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- Rotraut Richter was born on May 15, 1915 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Our Flags Lead Us Forward (1933), Violet of Potsdam Square (1936) and Trouble Backstairs (1935). She died on October 1, 1947 in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany.
- Her still young career came to an abrupt end in October 1, 1947 when she died of complications after a appendectomy - she was only 32 years old.
- Attractive, blonde leading lady of German films in the 1930's and 40's. The daughter of an architect father and an artist mother, she studied acting under Gustav Hartung in Berlin. From the early 30's, she achieved huge popularity on stage and in Berlin cabaret. Discovered for films by Joe May, she was effectively cast in feisty rebellious or tomboyish roles, or as 'wallflowers' ("veilchen"). She resumed her career with the East German Defa company after World War II, but sadly died on the operating table undergoing an appendicitis operation, aged just 32.
- In 1947 followed her first and last post-war movie called "Wozzek".
- She appeared in the role of Gerda in the 1933 Nazi propaganda film Hitlerjunge Quex, receiving a letter of thanks from Joseph Goebbels along with the rest of the cast.
- The famous director Joe May spotted her for the film and engaged her for "Das erste Recht des Kindes" (1932). A planned three-years contract with May didn't come off because he had to emigrate to the USA soon after.
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