Poldi Dur (1917–1996) was an Austrian

dancer Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

and

stage actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

.Hischak p.164 She also appeared in several films. She was born in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

as Elisabeth Handl. Dur married the Austrian writer

Walter Reisch Walter Reisch (May 23, 1903 – March 28, 1983) was an Austrian-born director and screenwriter. He also wrote lyrics to several songs featured in his films, one popular title is "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne". He was married to the dancer and ...

. Following the 1938 Anchluss they emigrated to the United States.

Selected filmography

References

Bibliography

* Thomas S. Hischak. ''American Plays and Musicals on Screen: 650 Stage Productions and Their Film and Television Adaptations''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

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* 1917 births 1996 deaths Austrian film actresses Austrian stage actresses Austrian female dancers Dancers from Vienna Actresses from Vienna Austrian emigrants to the United States {{Austria-bio-stub