Elsa Wagner

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Elsa Wagner
Actress
Years active1916–1973

Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.[1][2]

Life and career

Elsa Wagner and Herma Clement performing their roles as attendants to Queen Luise (Emmy Sonnemann) in Hans Schwarz's 1935 Prinz von Preussen (Prince of Prussia).
Berlin-Dahlem

Born as Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner on 24 January 1881 in Reval, in what is now

Die Buddenbrooks and Wiene's I.N.R.I. in 1923, and E. R. Dupont's 1929 Atlantik.[4]

Wagner died in Berlin on 17 August 1975 and was interred at the

Cemetery Dahlem
.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Elsa Wagner". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  2. ^ Robinson, David. "Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari", in British Film Institute Classics, Vol. 1, p. 28 of pp.1-28. London, United Kingdom: Fitzroy Deaborn: An Imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 1997.
  3. ^ "Wagner, Elsa, Actress" (photo with short bio). Seattle, Washington: Getty Images, retrieved online August 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Eisner, Lotte H. The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt, pp. 349, 351, 354. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 1969.

External links

Media related to Elsa Wagner at Wikimedia Commons