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Paul Georg Julius Hernreid Ritter Von Wassel-Waldingau, ( January 10, 1908 - March 29, 1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an actor and film director.Born in Trieste which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and now part of Italy, Henreid was the son of an aristocratic Viennese banker. He studied theatre in Vienna and debuted on the stage under the direction of Max Reinhardt. He began his acting career in German films in the 1930s, but left Austria in 1935 for Great Britain. A small featured role in Goodbye, Mr. Chips ( 1939) led him to Hollywood.
In 1942 he appeared in two films that would become the most recognisable of his career. In Now, VoyagerNow, Voyager is a 1942 film which tells the story of a middle-aged spinster who, depressed by the domination of her mother, winds up in a sanitarium, where she blossoms. After a brief love affair, she winds up "mothering" her lover's equally depressed dau, he played the married man that Bette DavisThis article is about Bette Davis the actress, the article about Betty Davis the singer can be found here Ruth Elizabeth Davis ( April 5, 1908 October 6, 1989), better known as Bette Davis was an Academy Award winning American actress. Davis was born in L loved, and with Davis created one of the screen's most imitated scenes when he lit two cigarettes and handed one to her. He next appeared in CasablancaCasablanca is a 1942 movie set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa. It focuses on Rick's conflict between, in the wo as Victor Laszlo, the husband of the Ingrid BergmanIngrid Bergman (b. August 29, 1915 Stockholm, Sweden, d. August 29, 1982 London, England) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. When still very young, she lost both of her parents and was raised by some relatives; she studied at the Royal Dramatic character.
He made regular film appearances throughout the 1940s, and in the early 1950s began directing for both film and television. His important film credits include The Spanish Main ( 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:), Of Human BondageOf Human Bondage is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece, it is an autobiographical novel which deals with the life of Philip Carey, who, like Maugham, was orphaned and brought up by his pious uncle. Maugham's ( 1946Events January January 4 Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders the country is divided into four occupation zones Januar), Song of Love ( 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na), Siren of Bagdad ( 1953), and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ( 1961). His television directorial credits include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, Bonanza and The Big Valley. In 1964 Bette Davis, who had expressed both trust and admiration for Henreid since their first collaboration, was directed by Henreid in Dead Ringer .
Henreid died from pneumonia at Santa Monica, California and was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery.
He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - for Motion Pictures at 6366 Hollywood Boulevard, and for Television at 1722 Vine Street.
Henreid, Paul
Henreid, Paul
