Grete Natzler
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Grete Natzler was an Austrian actress and opera
tic soprano
. Born in
Vienna
, she was the daughter of actor and opera singer Leopold Natzler (1860–1926). Her sister performed under the stage name of Litzie Helm. She began her career on the stage in her native country and in Germany as a performer in operetta
s. In the early 1930s she appeared in films in both Germany and England, including The Scotland Yard Mystery
(1933) and in several film versions of German operettas. After moving to the United States in the late 1930s, she signed a contract with MGM and adopted the pseudonym Della Lind. She is perhaps best known for portraying the role of Anna Albert in the 1938 Laurel and Hardy
film Swiss Miss
. She was married to composer Franz Steininger.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
. Born in
Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, she was the daughter of actor and opera singer Leopold Natzler (1860–1926). Her sister performed under the stage name of Litzie Helm. She began her career on the stage in her native country and in Germany as a performer in operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
s. In the early 1930s she appeared in films in both Germany and England, including The Scotland Yard Mystery
The Scotland Yard Mystery
The Scotland Yard Mystery is a 1934 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Gerald du Maurier, George Curzon, Grete Natzler, Belle Chrystall and Wally Patch...
(1933) and in several film versions of German operettas. After moving to the United States in the late 1930s, she signed a contract with MGM and adopted the pseudonym Della Lind. She is perhaps best known for portraying the role of Anna Albert in the 1938 Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
film Swiss Miss
Swiss Miss (film)
Swiss Miss, is a 1938 comedy film directed by John G. Blystone, produced by Hal Roach and starring Laurel and Hardy. It also features Walter Woolf King, Della Lind and Eric Blore in support.- Plot :...
. She was married to composer Franz Steininger.