Olga Wohlbrück
Olga Wohlbrück (5 July 1867 – 20 July 1933) was an Austrian-German actress, director, and writer. She is considered the first female director in Germany.[1]
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| Born | 5 July 1867 |
| Died | 20 July 1933 (aged 66) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Maximilian Bern (divorced) Leo Feld (divorced) Waldemar Wendland |
| Relatives | Anton Walbrook (cousin) |
Biography
Olga Wohlbrück was born in Austria in 1867 to Max and Olga Wohlbrück; her parents both came from acting families. She spent much of her childhood in Russia before moving to Germany and studying acting from her maternal grandmother.
She established a flourishing literary career for herself, producing novels, short stories, and plays while continuing to work as an actress in Berlin. In 1913, with the release of To Give a Girl Away (Ein Mädchen zu Verschenken), she became Germany's first female director.[2] She wrote other scripts over the years, but that was her sole directorial effort.
She was married three times: first to writer Maximilian Bern, second to author Leo Feld, and third to composer Waldemar Wendland,[3] and was related to Austrian actor Anton Walbrook (her second cousin).[4]
Selected filmography
- To Give a Girl Away (1913, script and direction)
- The Golden Belt (1913, script)
References
- Mahar, Karen Ward (2008-08-25). Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801890840.
- "Ein Mädchen zu verschenken | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- International Who's who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity. Current Literature Publishing Company. 1918. p. 681.
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- "Anton Walbrook at The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum". www.bdcmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-19.