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Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema.
Anton Walbrook. Actor: The Red Shoes. This dark, debonair, dashing and extremely distinguished Austrian actor was christened Adolf Wohlbrück in Vienna, the scion of a family of circus clowns. He broke away easily from generations of tradition as the circus life had no appeal whatsoever to Walbrook.
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- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- January 1, 1
- Garatshausen, Bavaria, Germany
Anton Walbrook. Actor: The Red Shoes. This dark, debonair, dashing and extremely distinguished Austrian actor was christened Adolf Wohlbrück in Vienna, the scion of a family of circus clowns. He broke away easily from generations of tradition as the circus life had no appeal whatsoever to Walbrook.
- November 19, 1896
- August 9, 1967
Jan 29, 2014 · Boris Lermontov (Walbrook) is the director of the Ballet Lermontov, and he is obsessed with his art. He sees talent in Vicky Page (Moira Shearer) and channels his desires into her, creating...
The exhibition grew out of research into Walbrook’s fascinating life and career, which has now resulted in the publication of the first biography of the actor, Anton Walbrook. A Life of Masks and Mirrors, written by James and published by Peter Lang.
Jul 31, 2022 · Facts are facts, and for his biography of the Austrian-born stage, screen and eventually television actor Anton Walbrook, James Downs has amassed, cross-referenced and marshalled a remarkable number of them into a detailed chronicle of his career.
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Jun 25, 2021 · Research for my biography of the actor Anton Walbrook ( Anton Walbrook: a Life of Masks and Mirrors, published by Peter Lang in December 2020), took over ten years and made extensive use of archival sources.