Adrienne Gessner
Adrienne Gessner (July 23, 1896 – June 23, 1987) was an Austrian actress. Gessner appeared in over fifty film and television shows during her career, including the 1955 costume film Hofjagd in Ischl.[1] Gessner appeared in a mixture of German and Austrian films during her career. Following the Anchluss of 1938 she fled with her Jewish husband Ernst Lothar to the United States, returning after the Second World War.[2]
Adrienne Gessner | |
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| Born | 23 July 1896 Schottwien, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Died | 23 June 1987 |
| Other names | Adrienne Geiringer |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1931–1980 (film) |
Selected filmography
- Catherine the Last (1936)
- After the Storm (1948)
- The Angel with the Trumpet (1948)
- No Time for Flowers (1952)
- Adventure in Vienna (1952)
- Voices of Spring (1952)
- Stolen Identity (1953)
- Grandstand for General Staff (1953)
- The Witch (1954)
- Hofjagd in Ischl (1955)
- Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love (1955)
- I Often Think of Piroschka (1955)
- The Golden Bridge (1956)
- Salzburg Stories (1957)
- The Trapp Family in America (1958)
- A Breath of Scandal (1960)
- The Adventures of Count Bobby (1961)
- The Spendthrift (1964)
- Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)
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References
- Fritsche p.255
- Vansart p.18
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity . Berghahn Books, 2013.
- Vansant, Jacqueline. Reclaiming Heimat: Trauma and Mourning in Memoirs by Jewish Austrian Reémigrés. Wayne State University Press, 2001.
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