Elfie Mayerhofer
Elfie Mayerhofer (15 March 1917 – 28 December 1992) was an Austrian film actress and singer. A noted stage performer, she played lead roles in a series of musical and operetta films such as The Song of the Nightingale (1944) and The Heavenly Waltz (1949). She was known as the "Viennese Nightingale".
Elfie Mayerhofer
- Name
- Elfie Mayerhofer
- Born
- 15 March 1917
- Birthplace
- Maribor, Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Died
- 28 December 1992 (aged 75)
- Place of death
- Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
- Occupation
- Actress singer
- Nationality
- Austria
- Honours
- Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna
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Elfie Mayerhofer (15 March 1917 – 28 December 1992) was an Austrian film actress and singer. A noted stage performer, she played lead roles in a series of musical and operetta films such as The Song of the Nightingale (1944) and The Heavenly Waltz (1949). She was known as the "Viennese Nightingale".
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• Name — Elfie Mayerhofer • Born — 15 March 1917 • Birthplace — Maribor, Austro-Hungarian Empire • Died — 28 December 1992 (aged 75) • Place of death — Maria Enzersdorf, Austria • Occupation — Actress singer • Years Active — 1938–1968 (film) Elfie Mayerhofer (15 March 1917 – 28 December 1992) was an Austrian film actress and singer. A noted stage performer, she played lead roles in a series of musical and operetta films such as The Song of the Nightingale (1944) and The Heavenly Waltz (1949). She was known as the "Viennese Nightingale".
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Women for Golden Hill (1938) • The Curtain Falls (1939) • Hotel Sacher (1939) • My Wife Theresa (1942) • A Man With Principles? (1943) • Music in Salzburg (1944) • The Song of the Nightingale (1944) • Viennese Melodies (1947) • Anni (1948) • The Court Concert (1948) • The Heavenly Waltz (1948) • Beloved Liar (1950) • Kissing Is No Sin (1950) • Vanished Melody (1952) • Madame Pompadour (1960)
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Maribor.
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Maria Enzersdorf.
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- 1.Taufbuch 102 Maribor-Sv. Magdalena, tom. X, fol. 452 (Faksimile), abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2024
- 2.Elfriede Berreßems Grab auf der offiziellen Webpräsenz der Friedhöfe Wien, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2024
- 3.Geburtsbuch St. Marein bei Wolfsberg, tom. XIII, fol. 95 (Faksimile), abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2024
- 4.Taufbuch 102 Maribor-Sv. Magdalena, tom. VII, fol. 337 (Faksimile), abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2024
- 5.Taufbuch 102 Maribor-Sv. Magdalena, tom. VII, fol. 354 (Faksimile), abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2024
- 6.Mayerhofer, Elfie. In: Theodor Kellenter: Die Gottbegnadeten : Hitlers Liste unersetzbarer Künstler. Kiel: Arndt, 2020, ISBN 978-3-88741-290-6, S. 395
- 7.Maria Maierhofers Grab auf der offiziellen Webpräsenz der Friedhöfe Wien, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2024
- 8.Joseph Berreßems Grab auf der offiziellen Webpräsenz der Friedhöfe Wien, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2024
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