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Christl Ehlers in People on Sunday (1930)

Biography

Christl Ehlers

Overview

  • Born
    March 10, 1911 · Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    February 2, 1960 · New Mexico, USA (plane crash)
  • Birth name
    Christina Ehlers
  • Nickname
    • Christl
  • Height
    5′ 2″ (1.57 m)

Biography

  • Christina Ehlers left Germany in 1933 when Hitler came to power. She was the daughter of well-known harpsichordist, Alice Ehlers. Her father, Alfred Ehlers was an artist, lithographer and architect. Christina followed him to Mallorca, Spain, where he had intended to build a safe haven for his Jewish family and friends. In 1938, during the Spanish Civil War, Alfred Ehlers, Christina and her four-year old son, fled to England. Alice Ehlers had already left Germany and gone to the US where she had settled in Los Angeles. Christina followed her there. Her father remained in England.

    Once in the US, Christina had another bit role in the 1940 film, Escape with Robert Taylor. She then had no further roles in film.

    She later married Hampden Wentworth and had four more children. She worked with her husband in a family-owned aircraft company (Longren Aircraft) and also had her own vitamin business.

    Christina and her husband perished in a private plane crash in Reserve, New Mexico in 1960. They left behind four young children and Christina's adult son. All of her children are still living and reside in Northern California.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Francisca Wentworth (daughter)

Family

  • Spouse
      Hampden Wentworth(December 1947 - February 2, 1960) (her death, 5 children)

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