Samuel Pokrass
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 85 years ago |
| Born | Kyiv |
| Ukraine | |
| Date of died | June 15,1939 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Record labels | Melodiya |
| Albums | Старинные Романсы |
| Siblings | Dmitry Pokrass |
| Daniil Pokrass | |
| Arkady Pokrass | |
| Job | Composer |
| Screenwriter | |
| Movies/Shows | Life Begins in College |
| On the Avenue | |
| One In a Million | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1897 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1291143 |
Samuel Pokrass Life story
Samuel Yakovlevich Pokrass was a Soviet composer of Ukrainian and Jewish origin. In 1920, during the Russian Civil War, he and the poet P. Grigoryev wrote fighting songs for the Red Army, including "White Army, Black Baron." That song's melody was used for the song Die Arbeiter von Wien in Red Vienna.
