Florence Weiss

Florence Weiss (1899/1900 - 1974, Yiddish: פֿלאָרענס װײס) was a Russian-born American Yiddish theatre, Vaudeville and film actor, recording artist, and soprano who was active from the 1920s to the 1960s. She worked and performed with such artists as Moishe Oysher, Alexander Olshanetsky, Boris Thomashefsky, Fyvush Finkel, and Abe Ellstein. The height of her popularity was during the 1930s, when she often toured and performed with her then-husband, Moishe Oysher, and appeared in three Yiddish-language films with him: The Cantor's Son, The Singing Blacksmith, and Overture to Glory.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 30, 1900 (Makhnivka), Died May 13, 1974 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-024888 10-in. 9/8/1938 Chasidic in America Moishe Oysher ; Florence Weiss Female-male vocal duet, with accordion and piano vocalist  
Victor BS-024889 10-in. 9/8/1938 A Zemerl Moishe Oysher ; Florence Weiss Female-male vocal duet, with accordion and piano vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weiss, Florence," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116122.

Weiss, Florence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116122.

"Weiss, Florence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116122

External Sources

Wikipedia: Florence Weiss

IMDb: Florence Weiss

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Weiss, Florence (Actress) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014090632

Wikidata: Florence Weiss - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108408361

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/98512511

MusicBrainz: Florence Weiss - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c177a12-0b2f-4a02-af8a-cc6b45669a79

ISNI: 0000 0000 7329 5031 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073295031

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