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- Died
- Birth nameHein van der Niet
- A former matinee idol in Holland and Germany, he fled to America before WWII and portrayed anti-Nazi patriots and continental romancers in Hollywood. Forced to retire after suffering an injury while on stage in Holland 1955, he lived out the rest of his life in relative seclusion. Dogged by ill health (phlebitis) in post-war years, he suffered the first of a series of heart attacks in 1945.
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- SpousesMarianne van Dam(November 30, 1933 - May 9, 1975) (his death)Cornelia Maria Twilt(November 23, 1921 - May 21, 1930) (divorced, 2 children)
- After the war broke out, he fled to the USA where he became a busy actor under the name of Philip Dorn - often in anti-Nazi movies - in low budget productions.
- After Dorn suffered a serious injury on a stage in Holland in 1955, he had to withdraw from acting and spent the rest of his life more or less isolated.
- He was the first Dutchman who was able to launch a successful Hollywood career.
- When he was engaged for the role of the grand duke in the German two-parter "Der Tiger von Eschnapur" (1938) and "Das indische Grabmal" (1938) it marked his great breakthrough in Europe and the height of his career.
- He was married twice. Firstly to Cornelia Maria Twilt (1921-1930), and secondly, until his death in 1975, to Dutch actress Marianne van Dam (1933-1975).
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