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- Actress
- Stunts
- Soundtrack
The daughter of a railroad official, Camilla Horn was educated in Germany and Switzerland. She initially trained as a dressmaker and received her first job experience in a fashion salon in Erfurt. This was merely a stepping stone for a performing career which began with dance lessons in Berlin and subsequent acting studies under Lucie Höflich. The lithe, blond and strikingly beautiful Camilla soon appeared in cabaret revues staged by Rudolf Nelson. By 1926, she was employed as an extra at Ufa, where she was spotted by the director F.W. Murnau, who found in her the ideal representation of Gretchen for his seminal production of Faust (1926) . The role catapulted Camilla to instant stardom. Within a year, she was signed by United Artists in Hollywood, befriending Charles Chaplin and, more importantly, studio chairman Joseph M. Schenck. The friendship with Schenck may, or may not, have led to an affair -- depending on which story one is to believe -- but it did result in two high profile starring roles opposite John Barrymore in the torrid melodramas Tempest (1928) and Eternal Love (1929), both produced by Schenck. Neither film was a commercial success.
With the coming of sound, Camilla returned to Europe, briefly appearing on stage in London and Paris, before resuming her screen career in Germany. As the 1930's went on, she rarely turned down a role, playing anything from baronesses and fashion models, to vamps and 'fallen women'. The quality of her films was variable, but there were several noteworthy standouts, such as Hans in allen Gassen (1930) (opposite Hans Albers), The Last Waltz (1934) and Fahrendes Volk (1938) (as a circus artiste, again with Albers).
During this tumultuous decade, Camilla conducted a lengthy affair with the singer Louis Graveure, fifteen years her senior. This came to an end in 1938, when Graveure was suspected of espionage by the Gestapo and fled to England, via the Cote d'Azure. After her luxury villa in Berlin was ransacked in search for non-existent clues, Camilla's outspoken criticism of the Nazi regime reached a point where it got her into serious trouble. She saw out the first half of her career with a trio of long forgotten films made in Italy. Having failed in an attempt to flee to Switzerland, she kept a low profile and even tried her hand at farming. After the war, she had a stint as an interpreter for the occupying U.S. forces in Germany. Camilla made a successful return to the stage in a 1948 Frankfurt production of Jean Cocteau's "L'Aigle a Deux Tetes" (aka 'The Eagle Has Two Heads'). She spent the latter half of her acting career playing grand dames, matriarchs and worldly ladies with colourful backgrounds, in both films and on television. In 1974, she was awarded the 'Filmband in Gold' (also known as 'Lola') for lifetime achievement in the German film industry. In her 1985 autobiography, "Verliebt in die Liebe" ('In Love with Love'), she happily recounted her marriages and liaisons.- Edward Arnold Jr. was born on 15 April 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Blazing Barriers (1937), The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) and Million Dollar Legs (1939). He was married to Doris Gaines Coates. He died on 14 August 1996 in Westlake Village, California, USA.
- Bob Hannah was born on 13 February 1939 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) and Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). He died on 14 August 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Sergiu Celibidache was born on 11 July 1912 in Roman, Romania. He is known for The Yellow Tie, Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015) and Celibidache (1992). He was married to Ioana Procopie Dimitrescu. He died on 14 August 1996 in Paris, France.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Miki Volek was born on 21 May 1943 in Hradistko, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Kam zmizel ten starý song (2004), Minor Tales of Crime from a Major City (1982) and Bigbít (1998). He died on 14 August 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Anu Presjärv was born on 2 April 1962. She was an actress, known for Wikmani poisid (1995), Õnne 13 (1993) and Lumekuninganna (1985). She died on 14 August 1996.
- Production Manager
- Writer
- Producer
Jean Jeannin was born on 16 October 1902 in Paris, France. Jean was a production manager and writer, known for Le plus joli péché du monde (1951), The Thirst of Men (1950) and La bonne étoile (1943). Jean died on 14 August 1996 in Vernon, Eure, France.- Tom Mees was born on 13 October 1949 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Michelle Randzio. He died on 14 August 1996 in Southington, Connecticut, USA.