Bessie Thomashefsky

Bessie Thomashefsky
Born
Briche Baumfeld-Kaufman

1873
Tarashche, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 6, 1962(1962-07-06) (aged 88–89)
Other namesBessie Baumfeld-Kaufman
OccupationStage actress
Spouse
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(m. 1891⁠–⁠1939)​

Bessie Thomashefsky (1873 – July 6, 1962), born Briche Baumfeld-Kaufman, was a Ukrainian-born Jewish American singer, actress and comedian, a star in Yiddish theater beginning in the 1890s. She was the wife and stage partner of Boris Thomashefsky, the most popular Yiddish leading man of his era. Probably her most famous role was the title role of Oscar Wilde's Salomé at the People’s Theater in 1908.

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