Fania Marinoff (Russian: Ð¤Ð°Ð½Ñ ÐœÐ°Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð¾Ð²; Yiddish: ×¤× Ö·×
×™× Ö· ×ž× Ö·×¨×™× × Ö¸×•×•â€Ž) (March , â€" November , ) was a
Russian-born American actress.Marinoff was born in Odessa, Russia, on
March , . She was born into a Jewish household, and she was the
thirteenth child and seventh daughter born to Mayer and Leah Marinoff,
who died shortly after she was born. At age , Marinoff, who was
nicknamed Fanny as a child, was smuggled onboard an overcrowded
passenger ship headed to America. She arrived in Boston where she
lived undernourished and uneducated. At the age of , Marinoff was sent
to live with her older brother, Michael. While living with him and his
wife, Marinoff was tortured on a regular basis. She was locked in dark
rooms, which were infested with rats, for hours on end. A year later,
Marinoff made her stage debut as a little boy in Cyrano de Bergerac at
the El Itch Theater. This launched the beginning of what would be a
-year career.In , Marinoff married American writer and photographer
Carl Van Vechten. The two were introduced through mutual friends in
the summer of in New York City. Shortly after meeting, they formed a
strong bond. Within the first year together, Van Vechten told Marinoff
that she was more than he could have dreamed of, saying she was “the
only one that I have ever found who completely satisfies me.†From
the beginning of their relationship, Marinoff was aware of Van
Vechten's homosexual desires. Although Marinoff had attained great
recognition before meeting Van Vechten, once married, she found
herself living in Van Vechten's shadow. To many she was known as
simply “Carlo’s wife†. The couple played a prominent role in the
Harlem Renaissance.
×™× Ö· ×ž× Ö·×¨×™× × Ö¸×•×•â€Ž) (March , â€" November , ) was a
Russian-born American actress.Marinoff was born in Odessa, Russia, on
March , . She was born into a Jewish household, and she was the
thirteenth child and seventh daughter born to Mayer and Leah Marinoff,
who died shortly after she was born. At age , Marinoff, who was
nicknamed Fanny as a child, was smuggled onboard an overcrowded
passenger ship headed to America. She arrived in Boston where she
lived undernourished and uneducated. At the age of , Marinoff was sent
to live with her older brother, Michael. While living with him and his
wife, Marinoff was tortured on a regular basis. She was locked in dark
rooms, which were infested with rats, for hours on end. A year later,
Marinoff made her stage debut as a little boy in Cyrano de Bergerac at
the El Itch Theater. This launched the beginning of what would be a
-year career.In , Marinoff married American writer and photographer
Carl Van Vechten. The two were introduced through mutual friends in
the summer of in New York City. Shortly after meeting, they formed a
strong bond. Within the first year together, Van Vechten told Marinoff
that she was more than he could have dreamed of, saying she was “the
only one that I have ever found who completely satisfies me.†From
the beginning of their relationship, Marinoff was aware of Van
Vechten's homosexual desires. Although Marinoff had attained great
recognition before meeting Van Vechten, once married, she found
herself living in Van Vechten's shadow. To many she was known as
simply “Carlo’s wife†. The couple played a prominent role in the
Harlem Renaissance.
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