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Polish-American stage actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sara Biala (born Sara D. Blotcky; March 7, 1881 – 1963) was a Polish-born American actress active on Broadway.
Sara Biala | |
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Born | Sara D. Blotcky March 7, 1881 |
Died | 1963 81–82) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | (aged
Alma mater | Drake University |
Occupation | Stage actress |
Years active | 1909–1934 |
Spouse |
Harry D. Cohen (m. 1920–1963) |
Sara D. Blotcky was born in Poland, the daughter of Jacob Blotcky and Miriam (Mary) Werblofsky Blotcky. In early childhood, she moved to the United States with her family.[1] She was raised in Iowa,[2] and studied oratory at Drake University. She also studied music in Chicago.[3][4]
Sara Blotcky performed as a "dramatic reciter" in the midwest before going to New York.[5] Sara Biala's first Broadway show was A Citizen's Home (1909). She continued to appear on Broadway, with roles in Baby Mine (1910), The Clouds (1911),[6] The Ghost Breaker (1913), Pilate's Daughter (1914), Some Baby! (1915), Paganini (1916), The Torches (1917),[7] and The Broken Chain (1929).[8][9] During World War I she appeared in two topical dramas: War Brides (1916),[10] and The Weaker One (1918).[11] She also appeared in Mary Magdalene and The Snow Storm at the Hackett Theatre in New York,[12][13] and in Three Spoonfuls in London in 1915.[14][15] She appeared in several silent films, including The Heart of a Gypsy (1919), The Fear Market (1920), and The Law of the Yukon (1920).[16]
Biala was described as having "deep, tragic eyes".[1] In 1910, she was refused membership in the Three Arts Club because she was Jewish.[17] In 1934 she returned to New York to study acting with Frances Duff-Robinson.[18]
Sara Biala married Harry D. Cohen in 1920, in Chicago. They lived in Iowa, where she sometimes gave dramatic readings.[19][20] She died in 1963, aged 82 years. Her remains were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.
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