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Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn, 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director.
Fritz Kortner was born on 12 May 1892 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Pandora's Box (1929), Somewhere in the Night (1946) and Chu Chin Chow (1934). He was married to Johanna Hofer. He died on 22 July 1970 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
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- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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- Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Jul 18, 2024 · Fritz Kortner (born May 12, 1892, Vienna [Austria]—died July 22, 1970, Munich, West Germany) was a famous stage and film actor of the 1920s German avant-garde who, after his return from exile in 1949, revitalized German theatre with his innovative concepts in staging and direction.
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Fritz Kortner was born on May 12, 1892 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Pandora's Box (1929), Somewhere in the Night (1946) and The Hands of Orlac (1924). He was married to Johanna Hofer. He died on July 22, 1970 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- May 12, 1892
- July 22, 1970
Fritz Kortner (12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director. Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Sep 28, 2012 · The Austrian Jewish actor Fritz Kortner (1892-1970) is still a household name among German-speaking theater lovers, due to CD reissues of his readings, paperback reprints of his...
Jul 24, 1970 · BONN, July 23—Fritz Kort ner, the actor and director, died of leukemia in Munich yester day. He was 78 years old. Famous in Germany.