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Kurt von Lessen(1877-1960)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Kurt von Lessen was born on 27 February 1877 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and writer, known for Der Musikant von Eisenstadt (1934), Immortal Melodies (1936) and The Fairy Dolly (1936). He died on 12 February 1960 in Salzburg, Austria.
BornFebruary 27, 1877
DiedFebruary 12, 1960(82)
BornFebruary 27, 1877
DiedFebruary 12, 1960(82)
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Known for

Der Musikant von Eisenstadt
  • Josef Haydn
  • 1934
Johann Strauss, Silvia de Bettini, Lizzi Holzschuh, Alfred Jerger, Maria Paudler, and Leo Slezak in Immortal Melodies (1936)
Immortal Melodies
  • Genee, Librettist
  • 1936
The Fairy Dolly (1936)
The Fairy Dolly
6.9
  • Actor
  • 1936
Die Geheimnisse von London - Die Tragödie eines Kindes
  • Ein Fremder
  • 1920

Credits

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Actor

  • Dein Herz ist meine Heimat (1953)
    Dein Herz ist meine Heimat
    • 1953
  • Lil Dagover, E.W. Emo, O.W. Fischer, Rudolf Forster, Heinrich George, Carl Kuhlmann, Alfred Neugebauer, and Otto Treßler in Wien 1910 (1943)
    Wien 1910
    3.7
    • Dr. Neumayer
    • 1943
  • Das jüngste Gericht (1940)
    Das jüngste Gericht
    8.7
    • Professor Silverio
    • 1940
  • Hans Schneeberger, Alois Melichar, Maria Andergast, Julius von Borsody, Friedl Czepa, E.W. Emo, Hans Holt, Paul Hörbiger, Karl Köstlin, Fritz Lehmann, Fred Liewehr, Friedrich Schreyvogel, Dagny Servaes, Karl Skraup, Gretl Theimer, and Josef Fenneker in Immortal Waltz (1939)
    Immortal Waltz
    7.3
    • Graf Jublinoff
    • 1939
  • Willi Forst, Werner Krauss, and Hortense Raky in Burg Theatre (1936)
    Burg Theatre
    6.9
    • Der Kritiker
    • 1936
  • Attila Hörbiger and Angela Salloker in Mädchenpensionat (1936)
    Mädchenpensionat
    7.0
    • 1936
  • The Fairy Dolly (1936)
    The Fairy Dolly
    6.9
    • 1936
  • Johann Strauss, Silvia de Bettini, Lizzi Holzschuh, Alfred Jerger, Maria Paudler, and Leo Slezak in Immortal Melodies (1936)
    Immortal Melodies
    • Genee, Librettist
    • 1936
  • Die Leuchter des Kaisers (1936)
    Die Leuchter des Kaisers
    6.5
    • 1936
  • Der Musikant von Eisenstadt
    • Josef Haydn
    • 1934
  • Lola Chlud in Der junge Baron Neuhaus (1934)
    Der junge Baron Neuhaus
    5.3
    • 1934
  • Edward Burns, Carmel Myers, and Theo Matejko in Garragan (1924)
    Garragan
    • 1924
  • Die Marquise von Clermont
    • Schreiber Collin
    • 1922
  • Mrs. Dane's Confession (1921)
    Mrs. Dane's Confession
    5.2
    • Jimmy Fox
    • 1921
  • Die Geheimnisse von London - Die Tragödie eines Kindes
    • Ein Fremder
    • 1920

Writer

  • Brillanten aus Wien
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Curt von Lessen)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Curt von Lessen
  • Born
    • February 27, 1877
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • February 12, 1960
    • Salzburg, Austria

Did you know

  • Trivia
    As a librettist, he worked with Alexander Steinbrecher (1910-1982), among others, with whom he wrote the Singspiel in four pictures "Brillanten aus Wien" in 1940.

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