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Lenore Aubert was born in present-day Slovenia, at the time still connected to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (her French name was pure Hollywood hokum, designed to make her background more exotic - though she did live for some time in Paris). Eleanore Maria Leisner was the daughter of an Austrian general and spent her formative years in Vienna where she studied acting and appeared in a few movies as an extra. Her marriage to a Jewish boy obliged her to leave Austria after the 'Anschluss' and the couple emigrated to the United States via France. In New York, Lenore found work as a model and was eventually offered a lucrative stage role as Lorraine Sheldon in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego. Determined to get the part, Lenore crossed the U.S. by bus.
Once settled in California, Lenore was 'discovered' twice. The first time, she was spotted by an agent for Samuel Goldwyn and signed to appear as the alluring Nazi spy trying to tempt Bob Hope in They Got Me Covered (1943). Though Dorothy Lamour wryly commented on Lenore's sexy walk, there was not enough screen time for the newcomer to seriously challenge the established star in the popularity stakes. After that, Lenore went into Action in Arabia (1944) opposite George Sanders. This picture did not make much of a splash either, but attracted the attention of Republic studio boss Herbert J. Yates, who was still desperately searching to find a replacement for his failed star Vera Ralston. Lenore was consequently cast in the period thriller The Catman of Paris (1946) which was launched with a (for Republic) bigger-then-average publicity campaign and went on to be exhibited at the better cinemas. Unfortunately, in the course of the 65 minutes, sets and cinematography were the real stars. Though the cast tried hard, they failed to overcome the deficiencies of lacklustre direction,a silly script and the even sillier makeup for the not very scary top- hatted 'werecat' monster. Needless to say, that 'Catman' did nothing for the careers of any involved.
During the next few years, Lenore appeared in a number of B-movies, such as The Return of the Whistler (1948) and Barbary Pirate (1949). Her own favourite among her screen roles was that of Viennese singer/actress Fritzi Scheff (1879-1954) in I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947). Several times she had screen-tested, unsuccessfully, for A-grade productions. These included Saratoga Trunk (1945) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), but on both occasions she lost out to Ingrid Bergman. Lenore's greatest success in film was probably retrospectively, due to the popularity and later cult status enjoyed by two films starring her with Abbott and Costello, made back-to-back: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) (generally regarded as the duo's best) and Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949). A story goes, that, during production of the former, Lenore (attired all in mink) walked actor Glenn Strange -- in full make-up as the Frankenstein monster -- on a leash up and down the studio lot in full view of visiting tourists arriving on the tour tram (nothing beats good publicity !).
In the 1950's, Lenore joined her husband who was in the garment business in New York. The business succeeded, the marriage did not. With the exception of a couple of minor European films, Lenore's acting career was effectively over. She devoted much of her remaining life to charitable causes, doing work for the United Nations and the Museum of Natural History in New York.- Actress
- Producer
Aleksandra Balmazovic was born on 3 June 1976 in Celje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and producer, known for Usekovanje (2022), All Against All (2019) and Beleznica profesora Miskovica (2021).- Olga Odanovic was born on 29 August 1958 in Celje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Front Page Midgets (2018), Lift (2004) and Selo gori, a baba se ceslja (2007). She is married to Dragan Petrovic-Pele. They have two children.
- Valentina Plaskan was born on 2 April 1992 in Celje, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Dualizem (2018), Case: Osterberg (2015) and Ena zlahtna storija (2015).
- Trude Breitschopf was born on 16 May 1915 in Cilli/Celje, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Celje, Slovenia]. She was an actress, known for Die fünfte Jahreszeit (1982), Hedda Gabler (1963) and Tatort (1970). She died on 19 September 2001 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Boris Bruncko was born on 28 November 1919 in Celje, Slovenia. He was an actor, known for Rdece klasje (1970). He died on 4 October 1982 in Golnik, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
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Ema Kugler was born on 19 March 1955 in Celje, Slovenia. Ema is a director and writer, known for Man with Shadow (2019), Echoes of Time (2014) and For the End of Time (2009).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Blaz Zavrsnik (Slovenian pronunciation, blush zha-ver-shnik) is a Slovenian film director.
Blaz Zavrsnik is part of a group of Slovenian young film makers often referred to as "slovenian new wave". He was born in Celje, Slovenia. After graduating in architecture, he studied film directing at the Slovenian National Film School AGRFT. He is best known for his short films Nad mestom se dani (2012), Amelia (2012), Adagio (2015) and his first feature film Pot v raj (2014).- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Janez Lapajne [yannez la-pie-nay] was born on June 24, 1967 in Celje, Slovenia. He is an independent filmmaker, known for Personal Baggage (2009), Short Circuits (2006), Rustling Landscapes (2002) and Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? (2012). He is active as a director, producer, writer, editor and production designer. He co-founded Triglav film company in 2001, focused on cinéma d'auteur type of films. He participated as a producer, editor, and writer on some other feature films of younger Slovenian film directors, his former students. His awarded and critically acclaimed films are among the most noteworthy achievements of the contemporary Slovenian cinema.- Dieter Zlof was born on 4 December 1942 in Cilli, German Occupied Lower Styria [now Celje, Slovenia].
- Lojze Rozman was born on 2 June 1930 in Celje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Action (1960), A Breath of Air (1983) and Rabljeva freska (1995). He died on 5 May 1997 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Meta Vranic was born on 20 June 1948 in Celje, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. She is an actress, known for Der Sonne entgegen (1984), Three Contributions to the Slovenian Madness (1983) and Strici so mi povedali (1983).
- Luka Boksan was born in 1991 in Celje, Slovenia. He is an actor, known for Sekirca v med (2021) and Matic+Rok+Mami (2018).
- Director
- Writer
Andrej Stojan was born on 12 November 1934 in Celje, Slovenia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for P.S. - Post Scriptum (1988), Primoz Trubar (1986) and Boji (1983). He died on 25 October 2010 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Writer
Kornelija Naraks was born in 1972 in Celje, Slovenia. She is an assistant director and director, known for Scheinheilig (2004), Monte Verità (2021) and Jeune homme (2006).- Kristijan Gucek was born on 16 August 1979 in Celje, Slovenia. He is an actor, known for Ljubljana je ljubljena (2005), 9:06 (2009) and Ena zlahtna storija (2015).
- Boris Juh was born on 18 January 1935 in Celje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Time of the Gypsies (1988), Long Live Freedom (1987) and Iskanja (1979).
- Anzej Dezan was born on 17 June 1987 in Celje, Slovenia.
- Dusan Cater was born on 7 December 1968 in Celje, Slovenia. Dusan is a writer, known for Mame (2017), Come Along (2016) and Cesnovi (2017).
- Beno Udrih was born on 5 July 1982 in Celje, Slovenia.
- Ilona Harmat was born on 24 January 1877 in Celje, Austria-Hungary [now Slovenia]. She was an actress, known for Vigyázz a csókra! (1922), Diadalmas élet (1923) and Az attak (1914). She died on 5 July 1937 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Marija Braut was born in 1929 in Celje, Slovenia. She died on 1 July 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Tomaz Gubensek was born on 8 May 1965 in Celje, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. He is an actor, known for Ekspres, Ekspres (1995), The Windhunter (1989) and Embrio (2008).
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Milos Mikeln was born on 23 May 1930 in Celje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Long Live Freedom (1987), Bratovscina Sinjega galeba (1969) and Do Not Come Back Along the Same Road (1965). He died on 2 April 2014 in Slovenia.- Janez Lapajne Sr. was born on 11 February 1937 in Celje, Slovenia. Janez died on 13 April 2012 in Domzale, Slovenia.