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Jul 23, 2020 · Jannings is best known for his collaborations with F. W. Murnau [ 2] and Josef von Sternberg, including 1930’s The Blue Angel, with Marlene Dietrich. He was the first Oscar recipient, honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 1929 ceremony. Jannings is the only German ever to have won that award.
Mar 8, 2024 · His mother, Margarethe, moved the boy, who was christened Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, to Görlitz, in the far east of Germany. Jannings ran away from home at 16 to become a sailor, but...
Apr 29, 2022 · Birthdate: July 23, 1884. Birthplace: Rorschach, Rorschach, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Death: January 02, 1950 (65) 'one of the great stars of the silent film, died at his home in Zinken bach last night, aged 62'., Austria. Immediate Family: Son of Emil Janenz and Margarethe Janenz.
- Rorschach, St. Gallen
- Gussy Holl
- St. Gallen
- July 23, 1884
Jannings, Emil. Emil Jannings was the son of the American merchant Emil Janenz and his German wife Margarethe Schwabe. He grew up in Switzerland, Leipzig and Görlitz. In 1900 he left school to work on a ship and in 1901 he started working as a volunteer at the Stadttheater in Görlitz. Soon he took acting parts under the name of Baumann in ...
Signature. Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood in the 1920s. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2024, Jannings is the only German ever to have ...
Jul 21, 2020 · He returned home soon after within the year (in 1901) and his mother, Margarethe Schwabe, a German migrant, consented to his traineeship with the town state theater. From 1901 to 1918, he was with many different theater companies, and became most well known with his breakthrough role as Judge Adam in Kleist's Broken Jug at the Schauspielhaus.
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss-born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2024, Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category.
