Jewish Actors
The conversation below made me think of these.
The Marx Brothers;
Leonard Joseph - Chico
Adolph (changed to Arthur) - Harpo
Julius Henry - Groucho
Milton - Gummo
Herbert Manfred - Zeppo
Jack Benny - Benjamin Kubelsky
Theda Barr - Theodosia Burr Goodman
Al Jolson - Asa Yoelson
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim - Erich Oswald Stroheim (he created a noble lineage for himself)
Ed Wynn - Isaiah Edwin Leopold
Sarah Bernhardt - Henriette-Rosine Bernard
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal
Al Shean - Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg
George Burns - Nathan Birnbaum
Fanny Brice - Fanina Borach
Eddie Cantor - Isidore Itzkowitz
Edgar G. Robinson - Emanuel Goldenberg
Milton Berle - Mendel Berlinger
Bea Arthur - Bernice Frankel
The Three Stooges
Moe Howard - Moses Harry Horwitz
Shemp Howard - Samuel Horwitz
Curly Howard - Jerome Lester Horwitz
Larry Fine - Louis Feinberg
The Marx Brothers;
Leonard Joseph - Chico
Adolph (changed to Arthur) - Harpo
Julius Henry - Groucho
Milton - Gummo
Herbert Manfred - Zeppo
Jack Benny - Benjamin Kubelsky
Theda Barr - Theodosia Burr Goodman
Al Jolson - Asa Yoelson
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim - Erich Oswald Stroheim (he created a noble lineage for himself)
Ed Wynn - Isaiah Edwin Leopold
Sarah Bernhardt - Henriette-Rosine Bernard
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal
Al Shean - Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg
George Burns - Nathan Birnbaum
Fanny Brice - Fanina Borach
Eddie Cantor - Isidore Itzkowitz
Edgar G. Robinson - Emanuel Goldenberg
Milton Berle - Mendel Berlinger
Bea Arthur - Bernice Frankel
The Three Stooges
Moe Howard - Moses Harry Horwitz
Shemp Howard - Samuel Horwitz
Curly Howard - Jerome Lester Horwitz
Larry Fine - Louis Feinberg
This message was edited 10/27/2024, 3:18 PM
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I love Theda, Joseph, Henry, Julius, Manfred, Theodosia, Asa, Edwin, Henriette, Margalit, Edgar, Emanuel, Bernice, Isidore, Louis, Mendel
Some of these names are really cool, though I understand the change (especially in the olden days) to be "mass appealing." I particularly like:
Asa
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (this is just awesome)
Nathan
Isidore
&
Henriette-Rosine
Margalit Ruth (I had no idea this was her name!)
Bernice
Asa
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (this is just awesome)
Nathan
Isidore
&
Henriette-Rosine
Margalit Ruth (I had no idea this was her name!)
Bernice