 Today is the birthday of silent screen comedian Max Davidson (1875-1950). Davidson was an interesting transitional figure in the evolution of an ethnic stereotype in the cinema. For years he was Hollywood’s best known “Jew”. I put the quotes because though Davidson may have been a real Jew, he also played one, with all the traditional 19th […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:35PM on May 23, 2014