Maurice Schwartz(1890-1960)
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Schwartz moved to the U.S. in 1902 and in 1926 founded the Yiddish Art
Theatre in New York. Also in 1926, Schwartz starred in and directed his
first film, Broken Hearts (1926). His best known Hollywood film role was that of
Ezra in the 1953 production of Salome (1953). In 1959, Schwartz traveled to
Israel hoping to establish a theatre there, but he passed away after
staging only one production. In 1991, Schwartz's film Tevya (1939) was
selected by the Library Of Congress to be added to the National Film
Registry as one of the great American films of all time.
