Prominent German actress, who died at age ninety in 1971.

Ludwig Katzenellenbogen was her third husband. in 1933 they both fled to Switzerland and then to Yugoslavia to escape the Gestapo.

Tilla mentions much about Ludwig in her memoirs.

Für ihren Künstlernamen »Durieux« übernahm sie den Geburtsnamen ihrer Großmutter väterlicherseits: »Gabrielle du Rieux«

Sources

1. The Unbroken Chain - Neil Rosenstein (1990) Volume 1, Chapter 11, page 94, G 13.2 The Unbroken Chain: Biographical Sketches and Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th-20th Century, Volume 1 & 2 Hardcover – January 1, 1990

2. Tilla Durieux: Meine ersten neunzig Jahre, by Joachim Werner Preuss (Munich-Berlin 1971)

http://othes.univie.ac.at/231/1/10-22-2007_0126211.pdf

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilla_Durieux