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 ve ...
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, 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, Leon Trystan, and Konrad Tom."[YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, Volume 1, p. 333]
Screenplays:
* ''
Antek policmajster'' 1935 (with
Emanuel Schlechter)
* ''
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 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'' (''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
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 ...
, music director
Ivo Wesby
* ''
Włóczegi'' 1939
* ''
Wielka droga'' 1946
Song lyrics:
* ''Kocha, lubi, szanuje'' (with
Emanuel Schlechter, performed by
Mieczysław Fogg)
* ''Nic o tobie nie wiem'' (with
Emanuel Schlechter, music
Henryk Wars)
* ''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
''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''
* 1937 – ''
Pani minister tańczy''
References
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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