Ossi Oswalda
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Actress
Personal Info
- Birth Place
- Niederschönhausen, Brandenburg, German Empire (now part of Berlin)
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich
2 February 1898
Niederschönhausen, Brandenburg, German Empire (now part of Berlin)
Died 7 March 1947 (aged 49)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Actress
Years active 1916–1933
Spouse Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy
(m. 1919; div. 1925)
Partner Julius Außenberg
Ossi Oswalda and her Brennabor Juwel
Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1898 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films, many of which were early films of German filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch. Her characters were often eccentric, spoiled, and child-like. Oswalda was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time.
Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich was born on 2 February 1898, the daughter of Pauline Marie Anna Stäglich. Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin as a teenager, working in chorus lines. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (A Night of Horror) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch cast her in his 1916 film The Shoe Palace.
During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including Das fidele Gefängnis [cy; de; eu; fr; it], I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her success and popularity earned her the aforementioned nickname 'German Mary Pickford'.
2 February 1898
Niederschönhausen, Brandenburg, German Empire (now part of Berlin)
Died 7 March 1947 (aged 49)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Actress
Years active 1916–1933
Spouse Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy
(m. 1919; div. 1925)
Partner Julius Außenberg
Ossi Oswalda and her Brennabor Juwel
Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1898 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films, many of which were early films of German filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch. Her characters were often eccentric, spoiled, and child-like. Oswalda was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time.
Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich was born on 2 February 1898, the daughter of Pauline Marie Anna Stäglich. Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin as a teenager, working in chorus lines. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (A Night of Horror) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch cast her in his 1916 film The Shoe Palace.
During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including Das fidele Gefängnis [cy; de; eu; fr; it], I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her success and popularity earned her the aforementioned nickname 'German Mary Pickford'.
Life & Career Details
Born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich
2 February 1898
Niederschönhausen, Brandenburg, German Empire (now part of Berlin)
Died 7 March 1947 (aged 49)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Actress
Years active 1916–1933
Spouse Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy
(m. 1919; div. 1925)
Partner Julius Außenberg
Ossi Oswalda and her Brennabor Juwel
Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1898 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films, many of which were early films of German filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch. Her characters were often eccentric, spoiled, and child-like. Oswalda was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time.
Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich was born on 2 February 1898, the daughter of Pauline Marie Anna Stäglich. Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin as a teenager, working in chorus lines. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (A Night of Horror) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch cast her in his 1916 film The Shoe Palace.
During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including Das fidele Gefängnis [cy; de; eu; fr; it], I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her success and popularity earned her the aforementioned nickname 'German Mary Pickford'.
2 February 1898
Niederschönhausen, Brandenburg, German Empire (now part of Berlin)
Died 7 March 1947 (aged 49)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Actress
Years active 1916–1933
Spouse Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy
(m. 1919; div. 1925)
Partner Julius Außenberg
Ossi Oswalda and her Brennabor Juwel
Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1898 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films, many of which were early films of German filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch. Her characters were often eccentric, spoiled, and child-like. Oswalda was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time.
Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich was born on 2 February 1898, the daughter of Pauline Marie Anna Stäglich. Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin as a teenager, working in chorus lines. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (A Night of Horror) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch cast her in his 1916 film The Shoe Palace.
During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including Das fidele Gefängnis [cy; de; eu; fr; it], I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her success and popularity earned her the aforementioned nickname 'German Mary Pickford'.
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