Konrad Tom (9 April 1887 – 9 August 1957), born Konrad Runowiecki, a

Polish Jew The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Ashkenazi Jewish community in the world. Poland was a principal center of Jewish culture, because of the lon ...

ish actor, writer, singer and director, born in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. Wrote song lyrics in Polish and in

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...

for stage, film and cabaret, including '' szmonces''. His wife was actress

Zula Pogorzelska Zula Pogorzelska (1896 – 10 February 1936) born Zofia Pogorzelska, was a Polish cabaret and film actress. She was the first Polish performer to introduce the Charleston on stage of the Cabaret ''Pod sukienką'' in 1926. Pogorzelska was the wi ...

"Yiddish talkies were not only comparable to those of the Polish mainstream but were produced by the same people. The most successful Yiddish talkies were directed by established industry figures including Waszyński,
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, Henryk Szaro, Jan Nowina-Przybylski, Leon Trystan, and Konrad Tom."YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, Volume 1, p. 333

Screenplays: * '' Antek policmajster'' 1935 (with Emanuel Schlechter) * '' Ada, to nie wypada'' 1936 * '' Bolek i Lolek'' and ''

Dodek na froncie ''Dodek na froncie'' is a 1936 Polish comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast *Adolf Dymsza ... Dodek Wedzonka * Alicja Halama ... Zofia Majewska * Mieczysław Cybulski ... Lt. Jerzy Majewski * Helena Grossówna ... Zuzia, the m ...

'', 1936, both starred

Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza (born Adolf Bagiński; 7 April 1900 – 20 August 1975) was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War II. He and Kazimierz Krukowski ...

, music Henryk Wars and

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* '' Yidl Mitn Fidl (Judeł gra na skrzypcach)'', Yiddish, 1936, starring

Molly Picon Molly Picon ( yi, מאָלי פּיקאָן; born Malka Opiekun; February 28, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, radio and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller. She began her career in Yidd ...

* '' Książatko'' 1937 * '' A Diplomatic Wife'' (''Dyplomatyczna żona'') (1937) * ''

Adventure in Warsaw ''Adventure in Warsaw'' (german: Abenteuer in Warschau) is a 1938 German-Polish comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Georg Alexander, Paul Klinger and Jadwiga Kenda. The film was the second of two German-Polish co-productions following ...

'' (Abenteuer in Warschau)'' (1937) * ''

Mamele ''Mamele'' ( yi, מאמאלע pl, Mateczka) is a Yiddish Language Polish musical film made in 1938. Synopsis Set in Łódź, the film revolves around Khavtshi Samet ( Picon), a Cinderella figure, who has taken on maternal responsibility for her ...

'', Yiddish, 1938, starring

, music director Ivo Wesby * '' Włóczegi'' 1939 * '' Wielka droga'' 1946 Song lyrics: * ''Kocha, lubi, szanuje'' (with Emanuel Schlechter, performed by Mieczysław Fogg) * ''Nic o tobie nie wiem'' (with Emanuel Schlechter, music Henryk Wars) * ''Zlociste wloski, Tyle milosci'' performed by

Eugeniusz Bodo Eugeniusz Bodo (born Bohdan Eugène Junod; 28 December 1899 7 October 1943) was a film director, producer, and one of the most popular Polish actors and comedians of the interwar period. He starred in some of the most popular Polish film produc ...

* ''Madame Loulou'' to music by Harry Waldau Actor: * 1932 – ''

Sto metrów miłości ''Sto metrów miłości'' (''One Hundred Metres of Love'') is a 1932 Polish film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast * Zula Pogorzelska ... Zośka *Adolf Dymsza ... Dodek *Konrad Tom ... Moniek vel Mieszek Oszczep-Sardinenfis *Ludwik L ...

'' * 1933 – '' Jego ekscelencja subiekt'' * 1933 – ''

Romeo i Julcia Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...

'' * 1934 – '' Co mój mąż robi w nocy?'' * 1935 – '' ABC miłości'' * 1935 – '' Antek policmajster'' * 1935 – '' Wacuś'' * 1937 – '' Pani minister tańczy''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tom, Konrad 1887 births 1957 deaths Jewish cabaret performers Jewish songwriters Polish cabaret performers Polish film directors Polish male film actors 19th-century Polish Jews Polish songwriters Male actors from Warsaw People from Warsaw Governorate Jews from the Russian Empire Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century comedians 20th-century Polish screenwriters Male screenwriters 20th-century Polish male writers Polish emigrants to the United States