Ilya Trilling

Ilia Trilling (or Ilya Trilling) (Yiddish: איליאַ טרילינג, 1895–1947) was a German-born Yiddish Theatre producer, actor, and composer as well as a dance teacher. He was active in Poland, Ukraine and the United States.

Trilling was born in Elberfeld (now Wuppertal). He was able to obtain passage to America by being granted a passport by Russian authorities solely for Ilya Trilling and then getting a friend to change the word Ilya to "familya", meaning family in the native language. This forgery paid off and the entire family emigrated to America through Ellis Island, never to return to Europe. He continued his work in the Yiddish theater in America. His children and their offspring are still in the United States. They live in California, Pepper Pike, Ohio, Sharon, Massachusetts, Missouri, Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, and many other locations.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1895 (Elberfeld), Died 1947

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-051064 10-in. 6/3/1940 Noch a glesel Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet composer  
Victor BS-073391 10-in. 3/12/1942 Zog, zog, zog es mir Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Trilling, Ilya," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347593.

Trilling, Ilya. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347593.

"Trilling, Ilya." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347593

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