Buloff, Joseph

Joseph Buloff, actor and director, was born December 6, 1900.

He began his career in 1915 touring with the Vilna troupe during World War I. Maurice Schwartz, actor-manager of the Yiddish Art Theatre, invited Buloff to join the company in New York City where he made his American debut in Dymov's THE TENTH COMMANDMENT. After several appearances with the company, Buloff left to form his own Yiddish Folks Theatre. He was invited to appear on the English language stage on Broadway in 1936 at the Bayes Theatre where he first appeared in DON'T LOOK NOW. Not only did Buloff appear in over 200 productions (Yiddish, English and Russian), he also directed a number of productions both Yiddish and English, including MRS.

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