Paul Morgan
Paul Morgan (born Georg Paul Morgenstern; October 1, 1886 – December 10, 1938) was a Jewish Austrian actor and Kabarett performer. He died in Buchenwald concentration camp in 1938.
Paul Morgan

Eigenscan aus Ulrich Liebe: Verehrt, verfolgt, vergessen, 2. Aufl., 1997 · Public domain
- Name
- Paul Morgan
- Born
- 1 October 1886
- Birthplace
- Vienna Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 10 December 1938 (aged 52)
- Place of death
- Buchenwald Germany
- Birth Name
- Georg Paul Morgenstern
- Occupation
- Film actor
- Nationality
- Austria
- Education
- University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
- Languages
- German
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Paul Morgan (born Georg Paul Morgenstern; October 1, 1886 – December 10, 1938) was a Jewish Austrian actor and Kabarett performer. He died in Buchenwald concentration camp in 1938.
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• Name — Paul Morgan • Born — 1 October 1886 • Birthplace — Vienna Austria-Hungary • Died — 10 December 1938 (aged 52) • Place of death — Buchenwald Germany • Birth Name — Georg Paul Morgenstern • Occupation — Film actor • Years Active — 1910 - 1936
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Gentleman Without a Residence (1915) • The Mistress of the World, Part VI (1919) • Countess Doddy (1919) • Prostitution (1919) • Around the World in Eighty Days (1919) • Diamonds (1920) • Respectable Women (1920) • Kurfürstendamm (1920) • Four Around a Woman (1921) • Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1921) • Hedda Gabler (1925) • The Girl with a Patron (1925) • The Elegant Bunch (1925) • Cock of the Roost (1925) • Love and Trumpets (1925) • The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square (1925) • The Red Mouse (1926) • Vienna - Berlin (1926) • When She Starts, Look Out (1926) • The Third Squadron (1926) • Circus Romanelli (1926) • The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden (1926) • The Pride of the Company (1926) • The World Wants To Be Deceived (1926) • We'll Meet Again in the Heimat (1926) • Darling, Count the Cash (1926) • The Brothers Schellenberg (1926) • The Queen of the Baths (1926) • The Three Mannequins (1926) • The Divorcée (1926) • Trude (1926) • The Schimeck Family (1926) • We Belong to the Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment (1926) • Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein (1927) • Radio Magic (1927) • A Serious Case (1927) • Break-in (1927) • Heaven on Earth (1927) • Schwester Veronica (1927) • Dyckerpotts' Heirs (1928) • Mikosch Comes In (1928) • Mascots (1929) • Sinful and Sweet (1929) • Fräulein Else (1929) • Miss Midshipman (1929) • Fairground People (1930) • Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930) • Rendezvous (1930) • Vienna, City of Song (1930) • Twice Married (1930) • The Cabinet of Doctor Larifari (1930) • Queen of the Night (1931) • Casanova wider Willen (1931) • Men Behind Bars (1931) • Marriage with Limited Liability (1931) • Poor as a Church Mouse (1931) • Schubert's Dream of Spring (1931) • Liebeskommando (1931) • The Ladies Diplomat (1932) • Holzapfel Knows Everything (1932) • The Empress and I (1933) • Catherine the Last (1936)

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1886
Paul Morgan born at Vienna.
1938
Paul Morgan died at Buchenwald concentration camp.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1104724847, Wilhelm Bendow und Paul Morgan in der Oper (Humoristische Szene). 1. Teil (aufgeführtes Werk), 2-21541-2.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q87943: Paul Morgan
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- 1.Ulrich Liebe: Verehrt, verfolgt, vergessen. Schauspieler als Naziopfer. 2. Auflage. Beltz, Weinheim (u. a.) 1997, ISBN 3-88679-292-7, S. 127.
- 2.beispielsweise „Menschen hinter Gittern“ (MGM, 1930, deutschsprachige Version von „The Big House“, mit Heinrich George)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022140/ und „Wir schalten um auf Hollywood“ (MGM 1930, deutschsprachige Version von „The Hollywood Revue of 1929“)
- 3.Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5, S. 416.
- 4.laut Filmportal
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1104724847, Wilhelm Bendow und Paul Morgan in der Oper (Humoristische Szene). 1. Teil (aufgeführtes Werk), 2-21541-2.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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