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- Alexander Girardi was born on December 5, 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 April 20, 1918 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].
- SpousesEugenie Latinovics de Borsód(1898 - 1918) (his death, 1 child)Helene Odilon(1893 - 1896) (divorced)
- There is a street named for him in his birth town, Graz.
- In 1874 Girardi moved to the Theater an der Wien, where he continued to work for 22 years. In 1896/97 he worked at the Carltheater and then two years at the Volkstheater in Vienna. He also had guest appearances at other important theatres in Vienna and toured Germany (Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden).
- The Alexander Girardi International Singing Competition in Coburg is named after him.
- One of his most renowned roles was Valentin in Ferdinand Raimund's Der Verschwender, particularly his rendition of the "Hobellied", the most famous number of the stage music by Konradin Kreutzer.
- The actor Alexander Girardi was an apprentice metalworker before he decided to become an actor. He soon made his stage debut with an amateur group.
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