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Maurice Schwartz is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer American born on 18 june 1889

Maurice Schwartz

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Birth name Avram Moishe Schwartz
Nationality USA
Birth 18 june 1889
Death 10 may 1960 (at 70 years)

Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 15, 1889 – May 10, 1960) was a Ukrainian-born theatre and film actor active in the United States. He founded the Yiddish Art Theatre in 1918 in New York City and its associated school. He was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly in silent films as an actor, but also as a film director, producer and screenwriter.

Biography

Maurice Schwartz arrive aux États-Unis avec ses parents en 1902, à l’âge de 12 ans, et commence sa carrière dans différentes troupes de théâtre yiddish. Souvent pris pour le Maurice Schwartz de la série comique Little Moritz qui est un homonyme, il devient metteur en scène de théâtre et de cinéma, et joue en 1939 dans Tevye the Milkman, un film yiddish new-yorkais grand public.

Sa contribution majeure dans le théâtre américain reste la diffusion de l’œuvre de Cholem Aleichem qui inspirera la célèbre comédie musicale Un violon sur le toit créée à Broadway en 1964 par Joseph Stein.

Maurice Schwartz interprète le rôle d'Ezra dans Salomé (film, 1953) réalisé par William Dieterle, une coûteuse production de la Columbia Pictures, inspirée de la Bible.

Il réalise en 1926 Broken Hearts et en 1939 Tevya.

Usually with

Marcy Klauber
Marcy Klauber
(1 films)
Delmer Daves
Delmer Daves
(1 films)
Bert Glennon
Bert Glennon
(1 films)
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Maurice Schwartz (5 films)

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Actor

Salome
Salome (1953)
, 1h43
Directed by William Dieterle, Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Badel
Roles Ezra the King's Advisor
Rating58% 2.9011152.9011152.9011152.9011152.901115
Although based on the New Testament story, the film does not follow the biblical text.
Bird of Paradise, 1h40
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Volcanisme, Children's films
Actors Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan, Jeff Chandler, Everett Sloane, Maurice Schwartz, Jack Elam
Roles The Kahuna
Rating61% 3.0973953.0973953.0973953.0973953.097395
Andre Laurence (Jourdan) takes a trip to a Polynesian island with his college roommate Tenga (Chandler). He assumes the native life and marries his friend's sister, Kalua. An eruption of a volcano and the Kahuna, the island's shaman, decides that the volcano can be appeased with the sacrifice of Kalua.
Mission to Moscow, 2h4
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Oskar Homolka, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Eleanor Parker
Roles Dr. Botkin
Rating54% 2.704272.704272.704272.704272.70427
The film chronicles ambassador Davies' impressions of the Soviet Union, his meetings with Stalin, and his overall opinion of the Soviet Union and its ties with the United States. It is made in faux-documentary style, beginning with Davies meeting with president Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss his new appointment as United States ambassador to the Soviet Union. It continues to show the Davies' family's trip by boat to Moscow, with stops in Europe.
Tevye
Tevye (1939)
, 1h33
Directed by Maurice Schwartz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Maurice Schwartz
Roles Tevya 'Tevye'
Rating68% 3.432563.432563.432563.432563.43256
The Man Behind the Mask, 1h19
Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Peter Gawthorne, Maurice Schwartz, Ronald Ward, Donald Calthrop
Roles The Master
Rating61% 3.073433.073433.073433.073433.07343
Nick et June prévoyaient de s'enfuir ensemble à l'occasion d'un bal masqué, mais Nick est attaqué par un homme qui lui prend son déguisement et vole le bouclier de Kahm. Nick se retrouve le principal suspect.

Director

Scriptwriter

Tevye
Tevye (1939)
, 1h33
Directed by Maurice Schwartz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Maurice Schwartz
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.432563.432563.432563.432563.43256

Producer

Tevye
Tevye (1939)
, 1h33
Directed by Maurice Schwartz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Maurice Schwartz
Roles Producer
Rating68% 3.432563.432563.432563.432563.43256