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Leah Helen “Lee” <I>Cantor</I> Sobol

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Leah Helen “Lee” Cantor Sobol

Birth
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA
Death
19 Jan 1948 (aged 54)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 4. Independent Israelites of Yonkers (Parcel 3). Lot 619, Row 1, Grave 6
Memorial ID
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"Variety" January 21, 1948:

Lee Sobol, 51, wife of Louis Sobol, N.Y. Journal-American Broadway columnist, died at Doctors Hospital, N.Y., Jan. 19, after a prolonged illness. Her husband was at her bedside.

Mrs. Sobol had a host of friends in theatrical and literary circles, having frequently accompanied her husband to play openings and on his nightclub beat. She was a first cousin of Al Jolson. The Sobols were married 29 years ago.

Rabbi Stephen S. Wise officiated at services held at Riverside Memorial Chapel, N.Y. Lyricist Gene Buck delivered the eulogy.
"Variety" January 21, 1948:

Lee Sobol, 51, wife of Louis Sobol, N.Y. Journal-American Broadway columnist, died at Doctors Hospital, N.Y., Jan. 19, after a prolonged illness. Her husband was at her bedside.

Mrs. Sobol had a host of friends in theatrical and literary circles, having frequently accompanied her husband to play openings and on his nightclub beat. She was a first cousin of Al Jolson. The Sobols were married 29 years ago.

Rabbi Stephen S. Wise officiated at services held at Riverside Memorial Chapel, N.Y. Lyricist Gene Buck delivered the eulogy.

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  • Created by: Scott G
  • Added: Dec 26, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102699610/leah_helen-sobol: accessed ), memorial page for Leah Helen “Lee” Cantor Sobol (30 Nov 1893–19 Jan 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102699610, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Scott G (contributor 453).