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Franz Theodor Schmitz

Also Known As: "Theo Lingen"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death: November 10, 1978 (75)
Vienna, Austria
Place of Burial: Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Immediate Family:

Son of Theodor Schmitz and Maria Magdalena Overzier
Husband of Marianna Lingen
Father of Ursula Lingen

Occupation: famous actor
Managed by: Randy Schoenberg
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About Theo Lingen

Theo Lingen (10 June 1903 – 10 November 1978), born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Lingen

"Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXK1-RQQ : accessed 12 October 2015), Franz Theodor Schmitz, Immigration; citing 1954, Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).

Über Theo Lingen (Deutsch)

Theo Lingen (* 10. Juni 1903 in Hannover; † 10. November 1978 in Wien; eigentlich Franz Theodor Schmitz) war ein deutscher Schauspieler, Regisseur und Buchautor. Er war ab 1928 mit der Sängerin Marianne Zoff verheiratet, der ersten Frau Bertolt Brechts.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Lingen

"Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXK1-RQQ : accessed 12 October 2015), Franz Theodor Schmitz, Immigration; citing 1954, Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).

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Theo Lingen's Timeline

1903
June 10, 1903
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
1928
February 9, 1928
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1978
November 10, 1978
Age 75
Vienna, Austria
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Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna, Austria