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- Born on December 18, 1863, the eldest son of Archduke Karl-Ludwig von Habsburg and his wife, Princess Annunziata di Borbone, Franz Ferdinand was third in line to the thrown of the Austro-Hungarian Empire upon his birth. After his cousin Crown Prince Rudolf committed suicide in 1889 and his father died in 1896, Franz Ferdinand became the heir of his aging uncle Emperor Franz Josef. He eloped with Countess Sophie Chotek in 1900, but this marriage was considered unequal and they were forced to renounce rights of rank and succession for their three children. A radical reformist, Franz Ferdinand had a number of new ideas he planned to implement when he became Emperor, one of them giving Slavs an equal voice in the empire. After the annexation of Bosnia by Austria, he decided to go on a tour of his new province in 1914 in hopes of fostering good will with his new subjects. A Serbian terrorist group called The Black Hand sent three of its members to murder Franz Ferdinand and his wife as they visited Sarajevo. Their first assassination attempt, throwing a bomb at the Archduke's car, failed, though a number of bystanders were wounded. The assassins almost gave up their plans, and one of them, Gavrilo Princip, wandered off down the street. Meanwhile, the Archduke and Archduchess decided to visit the wounded in the hospital, but their driver took a wrong turn and they ended up on the same street as Princip. Seizing his chance, Princip stepped forward and fired several times into the car, fatally wounding both Franz Ferdinand and Sophie. They were raced to the governor's mansion where they were pronounced dead. Not only did this act of violence orphan their three young children, it also set off a series of events that led directly to World War I.
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- Soundtrack
Richard Heuberger was born on 18 June 1850 in Graz, Austria. He was a composer, known for The Emperor Waltz (1948), Opernball (1939) and Opera Ball (1931). He was married to Louise Herr, Johanna Herr and Auguste Auge. He died on 28 October 1914 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Alexander Girardi was born on 5 December 1850 in Graz, Styria, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor and writer, known for Der Millionenonkel (1913), Wienfilm 1896-1976 (1976) and The Tinker (1926). He was married to Eugenie Latinovics de Borsód and Helene Odilon. He died on 20 April 1918 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].- Prince Louis of Battenberg was born on 24 May 1854 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was married to Victoria Mountbatten. He died on 11 September 1921 in Naval & Military Club, London, England.
- Franz Glawatsch was born on 16 December 1871 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Der fidele Bauer - 2. Terzett: Bauernmarsch (1908), Der fidele Bauer - Ich hab mein Zipfelhaubn (1908) and Wien, du Stadt der Lieder (1923). He died on 22 June 1928 in Vienna, Austria.
- Olga Lewinsky was born on 7 July 1853 in Graz, Austria. She was an actress, known for Der Fluch (1925), Napoleon in Schönbrunn (1922) and Die Tragödie eines verschollenen Fürstensohnes (1922). She died on 26 July 1935 in Vienna, Austria.
- Hans Wallner was born on 14 June 1865 in Graz, Styria, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Er oder ich (1930), Nanette (1940) and O Mädchen, mein Mädchen, wie lieb' ich Dich! (1930). He died on 19 January 1941 in Munich, Germany.
- Willi Thaller was born on 17 August 1854 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Mutter Sorge (1915) and Seine Hoheit, der Eintänzer (1927). He died on 6 April 1941 in Vienna, Austria.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Austin Egen was born on 28 March 1897 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor and composer, known for Acht Mädels im Boot (1932), Waltz Melodies (1938) and Mädchen in Uniform (1931). He died on 18 August 1941 in Frohnleiten, Styria, Austria.- Robert Näestelberger was born in 1887 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Parema - Das Wesen aus der Sternenwelt (1922), Holzapfel weiß alles (1932) and Trara um Liebe (1931). He died on 10 June 1942 in Hannover, Germany.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Carl Meyer was the son of a stock speculator who committed suicide. He had to leave school at 15 to work as a secretary. Mayer moved away from Graz to Innsbruck and then Vienna, where he worked as a dramatist. Meanwhile, the events of the First World War turned him into a pacifist.
In 1917 he went to Berlin, where he worked at the small Residenztheater. He befriended Gilda Langer, the leading actress of the theatre and probably fell in love with her. He was tired of his job at the theatre when he wrote the script for "Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari" (1920) together with Hans Janowitz. It is thought that Gilda Langer was supposed to star in the movie, but she suddenly engaged herself with director Paul Czinner and then died unexpectedly early in 1920. Mayer took care of her tombstone and notes from Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" were engraved in it (this was found out by Olaf Brill who rediscovered the tombstone in 1995).
"Das Kabinett" made Mayer famous and soon he was a leading film writer, working with the best directors in Germany. He worked with F.W. Murnau on "Der Letzte Man" (1924, known as "The Last Laugh" in the USA) and he also wrote the scenario for Murnau's "Sunrise" (1927). But he was a perfectionist who worked slowly and this frequently resulted in conflicts or financial trouble.
Being a Jew as well as a pacifist, he had to flee Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power. He went to England, where he worked as an adviser to the British film industry. In London he became friends with director Paul Rotha.
In 1942 he was diagnosed with cancer. Near the end of his life he wanted to make a documentary on London, but due to anti-German sentiments he was unable to find a producer. His illness was maltreated and he died in 1944, poor and almost forgotten. All he left was 23 pounds and two books. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery and his epitaph reads 'Pioneer in the art of the cinema. Erected by his friends and fellow workers.' The city of Graz named a prize after him.- Hannes Stelzer was born on 20 June 1910 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1939), Der Spieler (1938) and Venus vor Gericht (1941). He was married to Maria Bard. He died on 27 December 1944 in near Komárom, Hungary.
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- Soundtrack
H. von Frankowsky was born on 3 November 1888 in Graz, Austria. H. was a composer, known for Wiener G'schichten (1940). H. died on 15 January 1945 in Austria.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Hans Frankowski was born on 3 November 1888 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary. Hans is known for Freud (2020), Im weissen Rößl (1967) and Im Weißen Rößl (1979). Hans died on 30 January 1945 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Olaf Fjord was born on 3 August 1897 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Pan (1937), Ludwig II. (1922) and 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand (1931). He died on 19 April 1945 in Vienna, Austria.- Maria Reisenhofer was born on 31 December 1865 in Graz, Austria. She was an actress, known for Deception (1920), Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin (1922) and Der alte Fritz - 2. Ausklang (1928). She died on 18 April 1947 in Berlin, Germany.
- Maria Meyerhofer was born on 24 April 1878 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Die Erbin vom Rosenhof (1942), Ich hab mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren (1926) and Um Recht und Liebe (1923). She died on 19 September 1950 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Rudolph Hans Bartsch was born on 11 February 1872 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was a writer, known for Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927), The Treasure (1923) and Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber (1921). He was married to Grete von Noe and Berta Koscher. He died on 7 February 1952 in St. Peter, Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Fred Sauer was born on 14 July 1886 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Im Dienste der Liebe (1919), Der indische Tod (1920) and Die Gesunkenen (1919). He died on 17 September 1952 in Berlin, Germany.- Hans Alpassy was born on 16 May 1878 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Triad (1938), Melusine (1944) and Fahrendes Volk (1938). He died on 6 June 1953 in Graz, Austria.
- Wilhelm Kleinoschegg was born in 1885 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He died on 1 September 1955 in Dresden, Germany.
- Willy Kleinoschegg was born on 20 December 1885 in Graz, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Corinna Schmidt (1951), Arme kleine Eva (1919) and Pole Poppenspäler (1954). He died on 1 September 1955 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Christian Rub was born on 13 April 1886 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was an actor, known for You Can't Take It with You (1938), Peter Ibbetson (1935) and Girls' Dormitory (1936). He was married to Amy. He died on 14 April 1956 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.- Ferdinand Mayerhofer was born on 9 April 1881 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Hab' ich nur deine Liebe (1953), Young Girls of Vienna (1949) and Eva, the Factory Girl (1935). He died on 6 June 1960 in Vienna, Austria.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Fryderyk Jarossy was born on 10 October 1890 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Kaliostro (1918), Parada gwiazd Warszawy (1937) and Co mój maz robi w nocy (1934). He died on 6 August 1960 in Viareggio, Italy.- Vinzenz Kaiser was born on 10 June 1884 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Die Fiakermilli (1953). He died on 12 August 1961 in Vienna, Austria.
- Hans Rosbaud was born on 22 July 1895 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary. He died on 29 December 1962 in Carabietta, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland.
- Viktor Afritsch was born on 23 March 1906 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Wer bist du, den ich liebe? (1949), Robot-Girl Nr. 1 (1938) and Amore e sangue (1951). He was married to Josefine Ascherl. He died on 9 March 1967 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
- Oskar Hugelmann was born on 29 August 1891 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Märchen vom Glück (1949), Die Perle von Tokay (1954) and Rendezvous im Salzkammergut (1948). He died on 13 July 1967 in Vienna, Austria.
- Tilly Wedekind was born on 11 April 1885 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for König Nicolo (1919), Fahrendes Volk (1938) and The Final Chord (1936). She was married to Frank Wedekind. She died on 20 April 1970 in Munich, Germany.
- Maria Bernhard-Ulbrich was born on 31 January 1893 in Graz, Steiermark, Austria. She was an actress, known for William Tell (1924) and Fräulein Huser (1940). She died on 7 September 1970 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.
- Actor
- Director
- Production Manager
Hans Unterkircher's stage appearances began after his study in Conservatorium of Vienna. He played in Vienna, in the Province and at the Max Reinhardt Theater in Berlin. In 1914, Reinhardt asked him to go to New York City. There he played at the Irving Place Theater. Mr. Carl Laemmle gave him a job in 1916 and a contract with the Universal International Studio in Hollywood. He played then with Stars like Edith Roberts, Mae Murray and Theda Bara. He also discovered the young, good-looking and without money Italian, Rudolph Valentino.
In 1918, he went back to Europe against the wish of his protector. He was also a film and stage actor, and made Operettas. We can mention the great "Wunderbar" with Zarah Leander, in film and later in TV, always with elegance and charm.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Robert Stolz was born on 25 August 1880 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for 13 Sins (2014), Spring Parade (1940) and It Happened Tomorrow (1944). He was married to Yvonne Louise Ulrich, Josephine Zernitz, Grete Holm, Franzi Ressel and Lilli. He died on 27 June 1975 in West Berlin, West Germany.- Writer
- Director
Hans Gustl Kernmayr was born on 10 February 1900 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a writer and director, known for Donauschiffer (1940), Zwischen Strom und Steppe (1939) and Flower of the Tisza (1939). He was married to Marie Louise Fischer. He died on 9 October 1977 in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany.- Hans Pössenbacher was born on 14 July 1895 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Castle (1968), Am Ende der Welt (1947) and Ein Fremder kam ins Haus (1957). He was married to Irene Carol. He died on 24 February 1979 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Andrea Fior was born on 17 January 1944 in Graz, Styria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Das Ereignis (1969) and Herr Pfeffermaus und seine Freunde (1971). She died on 23 June 1979 in Villach, Carinthia, Austria.
- Else Lord was born on 11 August 1894 in Graz, Styria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Sprung ins Glück (1937), People in the Valley (1938) and Rote Rosen - blaue Adria (1938). She was married to Emil Meissner. She died on 14 September 1979 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Liesl Löwinger was born on 10 January 1918 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Das Dorf ohne Moral (1960), Naughty Roommates (1969) and Valentins Sündenfall (1951). She was married to Paul Löwinger. She died on 15 October 1980 in Vienna, Austria.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Karl Böhm was born on 28 August 1894 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He is known for Children of Men (2006), Wasabi (2001) and A Cure for Wellness (2016). He was married to Thea Linhard. He died on 14 August 1981 in Salzburg, Austria.- Else Brückner was born on 28 October 1910 in Graz, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Die Galerie der großen Detektive (1954), Die Leute vom Domplatz (1980) and Butler Parker (1972). She died on 26 October 1981 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany.
- Erich Markaritzer was born on 18 March 1914 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer, known for Von Venedig nach Wien (1954). He died on 25 November 1982 in Vienna, Austria.
- Rudolf Lenz was born on 25 May 1920 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for The Story of Vickie (1954), Der Jäger von Fall (1956) and Das Schweigen im Walde (1955). He died on 12 July 1987 in Inzell, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Fürstin Georgina von und zu Liechtenstein was born on 24 October 1921 in Graz, Styria, Austria. She was married to Fürst Franz Joseph von und zu Liechtenstein. She died on 18 October 1989 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
- Otto Storr was born on 28 September 1907 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958), Sehnsucht hat mich verführt (1958) and Salzburger Geschichten (1957). He died on 19 October 1990 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Rainer von Artenfels was born on 19 July 1939 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk (1972), Karl May (1974) and Charleys Tante (1963). He died on 1 May 1991.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Marisa Mell was born on 24 February 1939 in Graz, Austria. She was an actress, known for Danger: Diabolik (1968), The Great Swindle (1971) and Under Siege (1980). She was married to Henri Tucci. She died on 16 May 1992 in Vienna, Austria.- Wilma Tatzel was born on 10 May 1920 in Graz, Styria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Robot-Girl Nr. 1 (1938), Hundstage (1944) and Zwei glückliche Menschen (1943). She died on 2 July 1992 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Pottier, born in 1906 in Budapest, began his career as Sternberg's assistant. His debut as a director coincided with the coming of the talkies. He broached many genres along his long career: plenty of comedies ("Si J'Etais Le Patron" ), adventures ("Les Secrets De La Mer rouge"), sci -fi ("Le Monde Tremblera", with its machine which could predict the date of your death), detective films ("Picpus" ) musicals ("Violettes Imperiales"), melodramas ("Defense D'Aimer" ), you name it. He was a solid craftsman and certainly did not deserve the critics' contempt. Without him, "Some like it hot" would never have happened for Billy Wilder used the German remake of "fanfare D'Amour" as a model. He was the first to talk about euthanasia in "Meurtres" (1950) at a time when the subject was thoroughly taboo; his buoyant "Caroline Chérie" predated the "Angélique Marquise Des Anges" saga by ten years. His rural thriller "La Ferme Aux Loups" renewed the story of twins. His career neatly declined after 1950,and his last works were cheap sword and sandals flicks such as "David Et Goliath" (starring Orson Welles) and "L'Enlèvement Des Sabines" (starring Roger Moore). He retired in the mid-sixties. He was to live thirty more years.(d.1994)- Georg Mark-Czimeg was born on 12 September 1895 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Stützen der Gesellschaft (1962), Don Juan (1965) and Gehört sich das? (1960). He died on 10 March 1995 in Bern, Switzerland.
- Cecilia Brantley was born on 7 November 1912 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten (1990). She died on 17 August 1997.