Exhibit: Women of Valor

1939   Morningstar & Marital Woes

“I was getting work that no longer required his presence in my career. He was no longer the mentor of my future, and it obviously rankled [him]... Yonkel had always babied me and never realized I was a grown up woman...”


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The success of Picon’s Yiddish films led to broad enough name recognition that at 41 years old, she was cast for the first time as a mature and sophisticated Jewish woman in Sylvia Regan’s Morningstar. Picon’s increasing independence and her desire for a more equitable relationship with Kalich created tensions in their marriage. After a brief separation, they were able to reunite as personal and professional equals for the first time.


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Next—U.S.O. Tour




How to Cite This Page
For a bibliography: Jewish Women's Archive. "JWA - Molly Picon - Morningstar & Marital Woes." <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/picon/mp13.html>.

For a footnote: Jewish Women's Archive, "JWA - Molly Picon - Morningstar & Marital Woes," <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/picon/mp13.html>.


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