Ludwig Satz

Ludwig Satz (18 February 1891 – 31 August 1944[1]) was an actor in Yiddish theater and film, best known for his comic roles.

At the age of 18 he formed his own theater company in Galicia; he emigrated to the U.S. in 1912.

[3] He played the male lead in the 1931 film His Wife's Lover (Zayn Vaybs Lubovnik), which was billed as the "first Jewish musical comedy talking picture".

He starred in A Galitsianer Khasene (A wedding in Galitsia) (music by Herman Wohl, lyrics Boris Rozenthal) with Zina Goldstein and in Ven di zun geyt oyf (Sunrise) with Ola Lilith.

[3] He died in New York City in 1944 survived by his widow, Lillie (née Feinman, daughter of actress Dinah Stettin); three daughters (Celia, Mimi, and Frances); two brothers, Alexander and Eli, the last "an actor known professionally as Eli Mintz".