1886-06-09 ( 138 years old ) in None
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Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress.
Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old.
Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side.
In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother.
She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.
Movies
Abie's Irish Rose
1946-12-27
Stage Door Canteen
1943-06-24
The Big Street
1942-08-13
The Living Ghost
1942-08-11
You and Me
1938-06-01
Michael O'Halloran
1937-05-15
The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
1930-12-21
Madam Satan
1930-09-20
The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
1930-03-01
Four Walls
1928-08-11
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
1928-01-15
An Affair of the Follies
1927-02-13
Private Izzy Murphy
1926-10-30
Millionaires
1926-10-01
Kosher Kitty Kelly
1926-09-05
Sweet Daddies
1926-06-12
The Cohens and Kellys
1926-02-28
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924-09-28
Potash and Perlmutter
1923-09-10
The Good Provider
1922-04-02
Your Best Friend
1922-03-26
The Greatest Love
1920-12-01
The North Wind's Malice
1920-10-17
Humoresque
1920-05-29
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