Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | |
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Born | Ferdinand Schumann 9 August 1893 |
Died | 15 September 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 65)
Resting place | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, California |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1925–1944 |
Spouse | June Osborne |
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (né Schumann; born 9 August 1893 – 15 September 1958)[citation needed] was a German-born American character actor with over 65 films to his credit.
Though most of his films were uncredited roles, he wrote the screenplay for the 1930 film Mamba.[1]
During the First World War Ferdinand enlisted in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, serving at Camp Funston, Arizona, until he was medically discharged with weakened lungs from pneumonia.[2] Ferdinand's brother George Washington Schumann-Heink died of illness whilst in the US Army. His brother August had returned to Germany, where he was killed in action with the Imperial German Navy when his U-boat hit a mine in the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
Then she drew him out to the centre of the stage and introduced him to the audience as her son, Ferdinand Schumann-Heink. "He's the author of 'Mamba'; ...