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Portrait of Molly Picon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Judaica Sound Archives at FAU Libraries honors the work and life of Molly Picon. Compiling 58 of her earliest songs produced on 78 rpm records and four of her LP albums produced later in her career, the JSA invites you to revisit the talents of a truly great Jewish female icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who was Molly Picon?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Portrait of older Molly Picon <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

She was an actress, singer, and comedian whose career spanned over 70 years. Debuting in the Yiddish Theater at the age of 6 she emerged as a respected American actress, performing in Come Blow Your Horn<\/em> (1963) with Frank Sinatra, and having starring roles on Broadway in Milk & Honey<\/em> (1961) and  film, Fiddler on the Roof<\/em> (1971).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molly Picon\u2019s career followed Yiddish culture from the shtetl into mainstream America. Small and very youthful-looking she often had to fight to be taken seriously. She wore male clothing as a disguise through most of her breakout performance in Yidl Mit\u2019n Fidl<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>(1936) and many of her other early roles, including the well-known \u201cYankele.\u201d In today\u2019s world she might be considered to be a voice for women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> for Molly’s 78rpm\/LP albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to see film clip of a very young Molly Picon singing the title song from Yid\u2019l Mit\u2019n Fidl<\/em>.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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