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Ilka Grüning

Austrian actress of Jewish descent (1876-1964)

PersonDied aged 88humanQ85474

Born: September 4, 1876
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-10-14
2.Stated in birth registry of the Jewish Community of Vienna
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Died: November 11, 1964
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-10-14
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, November 14, 1964
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
2.Stated in biografiA: Lexikon österreichischer FrauenRetrieved 2021-12-03
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Birthplace: Vienna
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-11
2.Stated in biografiA: Lexikon österreichischer FrauenRetrieved 2021-12-03
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Place of death: Hollywood
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1.Stated in biografiA: Lexikon österreichischer FrauenRetrieved 2021-12-03
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Citizenship: Austria
Occupation: stage actor
, film actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, drama teacher
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Ilka Grüning was an Austrian-Hungarian actress. Born in Vienna in the old Austrian-Hungarian Empire, she was one of many Jewish actors and actresses that were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933. A respected and famous actress of her time in the German-language area, she was forced to play bit parts in Hollywood.

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The Misanthrope(1923)
Nora(1923)
Friend Ripp(1923)
The Red Rider(1923)
Die Fledermaus(1923)
The Expulsion(1923)
The Treasure(1923)
The False Dimitri(1922)
The Kreutzer Sonata(1922)
Lowlands(1922)
It Illuminates, My Dear(1922)
Luise Millerin(1922)
Phantom(1922)
The Story of Christine von Herre(1921)
The Stranger from Alster Street(1921)
About the Son(1921)
The Conspiracy in Genoa(1921)
Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess(1921)
Seafaring Is Necessary(1921)
Lotte Lore(1921)
Lady Hamilton(1921)
The Marriage of Figaro(1920)
Mary Magdalene(1920)
Catherine the Great(1920)
Rose Bernd(1919)
Peer Gynt(1919)

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TThe Misanthrope1923 · 1923 film by Rudolf Walther-Fein

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Given name: Ilka
Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-05
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Start of work period: 1919
Family name: Grüning
Student: Lilli Palmer
Place of burial: Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
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