Yankel Kalich (born January 1, 1891) is an american_television_actors. Yankel "Jacob" Kalich (Yiddish: יעקב קאַליך, 18 November 1891 – 16 March 1975) was a Yiddish theater actor, director, and producer. Kalich was born in Rymanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary in wh
Kalich was born in Rymanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary in what is now Poland. He immigrated to America in 1914. He opened a theater in Philadelphia. He would go to New York to see Joseph Rumshinsky and would ask him for use of his operettas.
Kalish met actress Molly Picon when she was on the vaudeville circuit, stranded in Boston after an influenza epidemic had closed all the theaters. He hired her to work his Yiddish Theater Season at the Boston Opera House for two years. The couple married on June 29, 1919 in Philadelphia and then too
Career
Kalish met actress Molly Picon when she was on the vaudeville circuit, stranded in Boston after an influenza epidemic had closed all the theaters. He hired her to work his Yiddish Theater Season at the Boston Opera House for two years. The couple married on June 29, 1919 in Philadelphia and then too
Personal Life
He made the transition from doing Yiddish theater to being in Hollywood films, playing the role of "Yankel" in Fiddler on the Roof.
References
- "Yankel Kalich." Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankel_Kalich
- "Wikidata entity: Q110653087 — Yankel Kalich." wikidata.org/wiki/Q110653087