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Vera Gordon

Overview

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Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress.

Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old.

Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side.

In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother.

She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children, and supported Jewish children orphanages. She was a member of Actors' Equity Association, Russian-American Art Club of Los Angeles, Grand Street Boys, New York.

Known for

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1946 Abie's Irish Rose Actor Mrs. Cohen N/A
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1943 Stage Door Canteen Actor Vera Gordon 58
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1942 The Big Street Actor Mrs. Lefkowitz 58
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1942 The Living Ghost Actor Sister Lapidus 58
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1938 You and Me Actor Mrs. Levine 59
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1937 Michael O'Halloran Actor Mrs. Levinsky N/A
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1930 The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa Actor Mrs. Cohen N/A
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1930 Madam Satan Actor One of Henry VIII's Wives 58
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1930 The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland Actor Mrs. Cohen N/A
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1928 Four Walls Actor Benny's Mother 58
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1928 The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris Actor Mrs. Cohen N/A
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1927 An Affair of the Follies Actor N/A
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1926 Private Izzy Murphy Actor Sara Goldberg N/A
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1926 Millionaires Actor Esther Rubens N/A
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1926 Kosher Kitty Kelly Actor Mrs. Feinbaum N/A
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1926 Sweet Daddies Actor Rose Finklebaum N/A
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1926 The Cohens and Kellys Actor Mrs. Cohen N/A
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1924 In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter Actor Rosie Potash N/A
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1923 Potash and Perlmutter Actor Rosie Potash N/A
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1922 The Good Provider Actor Becky Binswanger N/A
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1922 Your Best Friend Actor Mrs. Esther Meyers N/A
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1920 The Greatest Love Actor Mrs. Lantini N/A
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1920 The North Wind's Malice Actor Rachel Guth N/A
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1920 Humoresque Actor Mama Kantor 58
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