Käthe Dorsch
| Käthe Dorsch | |
|---|---|
 Dorsch in 1946 | |
| Born |
Katharina Dorsch 29 December 1890 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died |
25 December 1957 (aged 66) Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1905-1957 |
| Spouse(s) | Harry Liedtke (1920-1928) |
Käthe (Katharina) Dorsch (29 December 1890 – 25 December 1957) was a German actress.
Life
She was born in the Bavarian town of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, the daughter of a bakery helper. Her family moved to Nuremberg, when she was three years old. Dorsch attended a commercial school and had her first engagement aged 15 as a choir singer at the Staatstheater, performing Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. She appeared in Carl Zuckmayer's 1927 play Schinderhannes.
Dorsch is buried at the cemetery of Bad Saarow-Pieskow. A memorial stands at Waldfriedhof Dahlem in Berlin.
Selected filmography
- The Queen's Secretary (1916)
- Vendetta (1919)
- The Blue Mauritius (1919)
- Miss Julie (1922)
- Three Days of Love (1931)
- Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
- Yvette (1938)
- The Comedians (1941)
External links
- Käthe Dorsch in the German National Library catalogue
- Käthe Dorsch at the Internet Movie Database
- Käthe Dorsch at Find a Grave
- Photos of Käthe Dorsch
- "Käthe Dorsch". Aeiou Encyclopedia (in German).
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