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Alexander Granach

January 05, 2023

Alexander Granach (April 18, 1890 – March 14, 1945) was a German-Austrian actor in the 1920s and 1930s who emigrated to the United States in 1938.[1]

Alexander Granach
Alexander Granach as Knock in Nosferatu (1922)
Born
Schaje Granoch

(1890-04-18)April 18, 1890
Werbowitz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
DiedMarch 14, 1945(1945-03-14) (aged 54)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeMontefiore Cemetery
Other namesJessaja Granach
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1944
Spouse
Martha Guttmann
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(m. 1914; div. 1921)​
PartnerLotte Lieven (1933–1945, his death)
ChildrenGad Granach

Life and career

Granach was born Schaje Granoch in Werbowitz (Wierzbowce/Werbiwci) (Austrian Galicia then, now Verbivtsi, Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine), to Jewish parents and rose to theatrical prominence at the Volksbühne in Berlin. Granach entered films in 1922; among the most widely exhibited of his silent efforts was Nosferatu (1922), F.W. Murnau’s loose adaptation of Dracula, in which the actor was cast as Knock, the film's counterpart to Renfield. He co-starred in such major early German talkies as Kameradschaft (1931).

The Jewish Granach fled to the Soviet Union when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. When the Soviet Union also proved inhospitable, he settled in Hollywood, where he made his first American film appearance as Kopalski in Ninotchka (1939) starring Greta Garbo and directed by Ernst Lubitsch, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Granach proved indispensable to film makers during the war years, effectively portraying both dedicated Nazis (he was Julius Streicher in The Hitler Gang, 1944) and loyal anti-fascists. He portrayed Gestapo Inspector Alois Gruber in Fritz Lang’s Hangmen Also Die! (1943). His last film appearance was in MGM's The Seventh Cross (1944), in which almost the entire supporting cast was prominent European refugees.

Granach died on March 14, 1945, in New York from a pulmonary embolism following an appendectomy. He was buried in Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens.[2] Granach's autobiography, There Goes an Actor (1945) was republished in 2010 under the new title, From the Shtetl to the Stage: The Odyssey of a Wandering Actor (Transaction Publishers). He was survived by his long time partner, Lotte Lieven,[3] and by his son, Gad Granach. His son, who lived in Jerusalem, wrote his own memoirs with many references to his father.

Partial filmography

Literature

  • Alexander Granach: There Goes an Actor. Doubleday, Dorian and Co, Inc., Garden City 1945, ASIN B0007DSBEM
  • Alexander Granach: There Goes a Mensch: A Memoir. Atara Press, Los Angeles 2019, ISBN 9780982225158
  • Alexander Granach: Da geht ein Mensch. Ölbaum-Verlag, Augsburg 2003, (Neuauflage) ISBN 3-927217-38-7
  • Alexander Granach: From the Shtetl to the Stage: The Odyssey of a Wandering Actor. Transaction Publishers, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4128-1347-1
  • Albert Klein and Raya Kruk: Alexander Granach: fast verwehte Spuren. Edition Hentrich [de], Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-89468-108-X
  • Alexander Granach: Mémoires d'un gardien de bordel. Anatolia, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-35406-040-4
  • Gad Granach: Heimat los!. Ölbaum-Verlag, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-927217-31-X
  • Gad Granach: Where Is Home? Stories from the Life of a German-Jewish Émigré. Atara Press, Los Angeles 2009, ISBN 9780982225110

References

  1. ^ "A. Granach Dead; Stage, Film Actor - Tomasino in 'A Bell for Adano' at the Cort Theatre Was 54 - Studied Under Reinhardt". New York Times. March 16, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (Third ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Alexander Granach: Du mein liebes Stück Heimat. Briefe an Lotte Lieven aus dem Exil". www.perlentaucher.de.

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Alexander Granach April 18 1890 March 14 1945 was a German Austrian actor in the 1920s and 1930s who emigrated to the United States in 1938 1 Alexander GranachAlexander Granach as Knock in Nosferatu 1922 BornSchaje Granoch 1890 04 18 April 18 1890Werbowitz Galicia Austria HungaryDiedMarch 14 1945 1945 03 14 aged 54 New York City New York U S Resting placeMontefiore CemeteryOther namesJessaja GranachOccupationActorYears active1920 1944SpouseMartha Guttmann m 1914 div 1921 wbr PartnerLotte Lieven 1933 1945 his death ChildrenGad Granach Contents 1 Life and career 2 Partial filmography 3 Literature 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditGranach was born Schaje Granoch in Werbowitz Wierzbowce Werbiwci Austrian Galicia then now Verbivtsi Kolomyia Raion Ivano Frankivsk Oblast Ukraine to Jewish parents and rose to theatrical prominence at the Volksbuhne in Berlin Granach entered films in 1922 among the most widely exhibited of his silent efforts was Nosferatu 1922 F W Murnau s loose adaptation of Dracula in which the actor was cast as Knock the film s counterpart to Renfield He co starred in such major early German talkies as Kameradschaft 1931 The Jewish Granach fled to the Soviet Union when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany When the Soviet Union also proved inhospitable he settled in Hollywood where he made his first American film appearance as Kopalski in Ninotchka 1939 starring Greta Garbo and directed by Ernst Lubitsch released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Granach proved indispensable to film makers during the war years effectively portraying both dedicated Nazis he was Julius Streicher in The Hitler Gang 1944 and loyal anti fascists He portrayed Gestapo Inspector Alois Gruber in Fritz Lang s Hangmen Also Die 1943 His last film appearance was in MGM s The Seventh Cross 1944 in which almost the entire supporting cast was prominent European refugees Granach died on March 14 1945 in New York from a pulmonary embolism following an appendectomy He was buried in Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens Queens 2 Granach s autobiography There Goes an Actor 1945 was republished in 2010 under the new title From the Shtetl to the Stage The Odyssey of a Wandering Actor Transaction Publishers He was survived by his long time partner Lotte Lieven 3 and by his son Gad Granach His son who lived in Jerusalem wrote his own memoirs with many references to his father Partial filmography EditDas goldene Buch 1919 Die Liebe vom Zigeuner stammt 1920 Camera Obscura 1921 Der grosse Chef The Big Big Boss 1921 Der grosse Chef Nosferatu 1922 Knock Lucrezia Borgia 1922 Prisoner Mignon 1922 Il Gobbo Earth Spirit 1923 Schigolch Fridericus Rex 1923 Hans Joachim von Ziethen Paganini 1923 Ferucchio Man by the Wayside 1923 Shoemaker Schatten Eine nachtliche Halluzination 1923 Shadowplayer A Woman an Animal a Diamond 1923 Archivar Lindhorst I N R I 1923 Judas Ischariot Die Radio Heirat 1924 Wood Love 1925 Waldschrat a sprite Torments of the Night 1926 Murphy Hoppla wir leben 1927 Svengali 1927 Geiger Gecko The Famous Woman 1927 Diener bei Alfredo I Once Had a Beautiful Homeland 1928 Pollaczek sein Bursche The Adjutant of the Czar 1929 Stranger The Last Fort 1929 Gestino Pavement Butterfly 1929 Coco Flucht in die Fremdenlegion 1929 Beppo Legionar The Last Company 1930 Haberling 1914 1931 Friend of Jaures Danton 1931 Marat The Theft of the Mona Lisa 1931 Redner Kameradschaft 1931 Kasper Gypsies 1936 Danilo Camp Driver Bortsy 1936 Rovelli Ninotchka 1939 Comrade Kopalski The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 Soldier uncredited Foreign Correspondent 1940 Hotel Valet uncredited So Ends Our Night 1941 The Pole A Man Betrayed 1941 T Amato It Started with Eve 1941 Popalard Apartment Tenant uncredited Marry the Boss s Daughter 1941 Nick uncredited Joan of Paris 1942 Gestapo Agent Joan of Ozark 1942 Guido Halfway to Shanghai 1942 Mr Nikolas Northwest Rangers 1942 Pierre Man in Casino uncredited Wrecking Crew 1942 Joe Poska Hangmen Also Die 1943 Gestapo Insp Alois Gruber Mission to Moscow 1943 Russian Air Force Officer uncredited For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 Paco Three Russian Girls 1943 Major Braginski Voice in the Wind 1944 Angelo The Hitler Gang 1944 Julius Streicher The Seventh Cross 1944 Zillich My Buddy 1944 Tim Oberta final film role Literature EditAlexander Granach There Goes an Actor Doubleday Dorian and Co Inc Garden City 1945 ASIN B0007DSBEM Alexander Granach There Goes a Mensch A Memoir Atara Press Los Angeles 2019 ISBN 9780982225158 Alexander Granach Da geht ein Mensch Olbaum Verlag Augsburg 2003 Neuauflage ISBN 3 927217 38 7 Alexander Granach From the Shtetl to the Stage The Odyssey of a Wandering Actor Transaction Publishers 2010 ISBN 978 1 4128 1347 1 Albert Klein and Raya Kruk Alexander Granach fast verwehte Spuren Edition Hentrich de Berlin 1994 ISBN 3 89468 108 X Alexander Granach Memoires d un gardien de bordel Anatolia Paris 2009 ISBN 978 2 35406 040 4 Gad Granach Heimat los Olbaum Verlag Augsburg 1997 ISBN 3 927217 31 X Gad Granach Where Is Home Stories from the Life of a German Jewish Emigre Atara Press Los Angeles 2009 ISBN 9780982225110References Edit A Granach Dead Stage Film Actor Tomasino in A Bell for Adano at the Cort Theatre Was 54 Studied Under Reinhardt New York Times March 16 1945 p 15 Retrieved 23 September 2016 Wilson Scott 2016 Resting Places The Burial Sites of More Than 14 000 Famous Persons Third ed Jefferson North Carolina McFarland and Company p 292 ISBN 978 0 7864 7992 4 Retrieved 23 September 2016 Alexander Granach Du mein liebes Stuck Heimat Briefe an Lotte Lieven aus dem Exil www perlentaucher de External links EditAlexander Granach at IMDb Alexander Granach at AllMovie Alexander Granach at the TCM Movie Database Alexander Granach at the Internet Broadway Database Alexander Granach at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Granach amp oldid 1124205733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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