Marietta Millner (1894 – June 26, 1929) was an Austrian

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of the

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.White p.169

Personal life

Millner married a businessman from

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. Millner died from

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on June 26, 1929, in

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. Her death was attributed to "extreme dieting".

Selected filmography

* ''

Das Spielzeug von Paris ''Das Spielzeug von Paris'' (English title ''Red Heels'') is an Austrian silent film released in 1925 and directed by Michael Curtiz. It was the first film to feature French actress Lili Damita in the leading role. Plot A young British bohemia ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

The City Gone Wild ''The City Gone Wild'' (1927) is a silent gangster film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film starred Louise Brooks and was directed by James Cruze, and is now a lost film.''The American Film Institute ...

'' (1927) * '' The Hunt for the Bride'' (1927) * '' We're All Gamblers'' (1927) * ''

The Island of Forbidden Kisses ''The Island of Forbidden Kisses'' (German: ''Die Insel der verbotenen Küsse'') is a 1927 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Stewart Rome, Marietta Millner and Elga Brink. The interiors were shot at the EFA St ...

'' (1927) * '' Drums of the Desert'' (1927) * '' Nameless Woman'' (1927) * '' Intoxicated Love'' (1927) * ''

Modern Pirates ''Modern Pirates'' (german: Moderne Piraten) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Marietta Millner, and Sig Arno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy Alexander ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Magnificent Flirt ''The Magnificent Flirt'' is a lost 1928 American comedy silent film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and written by José Germain Drouilly, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and Jean de Limur. The film stars Florence Vidor, ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Model from Montparnasse ''The Model from Montparnasse'' (german: Das Modell vom Montparnasse) or ''Adieu Mascotte'' is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Lilian Harvey, Igo Sym and Marietta Millner.Prawer p. 89 Originally made as a silen ...

'' (1929) * '' The Tsarevich'' (1929)

References

Bibliography

* Wendy Warwick White. ''Ford Sterling: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2007.

External links

* * 1894 births 1929 deaths Austrian film actresses Austrian silent film actresses 20th-century Austrian actresses Actors from Linz Deaths from tuberculosis in Austria-Hungary {{Austria-bio-stub