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Hans Jaray

1906 – 1990

Austrian actor and playwright

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About Hans Jaray

Lived 1906 – 1990 (aged 83). Hans Jaray was an Austrian stage actor, film actor, writer, film director, actor and playwright.

Hans Jaray (1906–1990) was an Austrian actor and playwright. He also wrote and directed several television films. Jaray starred as a leading man in a number of 1930s films, such as the Schubert biopic Gently My Songs Entreat.

Career Jaray emigrated to the United States following the Anchluss of 1938, but returned to Vienna after the Second World War.

The 1934 Czech film Man in Demand on All Sides was based on one of his plays.

In one of his final roles he appeared in the 1977 West German television series Uncle Silas.

Selected filmography Sons in Law (1926) The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) The Beggar Student (1931) The Emperor's Sweetheart (1931) Gently My Songs Entreat (1933) Peter (1934) Unfinished Symphony (1934) Ball at the Savoy (1935) Her Highness Dances the Waltz (1935) The Affairs of Maupassant (1936) Fräulein Lilli (1936) The Priest from Kirchfeld (1937) Lydia (1941) Carnegie Hall (1947) Voices of Spring (1952)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna; Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria; Karl Skraup Award

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Hans Jaray's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Hans Jaray?

Austrian actor and playwright (1906-1990)

When was Hans Jaray born?

Hans Jaray was born on 24 June 1906 in Vienna.

When did Hans Jaray die?

Hans Jaray died on 6 January 1990 in Vienna.

What was Hans Jaray's occupation?

Hans Jaray was a stage actor, film actor, writer, film director, actor and playwright.

What nationality was Hans Jaray?

Hans Jaray was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hans Jaray

· Wikidata: Q86543

· DBpedia: Hans Jaray

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