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Ludwig Louis Donath

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Death: September 29, 1967 (67)
New York City, New York, United States (complications of leukemia)
Place of Burial: 280 Secor Road, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jozsef Armin (Hermann) Hirsch Donath and Berta Erzsebet Donath
Husband of Jean Donath
Ex-husband of Leopoldina Poldi Hoffer and Maria Donath
Brother of Robert Donáth; Dr. Hedwig Donath-Lang; Arnold Donath; Grethe Stein /Krott and Dr. Ferdinand Donath

Occupation: Actor
Managed by: Itai Hermelin
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About Ludwig Louis Donath

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

Ludwig Donath (6 March 1900, Vienna – 29 September 1967, New York City), was an Austrian actor who appeared in many American films.

Contents [hide] 1 Life 2 Partial filmography 3 Television appearances 4 External links Life[edit] Donath graduated from Vienna's Academy of Dramatic Art and became a prominent actor on the stage in Berlin. When Hitler came to power in 1933, he returned to Vienna and was active there in theater and film and until the Anschluss in 1938. He began his American film career with Lady from Chungking (1942) and went on to appear in dozens of films, including Gilda (1946), The Jolson Story (1946), Jolson Sings Again (1949), The Great Caruso (1951), My Pal Gus (1952), Sirocco (1951), and Torn Curtain (1966).

Donath played the father of entertainer Al Jolson (Larry Parks) in the two biopics The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949), although he was less than 15 years older than Parks as Jolson.

He also appeared frequently on television and on Broadway.

He died of leukemia in 1967.

Partial filmography[edit] Theodor Herzl (1921) Füsilier Wipf (1938) Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (UK title: The Lido Mystery) (1942) The Falcon's Brother (1942) (uncredited) The Moon Is Down (1943) Hangmen Also Die! (1943) Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) Counter-Attack (1945) Gilda (1946) The Devil's Mask (1946) The Jolson Story (1946) The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) To the Ends of the Earth (1948) Sealed Verdict (1948) The Lovable Cheat (1949) The Great Sinner (1949) Jolson Sings Again (1949) The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) The Great Caruso (1951) Sirocco (1951) Journey Into Light (1951) My Pal Gus (1952) Sins of Jezebel (1953) Too Many Thieves (1966) Torn Curtain (1966)


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Ludwig Louis Donath's Timeline

1900
March 6, 1900
Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria
1967
September 29, 1967
Age 67
New York City, New York, United States
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Ferncliff Cemetery, 280 Secor Road, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, United States