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Berta Gersten(1894-1972)

  • Actress
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Berta Gersten in Benny Goodman (1956)
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
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Berta Gersten was born on 20 August 1894 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Mirele Efros (1939), Benny Goodman (1956) and Yiskor (1933). She was married to Prof. Irwin Henry Fenn. She died on 10 September 1972 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornAugust 20, 1894
DiedSeptember 10, 1972(78)
BornAugust 20, 1894
DiedSeptember 10, 1972(78)
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Known for

Mirele Efros
  • Mirele Efros
  • 1939
Donna Reed and Steve Allen in Benny Goodman (1956)
Benny Goodman
6.8
  • Mama Goodman
  • 1956
Yiskor
  • Actress
  • 1933
God, Man and Devil (1950)
God, Man and Devil
  • Pese Dubrovner, his wife
  • 1950

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Actress

  • Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Nurses (1962)
    The Nurses
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Green
    • 1963
  • Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)
    CBS Repertoire Workshop
    TV Series
    • (as Bertha Gersten)
    • 1960
  • Brenner (1959)
    Brenner
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mom Davis
    • 1959
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Briscoe
    • 1957
  • Donna Reed and Steve Allen in Benny Goodman (1956)
    Benny Goodman
    6.8
    • Mama Goodman
    • 1956
  • God, Man and Devil (1950)
    God, Man and Devil
    • Pese Dubrovner, his wife
    • 1950
  • Mirele Efros
    • Mirele Efros
    • 1939
  • A Brivele der mamen (1938)
    A Brivele der mamen
    6.9
    • (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Yiskor
    • 1933

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  • Alternative name
    • Bertha Gersten
  • Born
    • August 20, 1894
    • Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
  • Died
    • September 10, 1972
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Prof. Irwin Henry FennJuly 10, 1911 - 1955 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    She acted in Leonard Spigelglass's play, "A Majority of One," in a Theatre Guild production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Ottinger, Joyce Flynn, John Malcolm, Kanna Ishii, and Arsenio Trinidad in the cast. Donald Oenslager was set designer. Motley was costume designer. Dore Schary was director and producer.
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