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Axel von Ambesser

Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 16 September 1988),[1] better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director.[2] Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hamburg and attended Wilhelm-Gymnasium. He appeared as a stage actor in the Hamburg Kammerspiele, and went on to play in the Stadttheater Augsburg, the Münchner Kammerspiele, from 1937 the Deutsche Theater Berlin, from 1942 the Staatstheater Berlin, and the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna.[3]

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Axel von Ambesser

Munich Airport Riem, part of the filming and production team of Verträumte Tage (German version) and L'Aiguille rouge (French version) On the picture: Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Aglaja Schmid, Michèle Philippe, Michel Auclair, Axel von Ambesser, producer Fritz Fuhrmann [Germany], producer Paul Edmond [France], Emil-Edwin Reinert.

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Name
Axel von Ambesser
Born
22 June 1910
Birthplace
Hamburg, German Empire
Died
16 September 1988
Place of death
Munich, West Germany
Occupation
Film actor and film director
Full name
Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich.
Nationality
Germany
Education
Wilhelm-Gymnasium
Honours
Bavarian Order of Merit · Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Languages
German

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Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 16 September 1988),[1] better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director.[2] Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hamburg and attended Wilhelm-Gymnasium. He appeared as a stage actor in the Hamburg Kammerspiele, and went on to play in the Stadttheater Augsburg, the Münchner Kammerspiele, from 1937 the Deutsche Theater Berlin, from 1942 the Staatstheater Berlin, and the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna.[3]

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Axel von Ambesser (1910–1988) was an actor, director and film actor, among other activities, of German nationality. The actor was born Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich in Hamburg and died in Munich.

Axel von Ambesser was educated at Wilhelm-Gymnasium. The actor worked in Munich.

Languages used include German. Honours include Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art and Bavarian Order of Merit.

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