Elisabeth Markus
Elisabeth Markus; actually Martha Elisabeth Leopoldine Francisca Markus (* December 15, 1895 [A 1] in Weikersdorf am Steinfelde, Lower Austria, † January 19, 1970 in Vienna) was an Austrian actress and radio speaker.
Life
Elisabeth Markus was born as a daughter of a pharmacist Eugene Mark. She received training at the theater school of the German People's Theater in Vienna. From 1917 to 1930, she was a member of the ensemble of folk theater in Vienna. 1931 took Elisabeth Markus, together with Max Reinhardt, a theater tour. This was followed by engagements at various theaters in Vienna. From 1939 she was a member of the Theater in der Josefstadt. In addition, guest performances came from time to time at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In addition, she taught in later years at the Max Reinhardt Seminar.
Elisabeth Markus also acted in numerous film and television productions.
Among them were movies like Back then, from 1943, directed by Rolf Hansen with Zarah Leander, Hans Stüwe and Hilde Körber, 1953 Daughter of the Regiment by George C. understands and Günther Haenel with Aglaya Schmid, Robert Lindner and Gusti Wolf and 1957 The unexcused hour by Willi Forst with Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg and Hans Moser. A final role in a feature film she portrayed in 1966 in the Earl Bobby movie Bobby Earl, the terror of the Wild West directed by Paul Martin with Peter Alexander, Gunther Philipp and Hanne again.
On television, Elisabeth Markus was to see The cartridge of Carl Sternheim, directed by Rudolf Noelte with Theo Lingen, Bruni Lobel and Hans Putz in the adaptation of the comedy in 1961.
She has worked with some radio play productions as a spokeswoman. In the radio play version of Der Rosenkavalier to a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal in a production of the North German Runkfunks (NDR ) from the year 1962, she said, the role of duenna. Next to her, played Käthe Gold, Helmut Qualtinger, Albert Rueprecht and Hermann Thimig.
Elizabeth Mark was married to actor Erich Nikowitz since 1965. She was buried in the Viennese central cemetery in an honorary grave dedicated ( Ehrenhain (Group 40 )) of the City of Vienna.