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Vera Gordon

Vera Gordon

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 09, 1886
Died May 08, 1948 (61)
Birthplace None
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress. Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States ... when she was seven years old. Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side. In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother. She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.

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Filmography

Abie's Irish Rose

Abie's Irish Rose

1946

as Mrs. Cohen

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Vera Gordon

The Living Ghost

The Living Ghost

1942

as Sister Lapidus

The Big Street

The Big Street

1942

as Mrs. Lefkowitz

You and Me

You and Me

1938

as Mrs. Lewine

Michael O'Halloran

Michael O'Halloran

1937

as Mrs. Levinsky

Four Walls

Four Walls

1928

as Benny's Mother

Private Izzy Murphy

Private Izzy Murphy

1926

as Sara Goldberg

The Cohens and Kellys

The Cohens and Kellys

1926

as Mrs. Cohen

Kosher Kitty Kelly

Kosher Kitty Kelly

1926

as Mrs. Feinbaum

Millionaires

Millionaires

1926

as Esther Rubens

Sweet Daddies

Sweet Daddies

1926

as Rose Finklebaum

Potash and Perlmutter

Potash and Perlmutter

1923

as Rosie Potash

Your Best Friend

Your Best Friend

1922

as Mrs. Esther Meyers

The Greatest Love

The Greatest Love

1920

as Mrs. Lantini

Humoresque

Humoresque

1920

as Mama Kantor

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