Hans Henninger (24 February 1905 – 15 May 1937) was a German

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and

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Life

Born in Pforzheim, Henninger had a brief career in film. He frequented Richard Schultz's salon in

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. A homosexual, he committed suicide in 1937 shortly before he was to be rounded up by the

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1932) * '' Traum von Schönbrunn'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

'' (1932) * '' Hermine and the Seven Upright Men'' (1935) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) * '' Winter Night's Dream'' (1935) * '' Anschlag auf Schweda'' (1935) * '' Family Parade'' (1936) * '' The Traitor'' (1936) * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1936) * '' Dangerous Crossing'' (1937) * '' Such Great Foolishness'' (1937)

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* 1905 births 1937 suicides 1937 deaths 20th-century German LGBTQ people German male film actors German male stage actors People from Pforzheim 20th-century German male actors Suicides in Germany Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany Male actors from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-film-actor-1900s-stub