Luli Deste
Luli Deste | |
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 Luli Deste (Luli von Hohenberg) in 1936 | |
| Born | Julie Dorothea von Bodenhausen-Degener 7 November 1902 |
| Died | 7 July 1951(aged 48) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Luli von Hohenberg, Dorothea |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932–1941 (film) |
| Children | 1. Baron Gottfried von Meyern-Hohenberg alias Goli (1924 - 1995) |
| Relatives | - Baron Christophe von Hohenberg (von Meyern-Hohenberg) (b.1952 ) (grandson) (photographer) - Baron Nicholas von Hohenberg (Niki) (von Meyern-Hohenberg) (1962 - 2017) (grandson) |
Luli Deste(néeJulie Dorothea von Bodenhausen-Degener;[1]7 November 1902 – 7 July 1951)[citation needed]was a German-Americanstageandfilm actress.[2]
Career
[edit]Deste studied dancing withMary Wigmanin Berlin but changed to acting. She was an understudy toElisabeth Bergner,acted in repertory theater, and progressed to leading roles in Vienna, after which she acted in London.[2]
In London, Deste acted in films directed byMarion Gering.After he put her under personal contract, he brought her to the United States and directed her films forColumbia Pictures.[2]Her Hollywood film debut came in 1937, and she later acted forUniversal Pictures.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Deste was married to Baron Gottfried von Meyern-Hohenberg, and they were divorced in 1930.[2]
She authored the bookCome, Take My Handas Luli Kollsman, published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce (c.1949), New York, 1949.
In 1944 Deste marriedPaul Kollsmanin New York City; she died in 1951.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1932 | My Friend the King | Countess Zena | |
| 1936 | Thank You, Madame | Corinne Dalma | |
| 1936 | Silhouetten | Lydia Sanina | |
| 1937 | Thunder in the City | Lady Patricia | |
| 1937 | She Married an Artist | Toni Bonnet | |
| 1939 | Verdacht auf Ursula | Ursula von Tweel | |
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Queen Fria | Serial, [Chs. 1-2], Uncredited |
| 1940 | Ski Patrol | Julia Engel | |
| 1940 | South to Karanga | Julia Garrett | |
| 1941 | The Case of the Black Parrot | Madame de Charriere | |
| 1941 | Outlaws of the Desert | Marie Karitza | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^p. xxiv von Hofmannsthal, Hugo(Author), Miller-Degenfeld, Marie-ThereseThe Poet and the Countess: Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Correspondence With Countess Ottonie DegenfeldCamden House; Reprinted from edition (26 September 2000)
- ^abcdHarrison, Paul (February 11, 1937)."Luli Deste Is Viennese, a Baroness -- And Hollywood Keeps Quiet About It".The Central New Jersey Home News.New Jersey, New Brunswick. NEA. p. 7.RetrievedMarch 7,2021– viaNewspapers.
- ^Wollstein, Hans J."Luli Deste".AllMovie.Archivedfrom the original on March 7, 2021.RetrievedMarch 7,2021.
Bibliography
[edit]- Robert McLaughlin.We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II.University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
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