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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 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
Fritz Kortner (* 12. Mai 1892 in Wien als Fritz Nathan Kohn; † 22. Juli 1970 in München) war ein österreichischer Schauspieler, Film- und Theaterregisseur. Seinen Durchbruch als Schauspieler erlebte er in Karlheinz Martins Inszenierung von Ernst Tollers Schauspiel Die Wandlung 1919 in Berlin. Kortner galt als Exponent des ...
May 9, 2024 · Fritz Kortner 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 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 (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...
