Vera Hartegg (28 May 1902 – 1 October 1981) was a German writer and stage and film actress.[1] She was the daughter of the famous writer, diplomat, secret councilor and impostor Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg and his long-time mistress, actress Elvira Weiss (stage name Ella Kobold).[2] The fact that she was Hesse-Wartegg's only child was only revealed through intensive research by a journalist in 2012.[3] Hartegg hadn't mentioned her parents' names in her autobiography, which was a bestseller in Germany during the 1960s and 1970s with numerous editions.
Vera Hartegg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 1902 |
| Died | 1 October 1981 (aged 79) Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 1935–1955 (film) |
Selected filmography edit
- All Because of the Dog (1935)
- By a Silken Thread (1938)
- The Woman at the Crossroads (1938)
- A Woman Like You (1939)
- Liberated Hands (1939)
- The Fire Devil (1940)
- Wunschkonzert (1940)
Books edit
- Es ist nicht gelogen. Der Roman einer Schauspielerin. ("It is Not a Lie. An Actress' Novel.") Berlin 1938. Autobiographical Novel.
- Warum. ("Why.") Berlin 1940. Novel
- Oriane. Berlin 1941. Novel
- Ein Glücksrad dreht sich in Paris. ("A Wheel of Fortune Spins in Paris." Comedy in three acts, stage work) 1953. TV-movie 1958.
- Drei Väter und ich armes Kind. ("Three Fathers and me Poor Child") Munich 1961. (Autobiography pt. 1)
- Vornehmstes Haus am Platze. Lulus Memoiren. ("Most Noble House in the Llace. Lulu's Memoir.") München 1964. (Autobiography pt. 2)
- Kleine Formen. ("Small Forms." Poems) Berlin 1974.
References edit
- ^ Giesen p. 231
- ^ Hans Michael Hensel: "Wer war Ernst von Hesse Wartegg?" (in German)
- ^ Hans Michael Hensel: Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg: Wer war der Autor von „Siam. Das Reich des weißen Elefanten“? ("Who Was The Author of “Siam. The Kingdom of The White Elephant"?") – Online here (abridged version): http://thailandtip.info/2012/07/09/ernst-von-hesse-wartegg-wer-war-der-autor-von-siam-das-reich-des-weissen-elefanten/
Bibliography edit
- Giesen, Rolf. Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2003.
- Andreas Dutz, Elisabeth Dutz: Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg (1851–1918). Reiseschriftsteller, Wissenschaftler, Lebemann. Vienna 2017 (with a short biography about his daughter Vera Hartegg)
External links edit
- Vera Hartegg at IMDb
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