Zygmunt Turkow
Illustration — Zygmunt Turkow (1925) Zygmunt Turkow (6 November 1896 – 20 January 1970) was a Polish actor, playwright, and director of Jewish origin from Warsaw, who became famous for roles in the pre-war Jewish films and stage plays in Yiddish. His brother, Jonas Turkow, was also a noted actor and stage manager. In 1924, he directed and acted in the silent film Tkies-khaf.
Also recorded as Zygumunt Turkow
Zygmunt Turkow
(Stamp on photo reads) Fot. I. Sztern / Włodzimierz / Cmentarna 1 · National Library of Israel, Schwadron collection · CC BY 3.0
- Born
- 1896 · Warsaw.
- Died
- 1970 · Israel.
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- Poland
- Occupation
- actor · director
- Languages
- Yiddish
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Illustration — Zygmunt Turkow (1925) Zygmunt Turkow (6 November 1896 – 20 January 1970) was a Polish actor, playwright, and director of Jewish origin from Warsaw, who became famous for roles in the pre-war Jewish films and stage plays in Yiddish. His brother, Jonas Turkow, was also a noted actor and stage manager. In 1924, he directed and acted in the silent film Tkies-khaf.
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Born at Warsaw in 1896, died in Israel in 1970.
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Scene from Tkies-khaf (1924). Khaim Kronenberg (Adam Domb) and Borekh Mandel (Moyshe Lipman) make a vow as a disguised Elijah (Zygmunt Turkow) watches.
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Zygmunt Turkow died on 20 January 1970.
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