Leon Belasco (11 October 1902 â€" 1 June 1988), born Leonid
Simeonovich Berladsky, was a Russian-American musician and actor who
had a 60-year career in film and television from the 1920s to the
1980s, appearing in more than 100 films.Born in Odessa, Russian
Empire, Belasco attended St. Joseph College in Yokohama, Japan, and
trained as a musician in Japan and Manchuria. He was briefly the
concertmaster of the Japanese-Russian Symphony Orchestra, a
predecessor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra.When his family moved to
California, Belasco found occasional work in Hollywood. He made his
film debut in 1926 in the silent film The Best People. To supplement
his income, he played the violin. Later he formed his own band, which
mainly performed in hotels in and around New York City. The Andrews
Sisters were introduced through his band.In 1933, Belasco and his
orchestra were heard on the Oldsmobile Program on CBS radio.
Simeonovich Berladsky, was a Russian-American musician and actor who
had a 60-year career in film and television from the 1920s to the
1980s, appearing in more than 100 films.Born in Odessa, Russian
Empire, Belasco attended St. Joseph College in Yokohama, Japan, and
trained as a musician in Japan and Manchuria. He was briefly the
concertmaster of the Japanese-Russian Symphony Orchestra, a
predecessor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra.When his family moved to
California, Belasco found occasional work in Hollywood. He made his
film debut in 1926 in the silent film The Best People. To supplement
his income, he played the violin. Later he formed his own band, which
mainly performed in hotels in and around New York City. The Andrews
Sisters were introduced through his band.In 1933, Belasco and his
orchestra were heard on the Oldsmobile Program on CBS radio.
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