About Walter Forster
Lived 1917 – 1996 (aged 79). Walter Forster was a Brazilian actor, television presenter, radio personality, film actor, screenwriter and television writer.
Walter Gerhard Forster (March 23, 1917 – September 3, 1996) was a Brazilian actor. He was born in Campinas to Jacob Forster, of German and Irish descent, and Ida Forster, a Swiss woman. Starting his career as an announcer in Rádio Educadora de Campinas in 1935, Forster worked on several radio stations, including Bandeirantes, Difusora, Excelsior, and Nacional. In 1951, he created and acted in the first Brazilian telenovela, Sua Vida Me Pertence, in which he performed the first on-screen kiss ever aired on Brazilian television with co-star, Vida Alves.
He was married to Branca Regina from 1942 to 1983, when she died, with whom he had a daughter, Suzana, and a son, Walter Júnior. Forster died on São Paulo from a heart attack.
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Who was Walter Forster?
Brazilian actor
When was Walter Forster born?
Walter Forster was born on 23 March 1917 in Campinas.
When did Walter Forster die?
Walter Forster died on 3 September 1996 in São Paulo.
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Walter Forster was an actor, television presenter, radio personality, film actor, screenwriter and television writer.
What nationality was Walter Forster?
Walter Forster was Brazilian.
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