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Zvee Scooler

 
Actor: Zvee Scooler
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  • Born: 1899 in Ukraine
  • Died: Mar 25, 1985 in New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Uncle Moses, Almonds and Raisins: A History of the Yiddish Cinema, Andy
  • First Major Screen Credit: Uncle Moses (1932)

Biography

Ukrainian émigré Zvee Scooler made his stage debut in 1912, working New York's Yiddish theater circuit. He announced for several ethnic radio stations, and appeared in plays written in a multitude of languages. In films from the 1960s onward, Scooler appeared in such Manhattan-based productions as The Pawnbroker (1965) and The Detective (1968). He also played the Rabbi in the screen adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof (1971). Zvee Scooler's last film appearance was a small part in 1981's The Chosen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Zvee Scooler
Born December 1, 1899(1899-12-01)
Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
Died March 25, 1985 (aged 85)
New York City, New York
Occupation Stage, film, television, voice actor

Zvee Scooler (December 1, 1899 – March 25, 1985) was an American actor and radio commentator. He was born in the town of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine. He performed in both Yiddish and English, on the stage, television, and film. He is probably best known for his roles in Fiddler on the Roof, playing the innkeeper in the Broadway play and the rabbi in the film version.[1]

He was known as the Grammeister on WEVD, a Yiddish radio station in New York City. Every Sunday, Scooler presented a ten minute weekly show, Forward Hour, which was news and commentary in rhyme.[2][3]

He died in New York City on March 25, 1985, at age 85.

References

  1. ^ Zvee Scooler at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Yiddish Radio Project
  3. ^ Yiddish Radio Project "Vacation in the Mountains"

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