Konrad Tom (9 April 1887 – 9 August 1957), born Konrad Runowiecki, a

Polish Jew The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Ashkenazi Jewish community in the world. Poland was a principal center of Jewish culture, because of the lon ...

ish actor, writer, singer and director, born in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. Wrote song lyrics in Polish and in

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

for stage, film and cabaret, including '' szmonces''. His wife was actress

Zula Pogorzelska Zula Pogorzelska (1896 – 10 February 1936) born Zofia Pogorzelska, was a Polish cabaret and film actress. She was the first Polish performer to introduce the Charleston on stage of the Cabaret ''Pod sukienką'' in 1926. Pogorzelska was the wi ...

"Yiddish talkies were not only comparable to those of the Polish mainstream but were produced by the same people. The most successful Yiddish talkies were directed by established industry figures including Waszyński,
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Henryk Szaro Henryk Szaro (1900 – 1942) was a Polish screenwriter and film director. He was born Henoch Szapiro, of Jewish background. He became a leading Polish director of the late 1920 and 1930s. Szaro was killed in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 during the ...
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, Leon Trystan, and Konrad Tom."YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, Volume 1, p. 333

Screenplays: * '' Antek policmajster'' 1935 (with

Emanuel Schlechter Emanuel Schlechter (pseudonyms Eman, Olgierd Lech) (Emanuel Szlechter) (9 October 1904 – 1943) was born and died in Lwów. He was a Polish-Jewish artist, lyricist, screenwriter, librettist, writer, satirist, translator, composer and director. ...

) * '' Ada, to nie wypada'' 1936 * '' Bolek i Lolek'' and ''

Dodek na froncie ''Dodek na froncie'' is a 1936 Polish comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast *Adolf Dymsza ... Dodek Wedzonka * Alicja Halama ... Zofia Majewska * Mieczysław Cybulski ... Lt. Jerzy Majewski * Helena Grossówna ... Zuzia, the m ...

'', 1936, both starred

Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza (born Adolf Bagiński; 7 April 1900 – 20 August 1975) was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War II. He and Kazimierz Krukowski ...

, music

Henryk Wars Henryk Wars (born Henryk Warszawski, after 1947 Henry Vars; 29 December 1902 – 1 September 1977) was a Polish composer. He composed scores for 50 films during the interwar period in Poland and 60 more in the United States. He composed dozen ...

and

Walter Dana Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

* '' Yidl Mitn Fidl (Judeł gra na skrzypcach)'', Yiddish, 1936, starring

Molly Picon Molly Picon ( yi, מאָלי פּיקאָן; born Malka Opiekun; February 28, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, radio and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller. She began her career in Yidd ...

* '' Książatko'' 1937 * ''

A Diplomatic Wife ''A Diplomatic Wife'' ( pl, Dyplomatyczna żona) is a 1937 German-Polish comedy film directed by Carl Boese and Mieczysław Krawicz and starring Jadwiga Kenda, Aleksander Żabczyński and Lena Żelichowska. It is the Polish language version of ' ...

'' (''Dyplomatyczna żona'') (1937) * ''

Adventure in Warsaw ''Adventure in Warsaw'' (german: Abenteuer in Warschau) is a 1938 German-Polish comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Georg Alexander, Paul Klinger and Jadwiga Kenda. The film was the second of two German-Polish co-productions following ...

'' (Abenteuer in Warschau)'' (1937) * ''

Mamele ''Mamele'' ( yi, מאמאלע pl, Mateczka) is a Yiddish Language Polish musical film made in 1938. Synopsis Set in Łódź, the film revolves around Khavtshi Samet ( Picon), a Cinderella figure, who has taken on maternal responsibility for her ...

'', Yiddish, 1938, starring

, music director

Ivo Wesby Ivo Wesby (1902–1961), born Ignacy Singer in Kraków, Poland, was a Polish composer and director. He studied music in Vienna. In the 1920s he was music director of various revi-teaters (revue theaters) in Warsaw, and in the last years before th ...

* ''

Włóczegi ''The Vagabonds'' (Polish: ''Włóczęgi'') is a 1939 Polish comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński and starring Kazimierz Wajda, Henryk Vogelfänger (popular Polish Radio duet ''Szczepko & Tońko'') and Stanisława Wysocka. Cast * Kazimie ...

'' 1939 * ''

Wielka droga ''Wielka droga'' is a 1946 Polish film directed by Michał Waszyński. Plot The plot spans from shortly before the outbreak of World War II to its end. In the city of Lwów (PL) in 1939 Adam and Irena fall in Love, but are separated by the out ...

'' 1946 Song lyrics: * ''Kocha, lubi, szanuje'' (with

, performed by

Mieczysław Fogg Mieczysław Fogg (born Mieczysław Fogiel; 30 May 1901, Warsaw3 September 1990, Warsaw) was a Polish singer and artist. His popularity started well before World War II and continued well into the 1980s. He had a characteristic way of staying v ...

) * ''Nic o tobie nie wiem'' (with

, music

) * ''Zlociste wloski, Tyle milosci'' performed by

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* ''Madame Loulou'' to music by

Harry Waldau Harry Waldau (born Valentin Pinner) (1876–1943), born in Liegnitz, Germany, was murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. He was a Jewish pianist, composer and lyricist and part of the 1920s cabaret scene in Berlin, writing songs like '' ...

Actor: * 1932 – ''

Sto metrów miłości ''Sto metrów miłości'' (''One Hundred Metres of Love'') is a 1932 Polish film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast * Zula Pogorzelska ... Zośka *Adolf Dymsza ... Dodek *Konrad Tom ... Moniek vel Mieszek Oszczep-Sardinenfis *Ludwik L ...

'' * 1933 – '' Jego ekscelencja subiekt'' * 1933 – ''

Romeo i Julcia Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...

'' * 1934 – '' Co mój mąż robi w nocy?'' * 1935 – '' ABC miłości'' * 1935 – '' Antek policmajster'' * 1935 – ''

Wacuś ''Wacuś'' is a 1935 Polish romantic comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast *Adolf Dymsza... Tadeusz Rosolek, alias Wacus Rosolek *Jadwiga Andrzejewska ... Kazia Wolska *Mieczysława Ćwiklińska ... The Widow Centkowska *Włady ...

'' * 1937 – '' Pani minister tańczy''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tom, Konrad 1887 births 1957 deaths Jewish cabaret performers Jewish songwriters Polish cabaret performers Polish film directors Polish male film actors 19th-century Polish Jews Polish songwriters Male actors from Warsaw People from Warsaw Governorate Jews from the Russian Empire Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century comedians 20th-century Polish screenwriters Male screenwriters 20th-century Polish male writers Polish emigrants to the United States