Women in the Performing Arts: Molly Picon
by J.D. Arden, M.L.I.S. candidate, Reference Services Research Intern, Center for Jewish History
The transition of the performance industry of America from stage to film was difficult for many to manage. One of the most beloved Jewish American actresses who managed that transition successfully was Molly Picon. We all remember her as the elderly but impish Yente…
Molly Picon in Bublitchki
Year: 1938
Type: Photograph
Repository: American Jewish Historical Society
Moshe Leib-Halpern had this to say about Yiddish theater in America:
“There was once a vulgarian who went to synagogue … when he wanted to weep, and to a bawdyhouse … when he wanted to be gay. But once, when he wanted to weep and be gay at the…
Molly Picon
by Anna Khomina, Research and Special Projects Intern, Center for Jewish History
In 1903, at five years old, Molly Picon (1898-1992) was on her way to a Philadelphia theater for a contest. On the trolley car, a drunken passenger challenged her to perform her act on the spot, and she complied, adding on an imitation of the drunk at the end,…
From the partners’ collections: Molly Picon aboard the ocean liner Lloyd Triestino
Creator/Photographer: Lloyd Triestino Servizio Fotografico. Mailed via Cartolina Postale.
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Date: undated
Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=172106
Repository: American Jewish Historical Society
Parent Collection: Molly Picon Papers
Call Number: P-38
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