Eduard von Winterstein
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Eduard von Winterstein
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1 August 1871 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 22 July 1961 (aged 89) Berlin, Germany |
| Years active | 1919–1958 |
| Spouse(s) | Minna Menger, m. (1894) |
| Children | Gustav von Wangenheim |
Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim, commonly referred to as Eduard von Winterstein (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961) was an Austrian film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was also a noted theater actor.
Winterstein was born in Vienna on 1 August 1871. His predecessors were the Barons of Wangenheim. He took acting lessons from his mother Luise von Wangenheim-Dub, an actress of Hungarian origin who had played at the Burgtheater in Vienna. Winterstein came to Gera in 1889 and acted in theaters along with his mother and sister Clementine, where he had "undeservedly forgotten" experiences. He acted in the play Ersten Held und Liebhaber in 1893. The same year, he played the title role in Egmont at the opening of a theater in Annaberg on 2 April 1893. "I was re-born in Annaberg and became like a completely different person. In this small town I had really become an actor. [...] So the Anna Berger time was one of the best in my profession." he wrote in his autobiography. At this theater he met the actress Minna Menger, whom he married in 1894. They had a son, Gustav von Wangenheim (1895–1975), who went on to become an actor. The Theater in Annaberg-Buchholz is named Eduard von Winterstein Theater today.
Since 1895, he played at the Schiller Theater which had signed him for a three-year contract and from 1898 at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin under Otto Brahm. He married Hedwig Pauly (1866-1965) in 1899. Next he worked at the Lessing theater and acted in Gorky's Nachtasyl at Kleinen Theater. Later he worked under Max Reinhardt. When he moved up Winterstein enthusiastically commented about the country with the following words:
Berlin! It was at that time much more than today, the long-awaited paradise, after each German actor strove with all their might... Here in the big city flourished a lively theater life. The theater almanac from 1895 lists twenty-four theaters for Berlin. [...] I had found temporary accommodation with relatives with my family in the Großbeerenstraße... I was happy that I was just in Berlin to debut in this role (as Tellheim in Minna von Barnhelm)."
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