Leo Ditrichstein
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Leo Ditrichstein was an American
actor and playwright
of Austrian-Hungarian birth, born in Temesvár
, Austria-Hungary
. He was educated in Vienna
and was naturalized
as an American citizen in 1897. He made his New York
début in Die Ehre, (1890). This was followed by: Mr. Wilkinson's Widows, Trilby, Are You a Mason? and other plays. He was the author of numerous plays, among which are: Gossip (with Clyde Fitch
, 1895); A Southern Romance (1897); The Last Appeal (1901); What's the Matter with Susan? (1904); The Ambitious Mrs. Susan (1907); The Million (from the French, 1911); The Concert (1911); Temperamental Journey (1912); The Great Lover (1915). Ditrichstein appeared in no motion pictures alas he had a large influence on actor William Powell
. Some of the plays Ditrichstein either wrote or acted in have been made into motion pictures.
United States
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actor and playwright
Playwright
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of Austrian-Hungarian birth, born in Temesvár
Timisoara
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, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
. He was educated in Vienna
Vienna
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and was naturalized
Naturalization
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as an American citizen in 1897. He made his New York
New York City
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début in Die Ehre, (1890). This was followed by: Mr. Wilkinson's Widows, Trilby, Are You a Mason? and other plays. He was the author of numerous plays, among which are: Gossip (with Clyde Fitch
Clyde Fitch
Clyde Fitch was an American dramatist.-Biography:Born William Clyde Fitch at Elmira, New York, he wrote over 60 plays, 36 of them original, which varied from social comedies and farces to melodrama and historical dramas.As the only child to live to adulthood, his father, Captain William G...
, 1895); A Southern Romance (1897); The Last Appeal (1901); What's the Matter with Susan? (1904); The Ambitious Mrs. Susan (1907); The Million (from the French, 1911); The Concert (1911); Temperamental Journey (1912); The Great Lover (1915). Ditrichstein appeared in no motion pictures alas he had a large influence on actor William Powell
William Powell
William Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...
. Some of the plays Ditrichstein either wrote or acted in have been made into motion pictures.
External Links
- Leo Ditrichstein; IMDb.com
- Leo Ditrichstein; IBDb.com
- portraits of Leo Ditrichstein; NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection