataev, was a teacher. Petrov graduated from Classical Gymnasium in 1920, and became a news correspondent for the Ukrainian Telegraph Agency. From 1921-1923 he was a criminologist and homicide inspector in Odessa...
24. Phil Spitalny Phil Spitalny Self, Phil Spitalny and His Musical Queens
25. Edmund Morris Edmund Morris Writer, Walk on the Wild Side
26. George Sorel George Sorel Actor, Swiss Miss
27. Roman Karmen Roman Karmen Director, Grenada, Grenada, Grenada moya
28. Hedda Nova Hedda Nova Actress, The Spitfire of Seville Hedda Nova was born in 1890 in Odessa, Russia by the Black Sea. She was a silent film actress for 17 years with the "Universal Film Studios Company". She did not transfer to talking films most probably because of her thick Russian accent.
29. Georges Wakhévitch Georges Wakhévitch Production Designer, Diary of a Chambermaid
30. Alexandre Kamenka Alexandre Kamenka Producer, The Horse Ate the Hat
31. Jacques Bergier Jacques Bergier Writer, L'homme radar
32. Vladimir Jabotinsky Vladimir Jabotinsky Writer, Samson and Delilah Russian-born Jewish advocate, author, and Zionist leader. Jabotinsky began a career as a journalist, but following the Russian pogroms began to devote himself to the cause of a Jewish homeland. He founded the Jewish Legion of the British Army during World War I, and led the struggle between the wars to gain acceptance of a Jewish right to the lands of Palestine...
33. L. Wolfe Gilbert L. Wolfe Gilbert Soundtrack, Reds Songwriter ("Green Eyes", "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee", "Ramona", "The Peanut Vendor"), author and publisher who came to the US in 1887 and was educated in local public schools, and then became a singer in amateur-night contests, and later a vaudeville and cafe entertainer. He toured with John L...
34. Nathan Milstein Nathan Milstein Self, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
35. Leonid Trauberg Leonid Trauberg Director, Yunost Maksima
36. Charles Neider Charles Neider Writer, One-Eyed Jacks
37. Fania Marinoff Fania Marinoff Actress, The Unsuspected Isles
38. Max Terr Max Terr Music Department, The Gold Rush
39. Aleksej Krivchenya Aleksej Krivchenya Actor, Khovanschina
40. Bud Barsky Bud Barsky Producer, The Coast Patrol Born Isador J. Barsky in the Ukraine in 1891, Bud Barsky emigrated to the US as a young man, gained experience in the film business with various production companies in New York, made his way to Hollywood, and by the time he was in his 20s had already become an independent producer. His career was interrupted by military service in World War I...
41. Minerva Pious Minerva Pious Actress, The Edge of Night US actress remembered as a heavily mock-accented "Mrs Nussbaum" on Fred Allen's popular radio series of the 40's.
42. Jacques Belasco Jacques Belasco Composer, Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait
43. Rebecca Weintraub Rebecca Weintraub Actress, Tevya
44. Michael Dalmatoff Michael Dalmatoff Actor, The Shanghai Gesture
45. Konstantin Isayev Konstantin Isayev Writer, Vas vyzyvaet Taymyr
46. Michael Vavitch Michael Vavitch Actor, Two Arabian Knights
47. Monia Liter Monia Liter Soundtrack, Fire Maidens of Outer Space
48. Emil Coleman Emil Coleman Self, Emil Coleman and His Orchestra
49. Shura Cherkassky Shura Cherkassky Music Department, So Little Time
50. Mischa Violin Mischa Violin Music Department, Citizen Kane
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