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Dapper American character actor and radio personality, born in Omaha, Nebraska. After attending Chicago University, Givot entered show business as a comedian with the Ziegfeld Follies. His particular forte was mimicking a variety of ethnic dialects. Performing in vaudeville and in nightclubs, he scored an immediate hit with his comic creation, the "Greek Ambassador of Good Will", an English-fracturing Greek immigrant. He took this character with him to radio, where he worked for some time on the Jimmy Durante Show. Continuing popularity led to appearances in two-reel comedies and feature films.
By the end of the 1930's, Givot had intended to settle down as a 'gentleman farmer' on his estate in Tarzana, California. However, a messy marital break-up and debts incurred in a failed business venture forced him back into the acting profession, albeit mostly in dramatic parts. However, his aptitude as a dialectician continued to be put to good use in Road to Morocco (1942) (as Neb Jolla), Behind the Rising Sun (1943) (as the hearty Russian newspaper man Boris), Captain Pirate (1952) (Tomas Velasquez) and China Gate (1957) (as ex-Parisian policeman Pigalle). From 1944, Givot took time out from the movies to return to Broadway, appearing in the musical comedy "Mexican Hayride" as Lombo Compos, partnering fellow vaudevillian Bobby Clark in a numbers racket. Towards the end of his career, Givot returned to his roots as a voice actor and is probably best remembered for voicing the gentle Italian restaurateur Tony in Lady and the Tramp (1955).- Actress
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Natasha Lytess was born on 16 May 1911 in Ekaterinoslav, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dnipro, Ukraine]. She was an actress and writer, known for Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942), Comrade X (1940) and The House on Telegraph Hill (1951). She died on 12 May 1963 in Zurich, Switzerland.- Composer
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Elías Breeskin was born on 8 November 1896 in Ekaterinoslav, Russian Empire [now Dnipro, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Vuelve Pancho Villa (1950), El que murió de amor (1945) and Captain Scarlett (1952). He died on 9 May 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Actor
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Gregor Piatigorsky was born on 17 April 1903 in Ekaterinoslav, Russia [now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Carnegie Hall (1947), Producers' Showcase (1954) and The Bell Telephone Hour (1959). He was married to Jacqueline Piatigorsky. He died on 6 August 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Basil Rodzianko was born on 22 May 1915 in Ekaterinoslav, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire. He was married to Maria "Matushka Mary" Kulyubaeva. He died on 17 September 1999 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Elena Volskaya was born on 30 August 1923 in Ekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Dnipro, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980), Po tonkomu ldu (1966) and It Can't Be! (1975). She died on 4 April 1998 in Moscow, Russia.
- Kazimierz Czekotowski was born on 2 March 1901 in Ekaterinoslav, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dnipro, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Straszny dwór (1936). He died on 14 June 1972 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Yelena Izmailova was born on 23 September 1920 in Ekaterinoslav, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Ukrainian SSR [now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Secret Agent (1947), Tayna vechnoy nochi (1956) and Erkrord karavan (1950). She died on 13 March 2005 in Moscow, Russia.
- Helmut Oberlander was born on 15 February 1924 in Molochansk, Ekaterinoslav Province, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He was married to Margret Oberlander. He died on 20 September 2021 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- S.J. Simon was born on 4 July 1904 in Ekaterinoslav, Russia. She was a writer, known for Give Us the Moon (1944), One Night with You (1948) and The Gay Lady (1949). She died on 26 July 1948 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.