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Wohlgemuth, Else
© Copyright Else Wohlgemuth, photo, 1910 Wohlgemuth, Else, b. Berlin (Germany), Jan. 1, 1881, d. Vienna, May 30, 1972, Court actress. Married Count E. Thun-Hohenstein in 1918; acted at the Vienna Burgtheater from 1910-1938 and from 1945-1959 (honorary member in 1934, awarded the Burgtheater ring in 1935), appeared at the Salzburg Festival in 1922 and 1925; an outstanding actress with the traditional repertoire (109 roles), mostly in the role of the tragic leading lady; later on equally successful in comedies; lived in exile from 1938-1945. Literature: W. Kraus, E. W. und das Wr. Burgtheater, doctoral thesis, Vienna, 1947; O. M. Fontana, E. W. Ein Leben für das Burgtheater, 1950.
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