Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1891, Mar. 10 | Born Shalom Jaffe, New York, N.Y. |
| 1912 | Graduated College of the City of New York, New York, N.Y. |
| 1915-1916 | Head of mathematics department, Bronx Cultural Institute, New York, N.Y. |
| 1915 | Joined Washington Square Players |
| 1917-1918 | Toured with Washington Square Players |
| 1918-1919 | Served in United States Army |
| 1921 | Broadway debut as Leibush in The Idle Inn, New York, N.Y. |
| 1925 | Played Yudelson in The Jazz Singer, New York, N.Y. |
| 1926 | Married Lillian Taiz (died 1941) |
| 1930 | Played Kringelein in Grand Hotel, New York, N.Y. |
| 1934 | Film debut as Grand Duke Peter in The Scarlet Empress |
| 1937 | Played The Adversary in The Eternal Road, New York, N.Y. Appeared as High Lama in film Lost Horizon |
| 1939 | Appeared in title role in film Gunga Din |
| 1943 | Founded Equity Library Theatre |
| 1947 | Appeared as Professor Fred Lieberman in film Gentleman’s Agreement |
| 1950 | Appeared as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider in film The Asphalt Jungle, received Academy Award nomination for his performance |
| 1951 | Appeared as Professor Jacob Barnhardt in film The Day the Earth Stood Still |
| 1956 | Married Bettye Ackerman |
| 1959 | Appeared as Simonides in film Ben-Hur |
| 1961-1965 | Appeared as Dr. Zorba on television series “Ben Casey” |
| 1971 | Appeared as Bookman in film Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
| 1979 | Final Broadway performance as Tarun Maharaj in A Meeting by the River, New York, N.Y. |
| 1984 | Appeared as Father Knickerbocker in film Nothing Lasts Forever |
| 1984, Mar. 24 | Died, Beverly Hills, Calif. |