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Meyer Myron "Mickey" Katz (June 15, 1909 – April 30, 1985) was an American musician and comedian. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and paternal grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey.
Mickey Katz. Born June 15, 1909 in Cleveland, Ohio . Died April 30, 1985. Long before Allan Sherman and Woody Allen showered the public with Yiddish slang — and decades before the klezmer revival breathed new life into a once-popular ethnic music — a little clarinetist with a lot of chutzpah blazed the trail, exposing “crossover ...
Learn about the life and career of Mickey Katz, a pioneer of jazz and klezmer music. Find out how he started as a child performer, met his wife, and became a father of famous actors.
Quick Facts Birth name, Born ... Close. Oops something went wrong: Meyer Myron "Mickey" Katz was an American musician and comedian. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and paternal grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey.
Mickey Katz (1909-1985) played clarinet, sang parody songs and was an important contributor to American Jewish culture. He is best known for his Parody songs taking well-known American folk and popular songs and changed the lyrics to express the experience of Eastern European immigrant Jews.
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