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Vicki Baum(1888-1960)

  • Writer
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Vicki Baum
Vicki Baum was born on 24 January 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She was a writer, known for Week-End at the Waldorf (1945), The Great Flamarion (1945) and The Night Is Young (1935). She was married to Richard Lert and Max Prels. She died on 29 August 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJanuary 24, 1888
DiedAugust 29, 1960(72)
BornJanuary 24, 1888
DiedAugust 29, 1960(72)
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Known for

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1945
Erich von Stroheim and Mary Beth Hughes in The Great Flamarion (1945)
The Great Flamarion
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1945
Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye in The Night Is Young (1935)
The Night Is Young
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1935
John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, and Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel (1932)
Grand Hotel
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1932

Credits

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Writer

  • Hotel Shanghai (1997)
    Hotel Shanghai
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1997
  • Die goldenen Schuhe (1983)
    Die goldenen Schuhe
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1983–1984
  • Yolande Folliot and Alan Jones in Hell in Frauensee (1983)
    Hell in Frauensee
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1983
  • Rendezvous in Paris (1982)
    Rendezvous in Paris
    7.1
    • novel
    • 1982
  • Haus der Schönheit
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • novel "Pariser Platz 13"
    • 1963
  • Theo Bleser in Grand Hotel (1959)
    Grand Hotel
    6.2
    • novel
    • 1959
  • Liebe (1956)
    Liebe
    5.7
    • novel "Vor Rehen wird gewarnt"
    • 1956
  • Celebrity Playhouse (1955)
    Celebrity Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • short story
    • 1956
  • Ruth Niehaus in Studentin Helene Willfüer (1956)
    Studentin Helene Willfüer
    5.4
    • novel
    • 1956
  • Brigitte Bardot in School for Love (1955)
    School for Love
    5.3
    • novel: Der Eingang zur Bühne - 1920
    • 1955
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Mystery Theatre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1952
  • Newsstand Theatre
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1952
  • L'aiguille rouge (1951)
    L'aiguille rouge
    • novel
    • 1951
  • Verträumte Tage
    • novel "Das Joch"
    • 1951
  • Michèle Morgan and Jean Marais in The Glass Castle (1950)
    The Glass Castle
    6.1
    • novel "Sait-on jamais"
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 24, 1888
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • August 29, 1960
    • Hollywood, California, USA(leukemia)
  • Spouses
      Richard Lert1916 - August 29, 1960 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 6 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Viennese author of some fifty novels. Emigrated to the U.S., became an American citizen and enjoyed her greatest success with "Grand Hotel" (1930), filmed by MGM in 1932.
  • Quotes
    Marriage always demands the finest arts of insincerity possible between two human beings.

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