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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1889-06-18
- event Death Date 1960-05-10
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 4
- info Birth Place Sedikov, Ukraine
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Broken Hearts
1926-02-16
5.8
Salome
1953-03-24
5.7
Bird of Paradise
1951-03-14
6
Uncle Moses
1932-01-02
5.9
Tevye
1939-12-21
4.7
Slaves of Babylon
1953-10-21
4.8
The Man Behind the Mask
1936-08-23
5.2
Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29
7
Yizkor
1924-10-26