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Theodore Bikel (1924-2015) was an actor, singer, and activist, supporting the search for peace and other causes.

"A compelling life, taking Bikel from pre-World War II Eastern Europe to an acting career in Israel; emigration to England after the war, training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and initial success in British theater and film; a leap to the Broadway stage and stardom in The Sound of Music; productive years as a Hollywood character actor; a new career as a folksinger in the late1950s; then several decades of activism, as president of Actors' Equity and a prominent figure in the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements."-Kirkus Reviews "An engaging, well-written memoir . . . full of theater stories about playing Mitch opposite Vivien Leigh's Blanche in the London production of A Streetcar Named Desire, playing Baron von Trapp opposite Mary Martin's Maria in The Sound of Music, and of course his many performances as Tevye [in Fiddler on the Roof.]"-Oakland Tribune "Bikel has been an articulate spokesman against oppression, dictatorship, inhumanity, war."-Boston Globe