Maria Bard
Maria Bard (7 July 1900 – 8 April 1944) was a German stage actress, who made several films in the silent era for Rimax, her first husband Wilhelm Graaff's company. Bard and Krauss became romantically involved. In 1931, Bard and Krauss married.
Maria Bard
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- Name
- Maria Bard
- Born
- 7 July 1900
- Birthplace
- Schwerin, German Empire
- Died
- 8 April 1944
- Place of death
- Potsdam, Nazi Germany
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Nazi Germany
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Bard's third husband was the actor Hannes Stelzer. Bard died by suicide in April 1944, reportedly for political reasons.
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• Name — Maria Bard • Born — 7 July 1900 • Birthplace — Schwerin, German Empire • Died — 8 April 1944 • Place of death — Potsdam, Nazi Germany • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1924–1942 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Berlin-Alexanderplatz (1931) • Man Without a Name (1932) • Premiere (1937) • Capers (1937) • Above All Else in the World (1941)
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Maria Bard is recorded as stage actor, film actor and actor.
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1944
Maria Bard died at Potsdam.
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