Ivo Wesby (1902–1961), born Ignacy Singer in

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, was a Polish composer and director. He studied music in

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. In the 1920s he was music director of various revi-teaters (revue theaters) in Warsaw, and in the last years before the outbreak of

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he led the well known ''Groyse Revie (Big Revue)''.Fater, Isaschar (1970). ''Jewish Music in Poland between the Two World Wars'', p. 301 Wesby was a music director for some famous Polish and Yiddish films including ''

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, Fredek uszczęśliwia świat,

Co mój mąż robi w nocy ''Co mój mąż robi w nocy'' (''What Is My Husband Doing Tonight?'') is a 1934 in film, 1934 Poland, Polish musical film, musical comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński. Plot Industrialist Roman Tarski moves from Krakow to Warsaw. He is ...

Serce matki Serce matki ( Polish for ''Mother's Heart'') is a 1938 Polish melodrama film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast * Stanisława Angel-Engelówna as Maria * Irena Malkiewicz as Elżbieta Borzęcka * Lidia Wysocka as Lusia * Ina Benita as Hank ...

, Moi rodzice rozwodzą się,

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, Rena'', and '' Królowa przedmieścia.'' In the

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, with

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he created a revi-teater in the Polish language, with actors from the Polish stage. He survived the war thanks to a Polish singer

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, who hid a family of Wesby, and emigrated to the

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* * 1902 births 1961 deaths Jewish cabaret performers Polish cabaret performers Polish composers Jewish composers Warsaw Ghetto inmates 20th-century composers 20th-century comedians {{composer-stub