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Life and career. Kortner at the age of 19 years, circa 1911. Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn into a Jewish family. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916.
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 The Hands of Orlac (1924). 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
May 9, 2024 · July 22, 1970, Munich, West Germany (aged 78) 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 an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director who fled Nazi Germany in 1933. He appeared in many silent and sound films, such as Pandora's Box, The Hands of Orlac, and The Eternal Jew.
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
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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 memoirs, and ...
Fritz Kortner. Highest Rated: 93% Pandora's Box (1929) Lowest Rated: 60% Warning Shadows (1923) Birthday: May 12, 1892. Birthplace: Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Fritz Kortner was an actor who...
