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A truly international star, he died in a hospital in Männedorf, a suburb of Zürich, of an undiagnosed cancer, one day before his 56th birthday. Screen and television actor. Born Götz Eick in then Steinwehr, Pomerania (Pommern), now belonging to Poland.
- Germany
- July 16, 1913
Peter van Eyck (born Götz Eick; 16 July 1911 – 15 July 1969) was a German-American film and television actor. Born in Prussian Pomerania, he moved to the United States in the 1930s and established a career as a character actor.
Aug 2, 2024 · Peter was buried in the Catholic cemetery in St. Margrethen. His gravestone gave his name as Goetz Peter Van Eyck. It also included lines from a poem by William Faulkner, who had been a close friend of his first wife: “Though I be dead/ This soil that holds me fast/ Will find me breath.” 37
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Nov 7, 2023 · Peter van Eyck: Setting the Record Straight. Although the German-American actor Peter van Eyck was one of the best-known figures to pass through Camp Ritchie, his biography is... 17 views 0 comments. Jul 1.
Peter van Eyck was born on 16 July 1913, in Steinwehr, Greifenhagen, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany. He married Ruth Elizabeth Ford in 1940. He died on 15 July 1969, in Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 55.
Peter van Eyck, born Götz von Eick (16 July 1911 in Steinwehr, Pomerania, German Empire [now Kamienny Jaz, Poland] – 15 July 1969 in Männedorf near Zürich, Switzerland), was a German actor. After graduating from high school he studied music.
Peter van Eyck, born Götz von Eick (16 July 1911, Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany (now Kamienny Jaz, Poland) – 15 July 1969, Männedorf near Zürich, Switzerland), was a German-American actor.
