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Paul Muni's 125th Birthday today

Posted on 9/22/20 at 5:21 pm
Posted by GeauxTGRZ
PTal
Member since Oct 2005
4768 posts
Posted on 9/22/20 at 5:21 pm
And TCM didn't show any of his movies. Tisk tisk



My favorite during that time

Scarface
Emile Zola
Louis Pasteur
The Last Angry Man

Was born in present day Ukraine.
Worked at Yiddish theatres in NYC.
Lived the American dream.

He was difficult to work with, but actors respected him.

Cheers mate
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
142072 posts
Posted on 9/22/20 at 6:03 pm to
His first film can be watched on YouTube:

The Valiant




Muni's second film is lost. In Seven Faces he played seven roles, including a black boxer:



Posted by Amadeo
Member since Jan 2004
4821 posts
Posted on 9/22/20 at 8:51 pm to
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Was born in present day Ukraine.
Worked at Yiddish theatres in NYC.
Lived the American dream.


Real name was Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15169 posts
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:18 pm to
Portraying Joe Gans, a black lightweight boxer from the late 19th and early 20th century is funny.

Never happen in todays social climate.
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
36094 posts
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:50 pm to
Speaking of Seven Faces, how gorgeous was Marguerite Churchill?

Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
142072 posts
Posted on 9/22/20 at 9:54 pm to
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Marguerite Churchill


she's also in The Valiant btw
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
142072 posts
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:32 pm to
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And TCM didn't show any of his movies. Tisk tisk
They posted this pic in the TCM Tumblr feed



Today was also Erich von Stroheim's birthday. Did TCM show Greed?

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