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Maurice Schwartz

1889-06-18

The Biography

Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960), born in the Volhynia province of Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), was a stage and film actor active in the United States. He founded the Yiddish Art Theatre and its associated school in 1918 in New York City and was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly as an actor in silent films but also as a film director, producer, and screenwriter. With his successes as an actor, Schwartz was also drawn to Hollywood, appearing in his first silent film in 1910. He appeared in more than twenty films between 1910 and 1953; the majority were silents. He also wrote, produced, or directed several films. Among his major roles in motion pictures were in Broken Hearts (1926), Uncle Moses (1932), Tevya (1939), Mission to Moscow (1943), and as Ezra in the Biblical drama Salome (1953).

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Salome

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Slaves of Babylon

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Mission to Moscow

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Bird of Paradise

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The Man Behind the Mask

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Uncle Moses

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Tevye

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Le fusil de Little Moritz

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Little Moritz fait une course pressée

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Little Moritz Hunting Great Beasts

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Yizkor

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Little Moritz, soldat d'Afrique

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Little Moritz Wants to Marry Rosalie

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Broken Hearts

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Little Moritz épicier

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Little Moritz aime Rosalie

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Little Moritz Runs Away With Rosalie

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Little Moritz est un musicien consciencieux

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Little Moritz est trop petit

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Little Moritz and the Toothache

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