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Molly Picon
Original name: Molly Kalich

Birth:	Feb. 28, 1898
Death:	Apr. 5, 1992 Lancaster Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA
Actress. Born Malka Opiekun in New York City, she began her career as a child performer in the Yiddish Theatre, Philadelphia. Joining Mike Tomashefsky's Yiddish stock company, she went on to be a popular Yiddish entertainer. During the 1930s, she toured as a member of The Jewish Theatrical Guild, performed on Broadway and was on radio with General Foods as a sponsor. She appeared in the Yiddish films "Yiddle With His Fiddle" (1936), "Mamale" (1938) and was one of the first entertainers to go to Europe after World War II to entertain the surviving Jews. She also wrote almost 100 songs and skits for the stage and was a member of the Yiddish Composers Guild, American Federation of Radio Artists, American Guild of Variety Artists and Actors Equity. Actor Jacob Kalich was her husband. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease Search Amazon for Molly Picon

Burial: Mount Hebron Cemetery Flushing Queens County New York, USA Plot: Yiddish Theatrical Alliance; Section 67; Reference 1; Line 19; Sec. A-D Facing Blocks are 6 and 68.
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