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- Ted Hecht was born on 17 February 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Adventures of Superman (1952), Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948) and Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954). He died on 24 June 1969 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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This corpulent, balding character actor was a ubiquitous presence in German-speaking films for almost half a century. So much so, that a contemporary critic referred to him as 'the king of the supporting roles'. A baker's son, Sima had at first aspired to become a writer. When this somehow failed to materialise, he went on to study drama at Vienna Conservatory. His first theatrical engagement in 1919 took him to the Deutsche Theater in Prague. Afterwards, he was to divide his time on stage between Vienna and Berlin. From 1927, Sima came under the auspices of Max Reinhardt, who was astute enough to recognise his singular comic talent and had him cast in satirical or comedic roles.
Sima's screen career commenced in 1921. He made limited headway until the arrival of sound. All of a sudden, he started to average several films per year, often acting in commercially successful pictures like Die Fledermaus (1931), So ein Flegel (1934), Liebe, Tod und Teufel (1934), Glückskinder (1936), Gasparone (1937), Frau im Strom (1939) and Jenny und der Herr im Frack (1941). His stock-in-trade character was the surly curmudgeon: sometimes villainous, cigar-chewing and choleric, sometimes shifty and scheming, all the while deceptively amiable. At other times, he provided effective, often scene-stealing comedy relief, as pompous, easily deflatable editors, industrialists or burgomasters. Sima continued, unabated, during the post-war era, alternating comedies with romantic melodramas. In 1967, he was forced into retirement following a heart attack, retreating to his horse-breeding stud near Vienna.
During the national socialist era, Sima's stance towards the ruling regime seemed ambivalent. On the one hand, he vociferously applauded Austria's 'Anschluss' with Germany. He went as far as to join the NSDAP, ostensibly, in order to continue performing. On the other hand, Sima appears also to have been associated with at least one resistance cell during the 1940's. Perhaps, that curious ambiguity accounted for his receiving the one major award of his prolific career, the Filmband in Gold, only just prior to his death in June 1969.- Henry Van Bousen was born on 31 December 1885 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for America (1924), The Liberty Boys of '76 in The Blue Riders (1916) and Lonesome Corners (1922). He died on 24 June 1969 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
- Emmy Flemmich was born on 3 August 1889 in Austria. She was an actress, known for Das Geheimnis der leeren Wasserflasche (1917), Eros in Ketten (1929) and Komtesse Hella (1916). She died on 24 June 1969 in Wien, Austria.
- Westbrook Pegler was born on 2 August 1894 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Madison Square Garden (1932), The Ben Hecht Show (1958) and The Merv Griffin Show (1962). He was married to Maud Towart, Pearl Dorne and Julia Harpman. He died on 24 June 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- Actress
Maria Delgado was born on 13 April 1896 in Maine, USA. She was an actress. She died on 24 June 1969 in Hollywood, California, USA.- John Tackaberry was born on 9 October 1912 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was a writer, known for The Jack Benny Program (1950), Shower of Stars (1954) and Ford Star Jubilee (1955). He died on 24 June 1969 in Burbank, California, USA.