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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).- 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.- 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.- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- 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.- 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.- 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.- 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.
- 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.
- 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.- 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].- Józefina Bielska was born on 22 April 1882 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Skandal na ulicy Szopena (1911), Kosz primadonny (1911) and Dzien kwiatka (1911). She died on 10 May 1964 in Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rudolf Ratschka was born on 16 May 1906 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Television Theater (1953), Girls of Nowolipki (1937) and Ghetto Queen (1937). He died on 28 February 1973 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- 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.- Edward Raczkowski was born on 11 February 1911 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Ojciec królowej (1980), Pharaoh (1966) and Granica (1978). He died on 26 October 1990 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- 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.
- Liliana Zamorska was born on 21 November 1895 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Jak byc kochana (1963). She died on 19 January 1972 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- 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.
- 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.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Costume Designer
Roman Mann was born on 19 October 1911 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a production designer and art director, known for Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Czarci zleb (1950) and Adventure in Marienstadt (1954). He died on 11 March 1960 in Zakopane, Malopolskie, Poland.- Wladyslaw Brochwicz was born on 4 December 1901 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Dezerter (1958) and The Last Stage (1948). He died on 8 January 1958 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.
- Antonina Barczewska was born on 8 March 1915 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Camera Buff (1979), The Hours of Hope (1955) and Quiet Is the Night (1978). She died on 1 July 1986 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- 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.- 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.
- 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.
- Klaus Zmorek was born on 4 December 1957 in Lemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Marienhof (1992) and Rote Rosen (2006).
- 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.
- Marian Palewicz was born on 1 January 1881 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Pan Tadeusz (1928), Chlopi (1922) and Halka (1930). He died on 26 September 1939 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- 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.
- Leon Rechenski was born on 24 June 1879 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Niebezpieczny raj (1931), Dziesieciu z Pawiaka (1931) and Niebezpieczny romans (1930). He died in 1940 in Katyn, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- 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.
- 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.
- Jerzy Fitio was born on 28 August 1907 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Linia (1975), Zimowy zmierzch (1957) and Miasteczko (1960). He died on 6 September 1982 in Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, 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.
- Writer
- Actor
Leo Koffler was born in 1880 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. He is known for Der Herr der Liebe (1919), New York - Paris. 1. Teil: Spionagekonzern (1920) and Das Gift im Weibe (1919).- Director
- Writer
- Art Director
Jerzy Gabryelski was born on 6 October 1906 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Czarne diamenty (1939), C.O.P. Stalowa Wola (1938) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 3 February 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.- 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.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Marian Hemar was born on 6 April 1901 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Marian was a writer, known for ABC milosci (1935), Sluby ulanskie (1934) and Panienka z poste restante (1935). Marian died on 11 February 1972 in Dorking, Surrey, England, UK.- Waleria Dobosz-Markowska was born on 14 April 1887 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Przed sadem (1922) and Rozporek i Ska (1918). She was married to Adam Dobosz. She died on 2 October 1982 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Siegwart Gruder was born on 24 April 1872 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is known for Der Strohwitwer (1912), Angelo, das Mysterium des Schlosses Drachenegg (1920) and Die Prinzessin vom Nil (1920).
- Boguslaw Marlen was born on 8 May 1917 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Dom na pustkowiu (1949) and Król Macius I (1958). He died on 9 July 1985 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.
- 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].
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Stanislaw Dabrowski was born on 24 March 1889 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Komedianty (1962) and Tyrannenherrschaft (1916). He died on 9 January 1969 in Góra Kalwaria, Mazowieckie, Poland.- 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.
- 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].
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerzy Marr was born on 21 March 1901 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Pan Tadeusz (1928), Ty, co w Ostrej swiecisz Bramie (1937) and Tajemnica skrzynki pocztowej (1929). He died on 9 May 1962 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Writer
- Music Department
- Composer
Arthur Rebner was born on 30 July 1890 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a writer and composer, known for Schuberts Frühlingstraum (1931), 8 Girls in a Boat (1934) and Acht Mädels im Boot (1932). He died on 8 December 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.