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 official ...

. Wrote song lyrics in Polish and in Yiddish 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 wif ...

"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,
Ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...
, Henryk Szaro, Jan Nowina-Przybylski,
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, 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 ''Bolek and Lolek'' are two Polish cartoon characters from the children's animated comedy television series by the same name. They were created by Władysław Nehrebecki the author, scriptwriter and main director and partially designed by Wła ...

'' and '' Dodek na froncie'', 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 * '' 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'' (''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 followin ...

'' (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'' 1939 * '' Wielka droga'' 1946 Song lyrics: * ''Kocha, lubi, szanuje'' (with

, performed by Mieczysław Fogg) * ''Nic o tobie nie wiem'' (with

, music

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

Eugeniusz Bodo Eugeniusz Bodo (born Bohdan Eugène Junod; 28 December 1899 7 October 1943) was a film director, producer, and one of the most popular Polish actors and comedians of the interwar period. He starred in some of the most popular Polish film produc ...

* ''Madame Loulou'' to music by Harry Waldau Actor: * 1932 – '' Sto metrów miłości'' * 1933 – ''

Jego ekscelencja subiekt ''His Excellency, The Shop Assistant'' ( pl, Jego ekscelencja subiekt) is a 1933 Polish romantic comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński.

'' * 1933 – '' Romeo i Julcia'' * 1934 – '' Co mój mąż robi w nocy?'' * 1935 – '' ABC miłości'' * 1935 – '' Antek policmajster'' * 1935 – '' Wacuś'' * 1937 – ''

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{{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