Valérie von Martens (; 4 November 1894 – 7 April 1986), born Valérie Pajér Edle von Mayersperg, was a German-Austrian actress. Valérie von Martens was born in

Lienz Lienz (; Southern Bavarian: ''Lianz'') is a medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district, which covers all of East Tyrol. The municipality also includes the cadastral subdivision of ''Pat ...

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, daughter of the Austrian admiral Rudolf Pajér Edler von Mayersperg. She was an actress in Vienna when she had a relationship with the cabaret artist

Karl Farkas Karl Farkas (28 October 1893 – 16 May 1971) was an Austrian actor and cabaret performer. Biography In accordance with the wishes of his parents, he was to study law, but decided to follow the call of the stage. After attending the Academy of ...

. In 1922 she met the actor

Curt Goetz Curt Goetz (; 17 November 1888 – 12 September 1960), born Kurt Walter Götz, was a Swiss German writer, actor and film director. He was regarded as one of the most brilliant German comedy writers of his time. With his wife Valérie von Marten ...

. They married on 20 December 1923 in Berlin. She then appeared with him on stage and screen, mainly in pieces written or directed by him. She co-directed the 1951 film '' The House in Montevideo'' with Goetz in which they featured in the lead roles. She died in Riehen, Switzerland, and is buried in the Heerstrasse cemetery in Berlin, alongside her husband.

Works

* ''Die Verwandlung des Peterhans von Binningen'' (Memoirs Vol. 2', 1962) * ''Wir wandern, wir wandern''... ('Memoirs, Vol. 3', 1963) * ''Die wunderbare und spannende Geschichte des Herrn Blau'' (1965) * ''Das große Curt-Goetz-Album – Bilder eines Lebens'' (1968) * ''Curt's Geschichten, Kurzgeschichten von und über Curt Goetz'' (1972) * ''Curt Goetz – In deinem Sinne'' (1982)

Selected filmography

* ''

In Thrall to the Claw ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (german: Im Banne der Kralle) is a 1921 Austrian silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Eugen Jensen, Gustav Diessl, and Julius Strobl. While visiting the set, future director Georg Wilhelm Pabst made his o ...

'' (1921) * ''

Land of Love ''Land of Love'' (german: Land der Liebe) is a 1937 German romance film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Albert Matterstock, Gusti Huber and Valerie von Martens. Although Schünzel was Jewish he had been allowed to continue directing ...

'' (1937) * ''

Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything ''Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything'' (german: Napoleon ist an allem schuld) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Curt Goetz and starring Goetz, Valerie von Martens and Paul Henckels.Kreimeier p. 287 It marked the German debut of the Norweg ...

'' (1938) * '' Doctor Praetorius'' (1950) * '' The House in Montevideo'' (1951) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1953)

References

External links

*
Valerie von Martens at the filmportal.de
*
www.curtgoetz.de
Curt Goetz and Valerie von Martens
www.curt-goetz.at
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martens, Valerie von 1894 births 1986 deaths German film actresses German silent film actresses Film directors from Berlin German women film directors People from Lienz German stage actresses Austrian women writers Austrian stage actresses Austrian film actresses Austrian silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses 20th-century Austrian actresses Edlers of Austria