Clara Gold
Настоящее имя: Clara Gold
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Yiddish comedian (b. July 6, 1888 in New York, NY – d. December 12, 1946 in New York, NY, USA) Even though Gold was born in New York, she grew up in her family's hometown of Lemberg, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine). Around 1900, she returned to New York and joined the chorus of the Windsor Theater. In 1916, she formed a successful comic duet with Gus Goldstein, with whom she developed quick-fire repartee routines where she played Yente and he played Mendel. Between 1916-1929, Gold recorded for Brunswick, Columbia, Emerson, Okeh, Victor, and Vocalion. All in all, she released around 21 solo numbers and 75 duets with Goldstein. Apart from her recordings, Gold played character roles in Yiddish-language varieties and theaters.