Curd Jürgens(Redirected from Curt Jurgens)Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. Known as Curt Jurgens in the English-speaking world, he was born in Solln, Bayern, Germany. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. Critical of the Nazis in his native Germany, in 1944 he was shipped to a concentration camp for "political unreliables." Jürgens survived and after the war became an Austrian citizen. He continued with his acting career, becoming an international film star. His breakthrough screen role came in Des Teufels General (1955, The Devil's General) and he came to Hollywood following his appearance in the sensational 1956 Roger Vadim directed French film Et Dieu... créa la femme (And God Created Woman) starring Brigitte Bardot. In 1957, Jürgens made his first Hollywood film, The Enemy Below.
Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor. He directed a few films with limited success, and also wrote screenplays. Curd Jürgens was married five times; one of his wives was actress Eva Bartok (1927-1998). Showing his sense of humor, he titled his 1975 autobiography "Sixty and Not Yet Wise". Jürgens maintained a home in France but frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage and that was where he died of a heart attack in 1982. He was interred in the city's Zentralfriedhof. Curd Jürgens also made a number of films in the French and German languages. Some of his other English language films include:
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Some of his other English language films include:. Internet Movie Database Entry: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516001/. Curd Jürgens also made a number of films in the French and German languages. Talent is not yet signed, but the producers are Jennifer Dana and Mark Gordon. He was interred in the city's Zentralfriedhof. Sony Pictures plans a remake of "Safety Last!" for release in 2006. Jürgens maintained a home in France but frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage and that was where he died of a heart attack in 1982. Lloyd was notorious for using his access to get young actresses to pose for him, and in 2004, his granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd produced a book of selections from his photographs, "Harold Lloyd's Hollywood Nudes in 3D!" (ISBN 1579123945). Showing his sense of humor, he titled his 1975 autobiography "Sixty and Not Yet Wise". Harold Lloyd has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, he was honored with his image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Curd Jürgens was married five times; one of his wives was actress Eva Bartok (1927-1998). Lloyd was usually about 20 feet above the ground, but the camera was positioned so that the top of the tunnel was out of shot, and in perspective Lloyd appeared to be hanging above the lower road about a hundred feet below. He directed a few films with limited success, and also wrote screenplays. The documentary revealed that many of Lloyd's high-altitude stunts were performed on dummy buildings above the entrance to a road tunnel. Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor. Lloyd was the subject of a television documentary series, Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, which followed similar documentaries about the other two geniuses of the silent movies, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
He continued with his acting career, becoming an international film star. In 1952 Lloyd produced two compilation films, featuring scenes from his old comedies, Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy and The Funny Side of Life (1953). Critical of the Nazis in his native Germany, in 1944 he was shipped to a concentration camp for "political unreliables." Jürgens survived and after the war became an Austrian citizen. The film was a failure. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. In 1947, director Preston Sturges brought him out of retirement for one more film, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. By the 1940s, Lloyd was no longer active in the film industry. Known as Curt Jurgens in the English-speaking world, he was born in Solln, Bayern, Germany. Lloyd's autobiography, An American Comedy, was published in 1928. Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. Some of the earliest 2-color Technicolor tests were shot at his Beverly Hills home. Teheran 43 (1981). Lloyd was involved with early color film experiments. Goldengirl (1979). Lloyd's home, "GreenAcres" has 44 rooms, 26 bathrooms, 12 fountains, 12 gardens and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). They also adopted Peggy in 1930. The Mephisto Waltz (1971). Lloyd married his leading lady, Mildred Davis, in February of 1923, with whom he had two children; Gloria, born in 1923, and Harold, born in 1931. The Assassination Bureau (1969). Lloyd was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Lord Jim (1964). Lloyd soon began working with Thomas Edison's motion picture company, Universal, and eventually ended up with Hal Roach. The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963). Lloyd, born in Burchard, Nebraska, started acting in one-reel film comedies in 1912 in San Diego, California. The Longest Day (1962). Lloyd did his own stunts and worked without safety nets, even after severely injuring his right hand in a 1919 accident with a prop bomb. The Blue Angel (1959). Lloyd is best known for his extended chase sequences that included daredevil physical feats like climbing the sides of tall buildings, hanging precariously from clocks, flagpoles and ledges. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958). Lloyd made nearly 500 comedy films, both silent and sound. Tamango (1957). Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893 - March 8, 1971) was an American actor. |