Schnitzer, Henriette (1891–1979)

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Schnitzer, Henriette (1891–1979)

Romanian-born actress. Name variations: Henrietta Schnitzer. Born June 13, 1891, in Romania; died May 4, 1979, in Miami Beach, FL.

Age 4, made stage debut in Romania; in US, appeared on the Yiddish stage and in such English-speaking plays as One Life for Another, Alexander Pushkin, Awake and Sing, Green Fields, The Bronx Express and Potash and Perlmutter; appeared on radio's "The Goldbergs" for 15 years.

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