Osip Dymov (writer)
Russian writer, playwright, and journalist (1878–1959)
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Osip Isidorovich Perelman (Russian: Осип Исидорович Перельман; 17 February 1878 – 2 February 1959), known by the pseudonym Osip Dymov (Russian: Осип Дымов; Yiddish: אָסיפּ דימאָוו), was a Russian writer, playwright, and journalist of Russian and Yiddish literature.[1][2][3]
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17 February 1878
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| Born | Osip Isidorovich Perelman 17 February 1878 Białystok, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 February 1959 (aged 80) Manhattan, New York, US |
| Citizenship | American (from 1926) |
| Education | Imperial Forestry Institute, 1902 |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Yakov Perelman (brother) |
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| Pen name | Osip Dymov |
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Biography
Dymov was born Osip Isidorovich Perelman[a] on 17 February [O.S. 4 February] 1878 in Białystok, Grodno Governorate (present-day Poland).[2][3][5][6][7] Dymov's father came from Germany, and died when he was quite young. Dymov was the elder brother of the popular-science writer Yakov Perelman.[2][5] Educated at a Russian-language gymnasium, Dymov larter studied at the Imperial Forestry Institute[6] graduating in 1902.
At the age of 16 he began to publish humorous stories in Russian satiric journals.[6] At that time he took the pen name 'Osip Dymov', from the character in Anton Chekhov's short story "The Grasshopper" (1892),[8] and continued to write under that name throughout his career.[1]
He emigrated to the United States in 1913,[5][6] at the invitation of Yiddish actor and theatre director Boris Thomashefsky,[2] and subsequently became known for his contributions to Yiddish theatre.[1] Among his most popular plays are Yoshke Musikant (Yoshke the musician; 1914) and Bronx Express (1919).[2] The latter play had its premiere in 1919 in a Yiddish translation, at the Jewish Art theatre of Jacob Ben-Ami; it was later translated into English and performed at the Astor Theatre on Broadway, in 1922,[9] to mixed reviews.[10] From 1927 to 1932 Dymov lived in Germany.[5]
Personal life
Dymov was first married to Irene Grune Dymow (1886–1924), a physician, with whom he had one daughter.[7][11][12][13][14] On 6 March 1929, Dmyov married Anna Dymov (born 1894) in Prague.[14]
Dymov became a naturalized US citizen on 15 April 1926.[5][13][14] On 2 February 1959[b] Dymov died in Manhattan aged 80.[3][15]
