Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. As of 2021, Jannings is the only German ever to have won the category.
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| Full name at birth | Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz
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| Claim to fame | He was the very first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor
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| Date of birth | 23 July 1884
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| Place of birth | Rorschach, Switzerland
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| Date of death | 2 January 1950
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| Age | 65 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Strobl, Austria
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| Cause of death | Liver Cancer
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| Resting place | St. Wolfgang Cemetery, Strobl, Salzburg-Umgebung Bezirk, Salzburg, Austria
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| Occupation | Actor
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- Although it is inaccurate to say he is actually a character in Peter Handke`s "anti-play," "The Ride Across Lake Constance," his name is used as a designation of a character, as are the names of other celebrated actors of the German cinema, Elisabeth Bergner, Heinrich George, Erich von Stroheim, Henny Porten and the twins Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler.
- Of the five U.S. films Jannings made (all silent, all for Paramount), only the Oscar-winning "The Last Command" has survived intact. Of two films ("The Way of All Flesh," "The Patriot"), only brief clips remain. The other two ("Street of Sin," "Betrayal," the latter also starring a young Gary Cooper) are thought to be completely lost.
- Is portrayed by Armin Rohde in Marlene (2000)
- The first non-American actor to win an Oscar (he is from Switzerland).
- He is the first winner of an Academy Award, as after being announced as a winner, he was presented his Academy statuette a month before the actual ceremony. This also makes him the first no-show winner at an Academy Award presentation.
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