Roma Bahn
Roma Bahn (1896–1975) was a German stage and film actress. On stage she was notable for her performances as Polly in the original 1928 production of The Threepenny Opera. In cinema she played supporting roles in films made during the Weimar and Nazi eras.
Roma Bahn
- Name
- Roma Bahn
- Born
- 30 October 1896
- Birthplace
- Berlin, German Empire
- Died
- 11 January 1975
- Place of death
- Bonn, West Germany
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Roma Bahn • Born — 30 October 1896 • Birthplace — Berlin, German Empire • Died — 11 January 1975 • Place of death — Bonn, West Germany • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1919–1972 (film)
Documentary record
Roma Bahn (30 October 1896 – 11 January 1975) was a film actress, voice actress and “Schauspiellehrerin”. Roma Bahn was born on 30 October 1896 in Berlin. Roma Bahn died on 11 January 1975 in Bonn.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• From Morn to Midnight (1920) • Unheimliche Geschichten (1932) • Anna and Elizabeth (1933) • Scandal at the Fledermaus (1936) • The Girl Irene (1936) • The Deruga Case (1938) • Two Women (1938) • Rubber (1938) • Three Fathers for Anna (1939) • Detours to Happiness (1939) • Police Report (1939) • Madame Butterfly (1939) • Diesel (1942) • Voice of the Heart (1942) • My Friend Josephine (1942) • The Crew of the Dora (1943) • An Old Heart Becomes Young Again (1943) • The Dark Day (1943) • Light of Heart (1943) • Wild Bird (1943) • Mask in Blue (1943) • Harald Arrives at Nine (1944) • The Wedding Hotel (1944) • Amico (1949) • Turtledove General Delivery (1952) • The Phantom of the Big Tent (1954) • Like Once Lili Marleen (1956) • Confess, Doctor Corda (1958)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1896
Roma Bahn was born on 30 October 1896.
1975
Roma Bahn died on 11 January 1975.
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Roma Bahn was born at Berlin.
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Roma Bahn died at Bonn.
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Berlin.
Birth place
Bonn.
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- “Roma Bahn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2164427: Roma Bahn
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- 1.Fuegi p.201
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- John Fuegi. Brecht and Company: Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama. Grove Press, 2002.
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