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Olga Fabian (September 15, 1885 - December 1983)[1] was an Austrian-born American actress.
Before she came to the United States, Fabian was popular in Germany, and she originated the role of Julie in Liliom, by Molnar.[2] She had leading roles in productions of Shakespeare's plays, and she was a guest star in a variety of cities, including Berlin, Dresden, and Hamburg.[3] Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany led her to move to Switzerland, but has the Nazi influence grew closer, she and her 14-year-old son came to the United States,[2] where she eventually became a citizen.[4]
Broadway plays in which Fabian appeared included The Warm Peninsula (1959), The Genius and the Goddess (1957), I Am a Camera (1951), Come Back, Little Sheba (1950), and The Big Two (1947).[1] I Am a Camera, in which Fabian toured the United States in addition to being in the Broadway production, had her portraying Frau Schneider, a Nazi part that "demands 100 per cent acting from a woman who hates everything this Nazi-loving woman is."[4]
Fabian's films included Voice in the Wind (1944),[5] Behind Prison Walls (1943), Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945), My Pal Wolfe, They Live in Fear (1944), and Voice in the Wind (1944).[3]
Fabian also gave lectures and dramatic recitals for a variety of clubs and college groups,[3] including lecturing in German about German poetry to Harvard's advanced language classes.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Olga Fabian". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b "'Where Could It Happen but in America?' Asks Olga Fabian, of 'I Am a Camera'". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. March 15, 1953. p. 54 A. Retrieved 25 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Actress to Be Speaker At Woman's Club Program". The Journal News. New York, White Plains. December 1, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 24 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Grim, George (January 13, 1953). "Olga Fabian's Life Role Has Drama Aplenty". Star Tribune. Minnesota, Minneapolis. p. 11. Retrieved 25 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Music Used as Weapon in Film". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. January 25, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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