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- Russian-born actor, stage director, and teacher, mostly in America. Ben-Ari, whose family name was Raikin, was born near Kiev (now in Ukraine). He took his father's last name as his first name and called himself Raikin Ben-Ari, or "Raikin, son of a lion." After training at a polytechnic school in the sciences, Ben-Ari became interested in theatre. He co-founded the famed Habima Theatre in Moscow, a Hebrew-language theatre, at a time when revolutionary Russia did not look kindly on Jewish-oriented activities. The company produced a landmark production of "The Dybbuk," a play which has gone on to be a staple of Jewish theatre. In the 1920s, Ben-Ari and the Habima company traveled to New York and produced "The Dybbuk" on Broadway. A schism formed in the company and some members went to Palestine, reestablishing Habima there, where it continues (now in Israel) to this day as the premiere Hebrew theatre company. Other members of the company, including Ben-Ari, remained in the United States. Ben-Ari founded the Pargod Theatre, the only Hebrew-language theatre in America. He subsequently taught acting in Erwin Piscator's theatre workshop at the New School for Social Research, where his students included Walter Matthau and Rod Steiger. Eventually, in 1948, Ben-Ari moved to California and established a workshop there and also appeared in film and television roles. Ben-Ari was appointed drama director of the Brandeis Institute in Simi Valley, California, where he taught for many years. He died of a heart attack while visiting his brother in Moscow on January 2, 1968. He was survived by his wife Anna ("Nussia") and daughter Renah.
- Edith Buemann was born on 16 May 1879. She was an actress, known for Den sidste Hurdle (1912), Elskovsbarnet (1914) and Bristede Strenge (1913). She was married to Valdemar Psilander. She died on 2 January 1968.
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A.B. Lane was born in 1891. He was an actor. He died on 2 January 1968.- Make-Up Department
Eugene Klum was born on 26 May 1891 in Ohio, USA. Eugene is known for For Men Only (1952). Eugene died on 2 January 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Eugene Klum was born on 26 May 1891 in Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Heart of a Child (1920) and Billions (1920). He was married to Althea E. He died on 2 January 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.