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- Died
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- Carl Lamac
- Karel Lamač was born on January 27, 1897 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was a director and actor, known for Wo die Lerche singt (1936), Flitterwochen (1936) and Otrávené svetlo (1921). He was married to Anny Ondra. He died on August 2, 1952 in Hamburg, Germany.
- SpouseAnny Ondra (divorced)
- The rise of Naziism in Germany made it more and more difficult for him to work there. His last film in Germany was Frühlingsluft (1938). Aft3r that he left Germany and began making films in other European countries, mainly France and England.
- Ixyl is a pseudonym for director, writer and actor Karel Lamač (1897-1952) and his collaborations.
- He was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary, and died in Hamburg, Germany, from kidney and liver problems.
- In1930 he and Anny Ondra founded the production company "Ondra-Lamac-Filmgesellschaft", which concentrated especially on the market in Germany, Czechoslovakia, France and Austria.
- He had a "stock company" of actors and crew he often used, including actress Anny Ondra, writer Václav Wasserman and cinematographer Otto Heller. They became known as "The Strong Four".
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