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William von Wymetal(1890-1970)

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  • Actor
  • Choreography
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William von Wymetal was born on 18 April 1890 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Maytime (1937), Two Sisters from Boston (1946) and Rose-Marie (1936). He died on 7 November 1970 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornApril 18, 1890
DiedNovember 7, 1970(80)
BornApril 18, 1890
DiedNovember 7, 1970(80)
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Known for

Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Maytime (1937)
Maytime
7.2
  • Additional Crew(as Wm. von Wymetal)
  • 1937
June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
6.6
  • Additional Crew(as William Wymetal, uncredited)
  • 1946
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Rose-Marie (1936)
Rose-Marie
6.6
  • Additional Crew(as William Von Wymetal)
  • 1936
Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster in Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Phantom of the Opera
6.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1943

Credits

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  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
    Two Sisters from Boston
    6.6
    • operatic sequences: adapted from Liszt and Mendelssohn by
    • technical advisor (as William Wymetal, uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster in Phantom of the Opera (1943)
    Phantom of the Opera
    6.4
    • opera sequences staged by
    • 1943
  • Robert Young, Irina Baronova, and Helen Gilbert in Florian (1940)
    Florian
    7.1
    • technical advisor
    • 1940
  • Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Schildkraut in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Lady of the Tropics
    6.1
    • stager: opera sequence
    • 1939
  • Melvyn Douglas and Grace Moore in I'll Take Romance (1937)
    I'll Take Romance
    5.9
    • stager: opera sequences (as Wilhelm von Wymetal Jr.)
    • 1937
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Maytime (1937)
    Maytime
    7.2
    • opera sequences (as Wm. von Wymetal)
    • 1937
  • Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)
    San Francisco
    7.1
    • stager: operatic sequences
    • 1936
  • Madge Evans and Chester Morris in Moonlight Murder (1936)
    Moonlight Murder
    5.9
    • operatic sequences arranger (as Wilhelm Von Wymetal)
    • 1936
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Rose-Marie (1936)
    Rose-Marie
    6.6
    • staged by: operatic episodes (as William Von Wymetal)
    • 1936

Actor



  • Kurt Kreuger and Simone Simon in Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
    Mademoiselle Fifi
    6.3
    • Major (uncredited)
    • 1944

Choreography



  • Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
    The Phantom of the Opera
    7.5
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Wilhelm Von Wymetal
  • Born
    • April 18, 1890
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • November 7, 1970
    • Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Other works
    Stage Play: The Gypsy Baron. Opera. Book adapted by George Mead. Music by Johann Strauss. Musical Direction by Thomas Martin and Laszlo Halasz. Original Viennese Libretto to "Der Ziegeunerbaron" by Ignaz Schnitzer [posthumous credit]. Original Viennese Libretto based on the story "Saffi" by Mor Jokai. First American Adaptation by Sydney Rosenfeld [posthumous credit]. Staged by William von Wymetal. Choreographed by Helen Playova. Dialogue Directed by Jessie Royce Landis. City Center: 14 Dec 1944- 3 Dec 1944 (11 performances). Cast: Stanley Carlson (as "Zsupan"), Paul Dennis (as "Carnero"), Carlton Gauld (as "Count Homonnay"), Ruth Harris (as "Solo Dancer"), Thomas Hayward (as "Ottokar"), William Horne (as "Barinkay"), Alice Howland (as "Czipra"), Marjorie King (as "Arsena"), Marguerite Piazza (as "Arsena/Saffi"), Emile Renan (as "Carnero [Alternate]/Zsupan"), Polyna Stoska (as "Saffi"), Tashamira (as "Solo Dancer"), Arthur Ulisse (as "Ottokar"), Elizabeth Wysor (as "Czipra"). Produced by New York City Opera.

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