Jascha Heifetz
Acting
February 2, 1901
Died December 10, 1987 (86 years old)
Vilnius, Lithuania
8
Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia Jascha Heifetz (/ˈhaɪfɪts/; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Lithuanian-born American violinist. He was born in Vilnius. As a teen, he moved with his family to the United States, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. He had a long and successful performing and recording career; after an injury to his right (bowing) arm, he focused on teaching. The New York Times called him "perhaps the greatest violinist of all time." Heifetz p...
Known For
Filmography
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
2011
as Self (Archival footage)
10
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993
as Self (archive footage)
9
Rubinstein: In Performance
1977
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
6.1
Jascha Heifetz Master Classes
1962
as Self
Of Men and Music
1951
as Self
7
Carnegie Hall
1947
as Jascha Heifetz
5.8
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Himself
6.5