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Molly Picon
URL: http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/picon/

Description:
A biography of Yiddish theater and film star Molly Picon, who "helped keep Yiddish culture alive by bringing it out of the shtetl and into mainstream American culture." There are photographs of the actress, her performances, her family, and her husband, producer Jacob "Yonkel" Kalich. From the Jewish Women's Archive.

Publisher:
Jewish Women's Archive

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Actors
People
Picon, Molly
Theater, Yiddish -- United States

LII Database Information:
Record 465 created by Tom McGibney on 05/20/2002
Last modification on 02/21/2009
Published: 05/20/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/465