Boris Thomashefsky
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Boris Thomashefsky was a pioneering star of the American Yiddish theater, known for popularizing Yiddish-language stage productions among immigrant audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boris Thomashefsky canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish theatre performer
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actor ⓘ person ⓘ singer ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1880s ⓘ |
| birthName | Boruch Thomashefsky ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Hebron Cemetery ⓘ |
| child |
Harry Thomashefsky
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Jack Thomashefsky ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1868-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1939-07-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
|
| familyName | Thomashefsky ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Yiddish theater
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surface form:
Yiddish theatre
theatre ⓘ |
| genre | Yiddish theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Boris ⓘ |
| grandparentOf | Michael Tilson Thomas ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Jewish American theatre
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later generations of Yiddish theatre performers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| movement |
Yiddish theater
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surface form:
American Yiddish theatre
|
| name | Boris Thomashefsky self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Yiddish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering star of American Yiddish theatre
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popularizing Yiddish-language stage productions in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | early Yiddish-language productions on the American stage ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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impresario ⓘ singer ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| performedIn | Yiddish theatre in New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kiev Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ Tarashcha ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ |
| relative | Michael Tilson Thomas ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Bessie Thomashefsky ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.