Helene Thimig
Helene Ottilie Thimig (5 June 1889 – 7 November 1974) was an Austrian stage and film actress.
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Helene Thimig
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- Born
- 1889 · Vienna.
- Died
- 1974 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- actress · director · teacher · theatre manager
- Teachers
- Hedwig Bleibtreu
- Honours
- Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna · Kainz Medal
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Helene Thimig was the daughter of actor Hugo Thimig and the sister of actors Hermann and Hans Thimig. Thimig was married to the stage impresario Max Reinhardt from 1935 until his death in 1943. Thimig went into exile in the United States during the Nazi era, and returned to Europe after World War II.
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Professional life
Returning to Vienna from her American exile, she headed the Max Reinhardt Seminar, an acting school, from 1948 to 1954. Beginning in 1946, she directed the Jedermann productions during the Salzburg Festival. She had played the female lead (Faith) in that play for years under Reinhardt's direction and resumed the role from 1946 to 1951 and 1963 to 1965. She became an ensemble member at Vienna's Burgtheater in 1947; she moved to the Theater in the Josefstadt (her preferred company) in 1954. She died in her native Vienna in 1974, aged 85, of heart failure. She was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering; her ashes are now buried in Neustifter Friedhof in Vienna.
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Helene Thimig was an actress and theatre director, born on 5 June 1889 in Wien and died on 7 November 1974 in Wien. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Places of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Berlin and Vienna.
Helene Thimig Abstract/medium: 1 negative: glass; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
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Büste „Bildnis der Helene Thimig “ von Milly Steger, 1920. Helene Thimig war Schauspielerin.
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1974
Helene Thimig died at Vienna.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q88896: Helene Thimig
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- “Helene Thimig”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- OpenStreetMap gazetteer entry for Helene Thimig, Max-Reinhardt-Platz, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Österreich
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- 1.Helene Thimig | Movies and Filmography. AllMovie.
- 2.Helene Thimig profile. BFI.
- 3.Rowan, Terry. Who's Who In Hollywood!. Lulu.com. 27 July 2015. 9781329074491.
- 4.Thimig, Helene (1889–1974). encyclopedia.com.
- 5.Sutter Fichtner, Paula. Historical Dictionary of Austria, Scarecrow Press (2009), page 299.
- 6.Die Geschichte des Max Reinhardt Seminars. Max Reinhardt Seminar Homepage.
- 7.Helene Thimig. Wien Geschichte Wiki. 2022-06-09.
- 8.Helene Thimig Dies; Viennese Actress. The New York Times. 42. 8 November 1974.
- 9.Thimig, Helene. The Androom Archives.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Sutter Fichtner, Paula. Historical Dictionary of Austria. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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