Fiddler on the Roof
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Molly Picon (Yiddish: מאָלי פּיקאָן; born Malka Opiekun; February 28, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, radio and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller.
Molly Picon. Actress: Fiddler on the Roof. Barely 5' tall, the little "yente" with the big, expressive talent and mischievous twinkle in her eye, Yiddish icon Molly Picon, entertained theater, radio, TV and film audiences for over seven decades.
Molly Picon. Actress: Fiddler on the Roof. Barely 5' tall, the little "yente" with the big, expressive talent and mischievous twinkle in her eye, Yiddish icon Molly Picon, entertained theater, radio, TV and film audiences for over seven decades.
For over seventy years, Molly Picon, star of Yiddish theater and film, delighted audiences with her comic song and dance performances. Picon performed on stage and in Yiddish and Hollywood films for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences around the world.
Jewish-American actress Molly Picon (1898–1992) was known as the great comedienne of Yiddish theater over a career that lasted for nearly 90 years. In later life her appearances in English-language films and plays drew substantial audiences as well.
Who Was Molly Picon? This Yiddish film and theater star had a versatile career and also did humanitarian work. By Michael Feldberg
Apr 2, 2024 · Molly Picon spent nearly all of her life acting, no stage nor screen too small nor too large. Born Margaret Pyekoon on the Lower East Side in 1898, her career started at the age of five, when she won a local theater contest.
May 28, 2024 · Molly Picon (born June 1, 1898, New York, New York, U.S.—died April 6, 1992, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was an American actress and singer, the “Sweetheart of Second Avenue” in Yiddish theatre in New York City during the 1920s and ’30s.
Picon was a star of the Yiddish and English-speaking stages, motion pictures, radio and television. She wrote almost 100 songs and skits for the stage. She performed for the sick, the American troops in World War II and the surviving Jews in Europe.
Molly Picon, “the girl who gets older every year and younger every day,” remained zestful until Alzheimer’s disease gripped her final few years. She died on April 6, 1992. Throughout her career, she had lived up to her beloved Yonkel’s admonition: “Molly, that’s our job. Make them laugh.”
