He was born in what is now Glen Ridge, New Jersey,[1] which was then part of the now-neighboring town of Bloomfield. He was the son of Count Leopold Filip Kolowrat-Krakowsky [cs] (1852–1910) and his wife Nadine Freiin von Huppmann-Valbella (1858–1942), the daughter of a successful cigarette manufacturer from Saint Petersburg. He had three siblings: Bertha, Friedrich and Heinrich.
The reason "Sascha" Kolowrat-Krakowsky was born in the US is described in a letter of March 30, 1984, from his nephew Count Colloredo-Mansfeld to the Austrian film scholar Walter Fritz:
Due to a supposed or actual 'defamation' of his bride, my grandfather [Leopold] shot his adversary, a Prince of Auersperg, in a duel, which had to be atoned for by an exile of several years, according to the customs of that time. This Old Austrian, very Schnitzler-like drama could have provided his son [Sascha] with a good film subject.[2]
After the death of his father in 1910 and the inheritance of his estates in Bohemia, Alexander Kolowrat founded the Sascha-Film factory and a film laboratory at his castle Groß Meierhöfen (today Velké Dvorce) in Pfraumberg (Přimda). In 1912, he moved to Vienna and founded the Sascha-Filmfabrik on Pappenheimgasse 2/Treustraße in Brigittenau. One of his first productions with Sascha-Film was the documentary Die Gewinnung des Erzes am steirischen Erzberg in Eisenerz ("The Ore Mining in the Styrian Erzberg in Eisenerz"). In 1915, he took over the film branch of the k.u.k. Kriegspressequartier (War Media Quarters) in Vienna and also produced several propaganda movies during World War I.
Kolowrat-Krakowsky worked with many actors, e.g. the then-obscure Marlene Dietrich and Willi Forst, who both performed in the 1927 silent film Café Elektric directed by Gustav Ucicky. He did important pioneering work in all film genres of the time. The high points of his artistic work were the productions of monumental silent movies like Sodom and Gomorrah (1922) or Die Sklavenkönigin (1924), both directed by Michael Curtiz, on the Laaer Berg in Vienna-Favoriten. In 1916, he erected Austria's first huge studio in Vienna-Sievering. Together with his Sascha-Film company, he was the owner of several cinemas. He personally loved to attend the Münstedt Cinema in the Prater park, as well as the Burgkino and the Opernkino. In the Vienna Prater, west of the Rotunde, he erected "Old London" in 1920 for film shots, similar to the "Venice in Vienna" theme park nearby, but smaller.
Kolowrat died of cancer in 1927 in Vienna, aged 41. He would be referenced in the hit Dietrich-von Sternberg film collaboration Dishonored (1931), in which Marlene Dietrich plays a spy whose civilian name is Marie Kolowrat.
Filmography
Die Gewinnung des Eisens am steirischen Erzberg in Eisenerz (1912)
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Count Alexander Sascha Joseph von Kolowrat Krakowsky 29 January 1886 4 December 1927 was an Austrian film producer of Bohemian Czech descent from the House of Kolowrat A pioneer of Austrian cinema he founded the first major film studio Sascha Film in Vienna Alexander KolowratSascha Kolowrat left at work around 1916BornAlexander Joseph Graf Kolowrat Krakowsky 1886 01 29 29 January 1886Bloomfield New Jersey United StatesDied4 December 1927 1927 12 04 aged 41 Vienna AustriaOccupationFilm producerYears active1909 1927 Contents 1 Life 2 Filmography 3 Literature 4 References 5 External linksLife Edit Count Leopold Kolowrat and his children 1903 He was born in what is now Glen Ridge New Jersey 1 which was then part of the now neighboring town of Bloomfield He was the son of Count Leopold Filip Kolowrat Krakowsky cs 1852 1910 and his wife Nadine Freiin von Huppmann Valbella 1858 1942 the daughter of a successful cigarette manufacturer from Saint Petersburg He had three siblings Bertha Friedrich and Heinrich The reason Sascha Kolowrat Krakowsky was born in the US is described in a letter of March 30 1984 from his nephew Count Colloredo Mansfeld to the Austrian film scholar Walter Fritz Due to a supposed or actual defamation of his bride my grandfather Leopold shot his adversary a Prince of Auersperg in a duel which had to be atoned for by an exile of several years according to the customs of that time This Old Austrian very Schnitzler like drama could have provided his son Sascha with a good film subject 2 After Count Leopold Kolowrat had been granted a reprieve by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the family returned to Austria Hungary Sascha Kolowrat studied at the Catholic University of Leuven present day Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium where he became a member of the German Catholic fraternity Katholische Academische Verbindung Lovania Leuven He served in the army and was able to speak many European languages After he had met Charles Pathe in Paris in 1909 he got into cinematography besides his interests in motorcycle and car racing aviation and ballooning In 1909 he privately filmed a car racing at the Semmering Pass After the death of his father in 1910 and the inheritance of his estates in Bohemia Alexander Kolowrat founded the Sascha Film factory and a film laboratory at his castle Gross Meierhofen today Velke Dvorce in Pfraumberg Primda In 1912 he moved to Vienna and founded the Sascha Filmfabrik on Pappenheimgasse 2 Treustrasse in Brigittenau One of his first productions with Sascha Film was the documentary Die Gewinnung des Erzes am steirischen Erzberg in Eisenerz The Ore Mining in the Styrian Erzberg in Eisenerz In 1915 he took over the film branch of the k u k Kriegspressequartier War Media Quarters in Vienna and also produced several propaganda movies during World War I Kolowrat memorial at the Wien Film studio Vienna Sievering Kolowrat Krakowsky worked with many actors e g the then obscure Marlene Dietrich and Willi Forst who both performed in the 1927 silent film Cafe Elektric directed by Gustav Ucicky He did important pioneering work in all film genres of the time The high points of his artistic work were the productions of monumental silent movies like Sodom and Gomorrah 1922 or Die Sklavenkonigin 1924 both directed by Michael Curtiz on the Laaer Berg in Vienna Favoriten In 1916 he erected Austria s first huge studio in Vienna Sievering Together with his Sascha Film company he was the owner of several cinemas He personally loved to attend the Munstedt Cinema in the Prater park as well as the Burgkino and the Opernkino In the Vienna Prater west of the Rotunde he erected Old London in 1920 for film shots similar to the Venice in Vienna theme park nearby but smaller The count owned a large city palace on Wenceslas Square in Prague An enthusiastic mobilist he financed the development of a lightweight sports car Sascha Wagen designed by the Austro Daimler engineer Ferdinand Porsche which ran at the 1922 Targa Florio with Alfred Neubauer at the wheel Kolowrat died of cancer in 1927 in Vienna aged 41 He would be referenced in the hit Dietrich von Sternberg film collaboration Dishonored 1931 in which Marlene Dietrich plays a spy whose civilian name is Marie Kolowrat Filmography EditDie Gewinnung des Eisens am steirischen Erzberg in Eisenerz 1912 Der Millionenonkel directed by Hubert Marischka 1913 Wien im Krieg propaganda film 1916 Martyr of His Heart 1918 The Other I 1918 Eine versunkene Welt 1920 Gypsy Love 1922 Sodom und Gomorrha directed by Michael Curtiz 1922 Young Medardus directed by Michael Curtiz 1923 Children of the Revolution 1923 Miss Madame 1923 Die Sklavenkonigin directed by Michael Curtiz 1924 Das Spielzeug von Paris directed by Michael Curtiz 1925 Salammbo co production with Gaumont 1925 Cafe Elektric directed by Gustav Ucicky 1927 Literature EditFritz W amp Zahradnik M eds 1992 Erinnerungen an S Kolowrat Schriftenreihe des Osterreichischen Filmarchivs 31 in German Hubl I M amp S K 1950 Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der osterreichischen Kinematographie in German References Edit filmreference com Fritz Walter Im Kino erlebe ich die Welt Vienna 1996 p 38External links EditSascha Kolowrat at IMDb Graf Alexander Kolowrat at IMDb Eintrag in aeiou at Graf Bobby als Couleurstudent in Academia OCV 2 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Kolowrat amp oldid 1126550115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
