Ernst Gronau
Ernst Gronau ( born August 21, 1887 in Memel, East Prussia, † August 11 1938 in Hoernum, Sylt, Germany ) was a German actor.
Life
Gronau had in his East Prussian city of Memel home attended high school and then embarked on several years of university studies in Paris. Back in Germany he attended the " Reichersche Academy of Dramatic Art " and also took acting lessons with Rudolf Schildkraut.
It was not until 23 years Gronau first stood on the stage, initially in the context of a tour with Schildkraut. His first engagement led him in 1911 to the Munich Chamber games. 1913 Gronau went to Berlin, was active in the following nearly two decades at the most different platforms, for example, " State Theater ", " Theater an der Saar Street", " Theater am Kurfürstendamm ", " Berliner Theater" and " Deutsches Theater ", sometimes referred to as director of the " Tribune ". After his last permanent position in 1932, he received no more stage commitments.
Gronau 1919 debuted in the film, in the following year he received one of the two male lead roles in Robert Wiene's Genuine drama. But soon he had to settle for supporting roles in sound films shrank its tasks on a batch format. His last appearance in front of the camera he graduated in May 1937: In the short film The musician of Dornburg Gronau played the title character - it should be his only sound film lead role.
Gronau died in the summer of 1938 on Sylt in a heartbeat. In a small obituary said, "He was an interesting artist - a master of the episode. "