Brigitte Helm
German actress (1908–1996)
Brigitte Helm
Born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm
(1908-03-17 ) 17 March 1908Died 11 June 1996(1996-06-11) (aged 88) Occupation Actress Years active 1927–1935 Spouse(s)
Richard Weisbach
(
m. 1928;
div. 1934)
[ 1] Dr. Hugo Kunheim
(
m. 1935; died 1986)
Children 4
Brigitte Helm (born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm , 17 March 1908 – 11 June 1996) was a German actress, best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double named Futura , in Fritz Lang 's 1927 silent film , Metropolis
Early life
Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm was born on 17 March 1908 in Berlin, the daughter of Gretchen Gertrud Martha Schittenhelm (née Tews; 1877—1955) and merchant Edwin Alexander Johannes Schittenhelm (1871—1913).[citation needed
Helm took an interest in acting as a child, and by age 12 was taking the lead in school plays.[ 2]
Career
Helm's first movie role was that of Maria in Metropolis UFA in 1925.[ 3] Metropolis , Helm made over 30 other films, including talking pictures , before retiring in 1935. Her other appearances include The Love of Jeanne Ney Alraune L'Argent Gloria (1931), The Blue Danube L'Atlantide Gold Bride of Frankenstein Elsa Lanchester was given the role.
Personal life
Helm was involved in several traffic accidents, and was briefly imprisoned.[ 4] [ 5] Nazi Party 's Press Chief Obergruppenführer Otto Dietrich 's book, The Hitler I Knew , Adolf Hitler saw that manslaughter charges against her from an automobile accident were dropped.[ 6]
Helm married her second husband, Dr. Hugo Kunheim, an industrialist, after her film contract expired in 1935.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [citation needed
Helm died, 11 June 1996, in Ascona , Switzerland .[ 4]
Selected filmography
Metropolis Fritz Lang At the Edge of the World Am Rande der Welt , 1927), director: Karl Grune The Love of Jeanne Ney Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney , 1927), director: G.W. Pabst Alraune Henrik Galeen ; title roleThe Devious Path Abwege (1928) director: G.W. PabstYacht of the Seven Sins Die Yacht der sieben Sünden , 1928), directors: Jacob Fleck , Luise Fleck L'Argent Marcel L'Herbier Scandal in Baden-Baden Skandal in Baden-Baden , 1929), director: Erich Waschneck Manolescu Victor Tourjansky The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna , 1929), director: Hanns Schwarz The Singing City Die singende Stadt , 1930), director Carmine Gallone Alraune Richard Oswald ; title roleGloria Hans Behrendt Gloria Yvan Noé In the Employ of the Secret Service Im Geheimdienst , 1931), director: Gustav Ucicky The Blue Danube Herbert Wilcox The Countess of Monte Cristo Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo , 1932), director: Karl Hartl The Mistress of Atlantis Die Herrin von Atlantis , 1932) director: G.W. PabstThree on a Honeymoon Hochzeitsreise zu dritt , 1932), director: Erich SchmidtHoneymoon Trip Voyage de noces , 1933), directors: Germain Fried , Joe May , Erich SchmidtThe Marathon Runner Der Läufer von Marathon , 1933), director: Ewald André Dupont Spies at Work Spione am Werk , 1933), director: Gerhard Lamprecht The Star of Valencia L'Étoile de Valencia , 1933), director: Serge de Poligny Goodbye, Beautiful Days André Beucler Happy Days in Aranjuez Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez , 1933), director: Johannes Meyer Inge and the Millions Inge und die Millionen , 1933), director: Erich Engel Gold Karl Hartl The Island Die Insel , 1934), director: Hans SteinhoffCount Woronzeff Fürst Woronzeff , 1934), director: Arthur Robison An Ideal Husband Ein idealer Gatte , 1935), director: Herbert Selpin
References
Notes
^ "Brigitte Helm" . The Androom Archives . April 19, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020 .^ "Movie Program" .^ Curtis, James (June 1, 1998). James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters . Boston: Faber and Faber. pp. 243– 44. ISBN 978-0571199389 ^ a b Sudendorff, Werner (June 18, 1996). "Obituary: Brigitte Helm" . The Independent . Retrieved October 28, 2020 . ^ Staedeli, Thomas. Portrait of the actress Brigitte Helm Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Cyranos.ch. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
^ Dietrich, Otto (2010). The Hitler I Knew: Memoirs of the Third Reich's Press Chief ISBN 978-1602399723 ^ "Die gefährliche Blondine" (in German). Sueddeutsche Zeitung . 17 May 2010.^ Hull, David Stewart (1969). Film in the Third Reich, 1933-1945 . Retrieved October 28, 2020 . ^ Thomas Jr., Robert Mcg. (June 14, 1996). "Brigitte Helm, 88, Cool Star Of Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' The New York Times
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