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Max Pallenberg

1877 – 1934

Austrian musician and actor

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About Max Pallenberg

Lived 1877 – 1934 (aged 56). Max Pallenberg was an Austrian stage actor, film actor, singer, comedian, actor and musician.

Max Pallenberg (born 18 December 1877 in Vienna as Max Pollack – 26 June 1934 in Karlovy Vary) was an Austrian singer, actor and comedian.

Although Pallenberg's career started in 1904 it wasn't until 1909 that he joined Theater an der Wien, and in 1911 Vienna's Volkstheater. However, it was at Berlin's Deutsches Theater where he left a lasting mark on German theatrical practice. He worked there with Max Reinhardt.

Pallenberg's stellar role was in the Erwin Piscator's dramatic adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's novel The Good Soldier Schweik.

In 1917 he married Fritzi Massary who was one of the divas of the 1920s. In 1933 they left Germany for Austria. A year later he died in an airplane crash near Karlovy Vary in today's Czech Republic. He was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering, where his ashes are also buried.

Pallenberg also starred in several films:

"Pampulik als Affe" (1912) "Pampulik kriegt ein Kind" (1912) "Pampulik hat Hunger" (1913) "Max und seine zwei Frauen" (1915) "Der rasende Roland" (1915) "Kapellmeister Pflegekind" (1915) "Die Nacht und der Leichnam" (1921) The Virtuous Sinner (1931) with Heinz Rühmann

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Who was Max Pallenberg?

Austrian musician and actor (1877–1934)

When was Max Pallenberg born?

Max Pallenberg was born on 18 December 1877 in Vienna.

When did Max Pallenberg die?

Max Pallenberg died on 26 June 1934 in Karlovy Vary.

What was Max Pallenberg's occupation?

Max Pallenberg was a stage actor, film actor, singer, comedian, actor and musician.

What nationality was Max Pallenberg?

Max Pallenberg was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Max Pallenberg

· Wikidata: Q85865

· DBpedia: Max Pallenberg

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