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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Paul Muni was born Sept. 22, 1895, in Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Salli and Phillip Weisenfreund, who were both professionals. His family was Jewish, and spoke Yiddish. Paul was educated in New York and Cleveland public schools. He was described as 5 feet 10 inches, with black hair and eyes, 165 pounds. He joined the Yiddish Art Theatre in New York (1908) for 4 years, and then moved to other Yiddish theaters until 1926, when he "went into an American play" called "We Americans", his first English-language role. In 1927-28, he appeared in the plays "Four Walls", "This One Man", "Counsellor-at-Law", and others. He began with Fox in 1928. He would later alternate between Broadway and Hollywood for his roles, becoming one of the more distinguished actors in either venue. Failing eyesight and otherwise poor health forced him into retirement after his appearance in The Last Angry Man (1959).- Bertha Kalich was born on 17 May 1874 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Ambition (1916), Marta of the Lowlands (1914) and Love and Hate (1916). She was married to Leopold Spachner. She died on 18 April 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Leo Fuchs was born on 15 May 1911 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Americaner Shadchen (1940), Avalon (1990) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He was married to Mirele Gruber. He died on 31 December 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Brother of well known yiddish actor Ludwig Satz, made his debut in old Austria-Hungary as a child actor in the Yiddish classic "The Dybbuk". After arriving in USA in 1927 he worked as waiter, presser and clothing salesman before finally landing roles in Yiddish theater in New York. He changed his name Eduard (Edward) Satz in Eli Mintz, in order to make it on his own.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
John Gottowt was born on 15 June 1881 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and writer, known for Nosferatu (1922), Das schwarze Los (1913) and The Student of Prague (1913). He died on 27 August 1942 in Wieliczka, Malopolskie, Poland.- Vlasta Fabiánová was born on 29 June 1912 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Revolucni rok 1848 (1949), Eugene Onegin (1988) and Krakatit (1948). She died on 26 June 1991 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic].
- Artur Mlodnicki was born on 28 August 1911 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Ostatni swiadek (1970) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965). He was married to Irena Tomaszewska. He died on 16 July 1972 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Born on March 1st, 1916 in Lwów. Parents: Katarzyna Sawicka-Feldman (mother) was an opera singer and Ferdynand Feldman (father) was a known actor. Education: National Institute of Theatre in Warsaw. Career: City Theatre in Lwów (debut in the "Kwiat paproci" ("Fern Flower") in 1937), Stage in Zimna Woda (during II World War, after demanded to work according to her education), Theatre in Opole, Wyspianski Silesia Theatre in Katowice, Polish Theatre in Szczecin, New Theatre and Public Theatre in Lódz, Theatre in Nowa Huta, Kraków. Since 1976 worked in Poznan: in Polish Theatre and since 1983 in New Theatre.
Famous for episodes and supporting roles. Played her first leading role of Nikifor Krynicki in "My Nikifor" ("Mój Nikifor") at the age of 84.
Died: January 24th, 2007 in Poznan. - Actor
- Soundtrack
Bernard Siegel was born on 19 April 1868 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928), Beau Geste (1926) and The Wolf (1914). He died on 9 July 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Jakob Gimpel was born on 16 April 1906 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and composer, known for Gaslight (1944), The Mephisto Waltz (1971) and The Big Combo (1955). He died on 12 March 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Amalia Kasprowicz was born on 20 March 1854 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austrian Empire [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Ofiara namietnosci (1912). She died on 22 May 1938 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine].
- Ludwik Lawinski was born on 19 June 1887 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Ziemia obiecana (1927), Romans panny Opolskiej (1928) and Kazdemu wolno kochac (1933). He died on 15 September 1971 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Visual Effects
Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig was born on 12 June 1899 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Weegee's New York (2021), The Yellow Cab Man (1950) and The 'Imp'probable Mr. Wee Gee (1966). He was married to Wilma Wilcox and Margaret Atwood. He died on 26 December 1968 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Art Director
- Additional Crew
Morris Strassberg was born on 18 April 1897 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and art director, known for Klute (1971), Overture to Glory (1940) and Mothers of Today (1939). He was married to May Misbinsky. He died on 8 February 1974 in South Laguna Beach, California, USA.- Olga Orlenska was born on 24 February 1894 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Maly marynarz (1936) and Zlota maska (1940). She died on 13 September 1956 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland.
- Janina Ipohorska was born on 15 August 1914 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Kapitan Sowa na tropie (1965). He died on 20 September 1981 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Roman Niewiarowicz was born on 15 January 1902 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a writer and actor, known for Zona dla Australijczyka (1964), Smarkula (1963) and Skarb (1949). He died on 22 July 1972 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Wladyslawa Nawrocka was born on 14 July 1917 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Za wami pójda inni... (1949), Przygoda noworoczna (1963) and Television Theater (1953). She was married to Stanislaw Dygat. She died on 26 March 2007 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Stanislaw Lipinski was born on 7 August 1909 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Ludzie Wisly (1938), Maly marynarz (1936) and Sygnaly (1938). He was married to Ina Benita and Janina Jasinska. He died on 7 May 1974 in Rockport, USA.- Klaus Zmorek was born on 4 December 1957 in Lemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Rote Rosen (2006) and Marienhof (1992).
- Zofia Batycka was born on 22 August 1907 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Dziesieciu z Pawiaka (1931), Szlakiem hanby (1929) and Grzeszna milosc (1929). She died in June 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Adam Brodzisz was born on 18 February 1906 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Niebezpieczny raj (1931), Dziesieciu z Pawiaka (1931) and Uroda zycia (1930). He was married to Maria Bogda. He died on 9 November 1986 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA.
- Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was born on 27 January 1836 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austrian Empire [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Venus in Fur (2013), Venus in Furs (2012) and Venus in Furs (1994). He was married to Wanda Aurora von Rümelin. He died on 9 March 1895 in Lindheim, Hesse, Germany.
- Walter Darewahl was born on 11 May 1896 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), Top Banana (1954) and Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse (1950). He died on 23 June 1974 in Metamoris, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Ludwig Satz was born on 18 February 1891 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for His Wife's Lover (1931), What a Mother-in-Law! (1934) and The Lunatic (1927). He was married to Lillian "Lillie" Feinman. He died on 31 August 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
Leo Lance was born on 22 August 1897 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor. He died on 7 September 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Amvrosi Buchma was born on 14 March 1891 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), Za stenoj (1928) and Arsenal (1929). He died on 6 January 1957 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].- Muhammad Asad was born on 2 July 1900 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was married to Munira Asad and Pola 'Hamida' Asad. He died on 20 February 1992 in Mijas, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.
- Ludwig Von Mises was born on 29 September 1881 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He died on 10 October 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Tadeusz Szeligowski was born on 13 September 1896 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Jasne Lany (1947) and Pierwszy plon (1950). He died on 10 January 1963 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland.
- Adam Cyprian was born on 13 June 1903 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for How I Unleashed World War II (1970), Young Chopin (1952) and Za wami pójda inni... (1949). He died on 18 February 1981 in Walbrzych, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Herman Lercher was born on 16 July 1909 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Lata dwudzieste... lata trzydzieste... (1984), Kim jest ten czlowiek? (1985) and How Far, How Near (1972). He died on 13 July 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Maria Bogda was born on 25 November 1909 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Pod Twoja obrone (1933), Unknown Heroes (1932) and Rapsodia Baltyku (1935). She was married to Adam Brodzisz. She died on 30 June 1981 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA.- Benjamin Murmelstein was born on 9 June 1905 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]. He died on 27 October 1989 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Writer
- Director
- Art Director
Ladislaus Tuszynski was born on 20 May 1876 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a writer and director, known for Kalif Storch (1924), Das Weib des Irren (1921) and Das andere Ich (1918). He was married to Gisela Foltermayer . He died on 21 September 1943 in Vienna, Austria.- Juliusz Luszczewski was born on 12 April 1892 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Kazdemu wolno kochac (1933), Pod Twoja obrone (1933) and My Uncle from America (1933). He died on 27 December 1971 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Hedda Zinner was born on 20 May 1905 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was a writer, known for Die aus der 12b (1962), Der Teufelskreis (1956) and Die Schauspielerin (1988). She was married to Fritz Erpenbeck. She died on 4 July 1994 in Berlin, Germany.
- Wojciech Ruszkowski was born on 29 May 1897 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for District Attorney (1933), Sluby ulanskie (1934) and Co mój maz robi w nocy (1934). He died on 29 December 1976 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Wladyslaw Jarema was born on 24 December 1896 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Structure of Crystal (1969), Romantyczni (1970) and Smierc prowincjala (1968). He died on 28 March 1976 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Cinematographer
Adam Drzewicki was born on 15 December 1889 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Adam was a cinematographer, known for Tajemnice Nalewek (1921). Adam died on 5 July 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Slávka Procházková was born on 14 July 1912 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Rozkosný príbeh (1937), Pohádka máje (1940) and Práve zacínáme (1946). She died on 22 December 1978 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].- Camera and Electrical Department
Emmanuel Lowenthal was born in 1896 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is known for Das Lied einer Nacht (1932), La loi du nord (1939) and Elena and Her Men (1956). He died in 1959 in Paris, France.- Irena Babel was born on 9 February 1914 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was a director, known for Television Theater (1953). She died on 22 November 1993 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Actor
Franciszek Petersile was born on 10 April 1904 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a production manager and producer, known for Haslo Korn (1968), Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960) and Malzenstwo z rozsadku (1967). He died on 12 January 1982.- Marian Jednowski was born on 7 October 1873 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Pan Tadeusz (1928), Z ramion w ramiona (1929) and Tyrannenherrschaft (1916). He died on 16 August 1932 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zdzislaw Mebel was born on 18 May 1913 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Zdzislaw was an assistant director, known for Pani Twardowska (1955). Zdzislaw died in 1969.- Wladyslaw Ratschka was born on 3 June 1877 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Dziesieciu z Pawiaka (1931). He died on 13 November 1944 in Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Lviv, Ukraine].
- Czeslaw Knapczynski was born on 30 October 1863 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austrian Empire [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Ludzie bez jutra (1921) and Tamten (1921). He was married to Zenobia Knapczynska and Maria Kordecka. He died on 4 June 1927 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Henryk Vogelfänger was born on 4 October 1904 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Bedzie lepiej (1936) and Wlóczegi (1939). He died on 6 October 1990 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Zuzanna Lozinska was born on 11 March 1886 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Klakier (1983), Plomienie (1979) and Debutante (1982). She died on 5 August 1982 in Pulawy, Lubelskie, Poland.