Leon Liebgold
Leon Liebgold (July 31, 1910,
Yidl Mit'n Fidl with Molly Picon
.
Liebman began his career as a vaudeville performer and actor on stages in
Holocaust.[3]
Liebgold served in the United States Army as a sergeant during World War II, and then performed as a stage actor in Yiddish theaters in America for decades, including the Folksbiene Theater. He and Liliana also toured South America in the 1950s. In the late 1970s, he served as president of the Hebrew Actors' Union in Manhattan, New York.[4]
Liebgold possessed both a resonant and fine melodic, cantorial-type voice which embellished both his speaking and singing on stage.
Liebgold died in 1993 at age 83.Queens, New York.
References
- ^ Collins, Glenn (September 11, 1993). "Leon Liebgold, 83, Actor for 50 Years in Yiddish Theater". New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Yachson, Mordechai. "Lilly Lilliana (sic)". Lives in the Yiddish Theatre. Museum of Family History. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Yachson, Mordechai. "Leon Liebson". Lives in the Yiddish Theatre. Museum of Family History. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Yachson, Mordechai. "Leon Liebson". Lives in the Yiddish Theatre. Museum of Family History. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Collins, Glenn (September 11, 1993). "Leon Liebgold, 83, Actor for 50 Years in Yiddish Theater". New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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