Joseph Green (actor)
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Joseph Green born Yoysef Grinberg, a.k.a. Josef Grünberg, Joseph Greenberg and Joseph Greene, a Polish
-born Jew who emigrated to the United States
in 1924, was an actor in Yiddish theater and one of the few directors of Yiddish language
films; he made four films including A brivele der mamen ("A Letter to Mother") and Yidl Mitn Fidl
("Yiddle and his Fiddle") both of which he also wrote. All four of his films were made between 1936 and 1939. His acting roles began in 1932.
Born in Łódź, Poland, he died of emphysema
at the age of 96 in Great Neck
, Long Island, New York
, United States
.
Green also had a walk-on part in The Jazz Singer
, and he had roles in two other minor films, Joseph in the Land of Egypt, and A Daughter of her People, both filmed in 1932. Green was interviewed in the 1985 British documentary on Yiddish Films, Almonds and Raisins.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
-born Jew who emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1924, was an actor in Yiddish theater and one of the few directors of Yiddish language
Yiddish language
Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
films; he made four films including A brivele der mamen ("A Letter to Mother") and Yidl Mitn Fidl
Yidl Mitn Fidl
-History:After the success of Joseph in the Land of Egypt, a silent film dubbed into the Yiddish language by Joseph Green, met with success, he decided to create an entirely Yiddish film, and returned to his native Poland to do so...
("Yiddle and his Fiddle") both of which he also wrote. All four of his films were made between 1936 and 1939. His acting roles began in 1932.
Born in Łódź, Poland, he died of emphysema
Emphysema
Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lungs are destroyed. It is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary...
at the age of 96 in Great Neck
Great Neck, New York
The term Great Neck is commonly applied to a peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, which includes the village of Great Neck, the village of Great Neck Estates, the village of Great Neck Plaza, and others, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and the border of Queens...
, Long Island, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Green also had a walk-on part in The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. Produced by Warner Bros. with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system,...
, and he had roles in two other minor films, Joseph in the Land of Egypt, and A Daughter of her People, both filmed in 1932. Green was interviewed in the 1985 British documentary on Yiddish Films, Almonds and Raisins.