Bertha Kalich

Actor, Film actor

1874 – 1939

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Who was Bertha Kalich?

Bertha Kalich, was a Jewish actress, born in Lemberg, Galicia. Though she was well-established as an entertainer in Eastern Europe, she is best remembered as one of the several "larger-than-life" figures that dominated New York stages during the "Golden Age" of American Yiddish Theatre during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Historians estimate that, during her career, Kalich performed more than 125 different roles in seven different languages.

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Born
May 17, 1874
Lviv
Also known as
  • Beylke Kalakh
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Nationality
  • Ukraine
Profession
Education
  • Lviv Conservatory
Died
Apr 18, 1939
Queens

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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