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Birth Name: Mollie Picon
Date of Birth: February 28, 1898
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Date of Death: April 5, 1992
Place of Death: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Molly Picon was an American actress, lyricist, and dramatic storyteller.
Her parents, Clara (Ostrovsky/Ostrick/Ostrow) and Leib/Louis/Lewis Opiekun, were Jewish emigrants from the Russian Empire. She was married to Yiddish actor, playwright, and producer Jacob Kalich, until his death.
Molly’s paternal grandparents were named Tovye/Theodore Victor Opiekun and Malka Molly.
Molly’s maternal grandfather was Aaron Ostrovsky/Ostrow (the son of Leib Ostrovsky and Hinda Soursky). Aaron was born in Kiev, Ukraine.
Molly’s maternal grandmother was named Sarah Harrison. Sarah was born in Kiev.
Sources: Genealogy of Molly Picon – https://www.geni.com
Birth record of Molly Picon – https://www.familysearch.org