Marianne Schönauer (1920–1997) was an Austrian stage,

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and film actress. During her career she made over fifty appearances in film and television series and also enjoyed success as a singer. She was born in

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as Marianne Schifferes to a Jewish father, Karl Schifferes. He fled to France following the

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, but was arrested and died in

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in 1942. Schönauer emerged as a star of Austrian cinema in the years following the

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in films such as

G.W. Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst (25 August 1885 – 29 May 1967) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic. ...

's '' The Trial'' (1948).Rentschler p/200 She married the

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Gustav Manker Gustav Manker (March 29, 1913 – July 7, 1988 in Vienna) was an Austrian theatre and TV film director and stage designer. From 1968 to 1979 he was the director of the Volkstheater in Vienna. His TV films include ''Das Konzert '' (1971), ''Gege ...

whom she divorced in 1956. She had 2 twin daughters, Marianne and Felicitas Schönauer born in Vienna 1958.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Immortal Face ''The Immortal Face'' (german: Das unsterbliche Antlitz) is a 1947 Austrian historical drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Marianne Schönauer, O.W. Fischer and Helene Thimig.Fritsche p. 85 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1947) * ''

On Resonant Shores ''On Resonant Shores'' (German: ''An klingenden Ufern'') is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by Hans Unterkircher and starring Marianne Schönauer, Curd Jürgens and Otto Tressler. The screenplay was by Alexander Lernet-Holenia who also wrote ...

'' (1948) * '' The Trial'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

Wedding with Erika ''Wedding with Erika'' (german: Hochzeit mit Erika) is a 1950 West German musical comedy film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Marianne Schönauer, Wolfgang Lukschy and Dorit Kreysler.Goble p. 493 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

1. April 2000 ''1. April 2000'' is a 1952 political satire film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, made during the Allied Occupation of Austria (1945–55). The script was reportedly commissioned at the request of the Austrian governm ...

'' (1952) * ''

Monks, Girls and Hungarian Soldiers ''Monks, Girls and Hungarian Soldiers'' (german: Mönche, Mädchen und Panduren) is a 1952 West German historical adventure comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Joe Stöckel, Paul Hartmann and Rudolf Fernau.Klossner p. 262 I ...

'' (1952) * '' The Poacher'' (1953) * '' The Last Reserves'' (1953) * '' A Night in Venice'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Don Juan'' (1955) * '' My Daughter Patricia'' (1959) * ''

Dance with Me Into the Morning ''Dance with Me Into the Morning'' (German: ''Tanze mit mir in den Morgen'') is a 1962 Austrian musical film directed by Peter Dörre and starring Gerhard Wendland, Guggi Löwinger and Rex Gildo.Von Dassanowsky p.184 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1962) * '' The Black Cobra'' (1963) * ''

I Learned It from Father ''I Learned It from Father'' (german: Das hab ich von Papa gelernt) is a 1964 German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Willy Fritsch, Thomas Fritsch and Gertraud Jesserer. The son of a respectable industrialist leads a wild se ...

'' (1964)

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013. * Rentschler, Eric. ''The Films of G.W. Pabst: An Extraterritorial Cinema''. Rutgers University Press, 1990.

External links

* 1920 births 1997 deaths Austrian television actresses Austrian stage actresses Austrian film actresses 20th-century Austrian women singers Austrian Jews Musicians from Vienna Actresses from Vienna 20th-century Austrian actresses {{Austria-actor-stub