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Molly Picon (Yiddish: 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.
Molly Picon. Actress: Fiddler on the Roof. Barely 5' tall, the little "yente" with the big, expressive talent and mischievous twinkle in her eye, Yiddish icon Molly Picon, entertained theater, radio, TV and film audiences for over seven decades.
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Jewish-American actress Molly Picon (1898–1992) was known as the great comedienne of Yiddish theater over a career that lasted for nearly 90 years. In later life her appearances in English-language films and plays drew substantial audiences as well.
Molly Picon. Actress: Fiddler on the Roof. Barely 5' tall, the little "yente" with the big, expressive talent and mischievous twinkle in her eye, Yiddish icon Molly Picon, entertained theater, radio, TV and film audiences for over seven decades.
Apr 7, 1992 · Molly Picon, the comedic actress and singer who lightened and brightened the often dolorous themes of Yiddish theater with shows that were sprightly operettas, died yesterday in...
Molly Picon aboard the ocean liner Lloyd Triestino in an undated photo. (Courtesy American Jewish Historical Society) In 1937, in Warsaw, she was paid the record sum of $10,000 to star in Joseph Green’s Idl Mit’n Fidl .
May 28, 2024 · Molly Picon (born June 1, 1898, New York, New York, U.S.—died April 6, 1992, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was an American actress and singer, the “Sweetheart of Second Avenue” in Yiddish theatre in New York City during the 1920s and ’30s.
A lively comic actress, Molly Picon brought Yiddish theater to a wider American audience. She acted in the first Yiddish play ever performed on Broadway and insisted on performing in Yiddish on a 1932 tour of Palestine.
For over seventy years, Molly Picon, star of Yiddish theater and film, delighted audiences with her comic song and dance performances. Picon performed on stage and in Yiddish and Hollywood films for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences around the world.
Jewish-American actress, comedian, and singer. Born on June 1, 1898, in New York City; died on April 6, 1992, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; eldest of two daughters of Lewis Picon (worked in the needle business) and Clara (Ostrow) Picon (a seamstress); attended Northern Liberties School, Philadelphia; attended William Penn High School ...
