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Carnovsky was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 5, 1897, to Ike and Jennie Carnovsky, both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father, a grocer, took him to performances of the Yiddish theater . In 1975 he recalled: "There was such richness in their portrayals of Jewish life.
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Morris Carnovsky (born Sept. 5, 1897, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.—died Sept. 1, 1992, Easton, Conn.) was an American actor who excelled in dialectal character roles and who was acclaimed on both stage and screen in his portrayals of thoughtful, troubled men.
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Morris Carnovsky was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 5, 1898, the son of a grocer. Upon graduation from high school he attended St. Louis' Washington University. Like most actors of his generation, he worked his way up the ladder by first appearing with traveling stock companies.
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Sep 2, 1992 · Mr. Carnovksy was born in St. Louis on Sept. 5, 1897, the son of a grocer who took him to Yiddish theater as a child. "There was such richness in their portrayals of Jewish life," he said in a...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Morris Carnovsky (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1992) was an American stage and film actor.
Overview. Biography. Filmography. Date of Birth: Sep 5, 1897 Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Biography.
Sep 3, 1992 · The son of a grocer who often took him to the neighborhood Yiddish theaters in his native St. Louis, Carnovsky made his acting debut at 17 in a high school production of “Disraeli.”
