Leo Ditrichstein (January 6, 1865 – June 28, 1928) was an Austrian-American actor and
playwright
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Early life
He was born on January 6, 1865, in Temesvár, Austrian Empire
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. He was educated in Vienna
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and was naturalized
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as an American citizen in 1897.[ His grandfather was Hungarian novelist ]József Eötvös
Baron József Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (pronunciation: jɔ:ʒef 'øtvøʃ dɛ 'va:ʃa:rɔʃnɒme:ɲ 3 September 1813 – 2 February 1871) was a Hungarian writer and statesman, the son of Ignác baron Eötvös de Vásárosnamény and ...
who is sometimes listed as Joseph von Etooes.
Career
He made his New York
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début in ''Die Ehre'' (1890). This was followed by '' Mr. Wilkinson's Widows'', ''Trilby'', '' Are You a Mason?'' and other plays. He was the author of numerous plays, among which are: ''Gossip'' (with Clyde Fitch
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Biography
Born in Elmira, New York and educated at Holderness School and Amherst College (clas ...
, 1895); ''A Southern Romance'' (1897); ''The Last Appeal'' (1901); ''What's the Matter with Susan?'' (1904); ''The Ambitious Mrs. Susan'' (1907); ''The Million'' (from the French, 1911); '' The Concert'' (1910); '' The Temperamental Journey'' (1913); ''The Great Lover'' (1915); ''The Judge of Zalmea ''(1917). Ditrichstein appeared in one motion picture, in a cameo as himself, in '' How Molly Made Good'' (1915).[
Some of the plays Ditrichstein either wrote or acted in have been made into motion pictures. '' The Divorce Game'' (1917) was based on his play ''Mlle. Fifi''.]
References
NOTE: I could not find Leo Ditrichstein in the New. International Encyclopedia.
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External links
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IBDBPortraits of Leo Ditrichstein
NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection
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''The Phantom Rival''
1915 with Laura Hope Crews
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Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States
American dramatists and playwrights
American male stage actors
1865 births
1928 deaths