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There was another, earlier Yiddish theater performer named Moishe "Maurice" Finkel . an architect . Maurice Herman Finkel (1888-1949) was a Big Detroit Michigan Architect, and was also a performer in the Yiddish theater. Born in Basarabia ( Romania ), Maurice was involved with Yiddish theater in New York City where he befriended Paul Muni and later Paul Robeson]].1He received an architecture degree from Cooper Union in 1913 .2His architecture career in Michigan began in 1915 and his Detroit -based firm designed over 200 structures; from apartment buildings and homes, like the famous and infamous Ossian Sweet House in Detroit, to a great variety of commercial and entertainment buildings, including four theaters. He designed two theaters in Detroit, the 1,100 seat Littman-Peoples Theater , later Goldcoast Theater opened in 1927 (now closed) and the 1,800 seat Tuxedo Theater opened in 1927 (now demolished).3His most spectacular theater is the 1,700 seat Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan , which opened in 1928 and is still operating as of 2009.4His Michigan Theatre in Jackson, Michigan , opened in 1930, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and is undergoing renovations as of 2009.5He is the father of TV sports producer, and three time Emmy winner, George Finkel .6
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Maurice Herman Finkel (1888–1949) was an American architect and Yiddish theater actor .Born in Bessarabia , Russian Empire , Finkel immigrated to the United States as a child and became involved with Yiddish theater in New York City .He received an architecture degree from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan , New York in 1913.Finkel began his architecture career in Detroit , Michigan in 1915.He designed more than 200 structures, from apartment buildings and homes, to a great variety of commercial and entertainment buildings.His works include the Ossian H.Sweet House ; the 1,700 seat Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan , which opened in 1928; and the Michigan Theatre in Jackson, Michigan , which opened in 1930.Each of these buildings is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . He is the father of TV sports producer, and three time Emmy winner, George Finkel .
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Maurice Herman Finkel (1888–1949) was an American architect and Yiddish theater actor , known for buildings designed in and near Detroit, Michigan , where he had his career.Born in Bessarabia , part of the Russian Empire, he immigrated to New York City as a child with his family.There he performed for a time in the Yiddish theater.He moved to Detroit, Michigan after getting his architecture degree in New York, and made his career at a time of great growth in the city.He designed more than 200 buildings, including grand movie palaces, apartments and houses, and commercial structures.Three of his buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
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Maurice Herman Finkel (1888–1949) was an American architect and Yiddish theater actor , known for buildings designed in and near Detroit, Michigan , where he had his career. Born in Bessarabia , part of the Russian Empire, he immigrated to New York City as a child with his family. There he performed for a time in the Yiddish theater. He moved to Detroit, Michigan after getting his architecture degree in New York, and made his career at a time of great growth in the city. He designed more than 200 buildings, including grand movie palaces, apartments and houses, and commercial structures. Three of his buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
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