Yakov Fuchs
Yakov Fuchs (1880–1921) was a Yiddish theater actor. Born in Lemburg (Lviv), Galitsia, he joined a Yiddish theater chorus at the age of 17 and after singing in Lemburg and Rumania for a short time, he became a soloist and then starred in Professor Hurvitz's operetta Jacob and Esau. Yakov's voice deteriorated due to lung disease and he became a character actor.[1] He played both comedies and serious dramas. He died of lung disease in Lemburg.
His wife Ruzha Fuchs was a beloved and successful Yiddish theater star; their son Leo Fuchs was a famous actor.
References[]
- ^ Zalmen Zylbercweig, Leksikon fun Yidishn teater, Book six, 1133-4921
Categories:
- Polish cabaret performers
- 19th-century Polish Jews
- Yiddish theatre performers
- 1880 births
- 1921 deaths
- 20th-century comedians
- People from Lviv
- Jewish biography stubs
- Ukrainian actor stubs