German postcard by Verlag Ross, Berlin, no. 370/1, 1919-1924. Photo: Alex Binder / RF (Ring-Film).
Eva May (1902-1924) was the daughter of film star Mia May and producer Joe May. It was only natural that she would follow suit. She became ‘everybody’s darling’ but in 1924, she committed suicide.
German postcard by Verlag Ross, Berlin, no. 480/2, 1919-1924. Photo: Atelier Balazs, Berlin.
Austrian film star Lilly Flohr (1893-1978) was a busy actress, soubrette, cabaret artist and chanson singer on stage. From 1918 on, she starred in 25 silent films.
German postcard by NPG, no. 784. Photo: Anny Eberth, Berlin.
German actress Ida Wüst (1884-1956) was a popular Ufa star in the 1920s and 1930s. Die wüste Ida appeared in almost 150 films, mostly as cheerful middle-aged women, aunts and intrigers. During the Second World War, she only rarely played in films or the theatre, and in 1945 her career seemed to have reached its end.
German postcard by Hermann Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 3095. Photo: Zander & Labisch. Albert Bassermann as attorney Helmer in 'Nora'.
Albert Bassermann (1867-1952) was one of the first great German stage actors who worked for the cinema. In 1933 he fled the Nazi regime and became an Oscar nominated stage actor in Hollywood.
German postcard by Verlag Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 3249.
Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946) was a German writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912. His most famous plays include 'Vor Sonnenaufgang' (Before Dawn, 1889), which is considered the beginning of naturalism, 'Der Biberpelz' (The Beaver Coat, 1893) and 'Die Ratten' (The Rats, 1911). He was also known for such films as Rose Bernd (1919), Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926), and Die Weber / The Weavers (1927).
German postcard by Verlag Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 4151. Photo: Zander & Labisch. Hans Wassmann in 'Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung'.
Hans Wassmann (1873-1932) was a German film actor. Between 1914 and his death in 1932, Wassmann played in 50 German films, mostly in supporting parts.
German postcard by Verlag Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 7355. Leopoldine Konstantin in Die Tänzerin / The Dancer (Georg Jacoby, 1915).
Leopoldine Konstantin (1886-1965) was a famous Austrian theatre and film character actress who worked for years with director Max Reinhardt. She played Claude Rains' dominant mother in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Notorious (1946). It was her sole Hollywood role.
German postcard by Hermann Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 7356. Photo: Dührkoop. Leopoldine Konstantin in Die Tänzerin / The Dancer (Georg Jacoby, 1915).
German postcard by Hermann Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 7615. Photo: Hans Boehm. Albert Bassermann in 'Raub der Sabinererin'.
Albert Bassermann (1867-1952) was one of the first great German stage actors who worked for the cinema. In 1933 he fled the Nazi regime and became an Oscar nominated stage actor in Hollywood.
German post card by Verlag Herm. Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 9642. Photo: Karl Schenker, Berlin.
Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871-1943) was a German writer famous for his short stories and novels that expanded the parameters of the Horror genre. His first novels, 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' (1910) and his masterpiece, 'Alraune' (Mandrake, 1911), were part of a trilogy based on the autobiographical character of Frank Braun, who also appears in 'Vampyr' (1921). He wrote the scripts for numerous films, most notably Der Student von Prag / The Student of Prague (1913), a reworking of the Faust legend which also included the first portrayal of a double role by an actor (Paul Wegener) on the screen. Ewers was deeply attracted to the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, and he wrote a novel based on the life of Nazi martyr Horst Wessel, 'Einer von vielen', allegedly at the bequest of Adolf Hitler. However, his works were banned by the Nazis in 1934. A penniless Ewers died from tuberculosis in 1943 in Berlin. He was 72 years old.
German postcard. Photo: Willinger, Berlin.
Arthur Kistenmacher (1882-1965) was a German stage actor. During the 1930s, he played small roles in German films, and he returned to cinema in the 1950s.
Austrian postcard by Magasin Metropole, Wien. Photo: Franz Xaver Setzer, Wien.
Raoul Aslan (1886-1958) was an Austrian theatre and film actor of Greek-Armenian ancestry. For many years, he was a star at the Vienna Burgtheater. He was also the director of the famous theatre from 1945 to 1948. Aslan was not particularly interested in films and only appeared in comparatively few productions.
Austrian postcard by Magasin Metropole, Wien. Photo: E. Förster.
Otto Tressler (1871-1965) was a white-haired stage and screen character actor. He was on stage from 1892 and was a long-standing resident ensemble member of the Vienna Burgtheater. He usually played authority figures or men of title.
Hungarian postcard by Shinhazi Elet. Photo: Angelo / City. Gyula Csortos in the play 'Falu Rossza' (The Village Rogue) by Ede Tóth.
Gyula Csortos (1883-1945) was a Hungarian film and stage actor who appeared in 80 films between 1912 and 1944. He starred in several silent Hungarian films directed by Michael Curtiz, then known as Mihály Kertész.
Hungarian postcard by D.V. Fenyx, no. 7567. Photo: Strelisky.
Hungarian actress Margit Makay (1891-1989) appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1989. She made her finest films at the end of her career with such directors as Zoltán Fábri and Károly Makk.
All postcards are part of the collection of the Geoffrey Donaldson Institute (GDI). Our next GDI post will be on 15 October 2025.
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