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Tevya (film)
''Tevya'' is a 1939 American Yiddish film, based on author Sholem Aleichem's stock character Tevye, Tevye the Dairyman, also the subject of the 1964 musical ''Fiddler on the Roof''. It was the first non-English language picture selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. Cast * Maurice Schwartz as Tevya * Miriam Riselle as Chava * Rebecca Weintraub as Golde * Paula Lubelski as Tzeitel * Leon Liebgold as Fedya * Vicki Marcus as Shloimele * Betty Marcus as Perele * Julius Adler (actor), Julius Adler as Aleksei the Priest Production The script was adapted by Marcy Klauber and Schwartz from Sholem Aleichem's play based on his own book. Schwartz directed the film, which was based on two works by Schwartz from 1919: the silent film ''Broken Barriers (1919 film), Broken Barriers'' (''Khavah'') and the stage production of ''Tevye''.''Laughter Through Tears: The Yiddish Cinema'' by Judith N Goldberg. 1983. . p.97-98. The production was filmed at Biograph Studios in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Schwartz
Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960), . ''New York Times''. May 11, 1960. Retrieved May 15, 2020. born in the province of the , was a stage and film actor active in the United States. He founded the and its associated school in 1918 in New York City and was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
