Hans Jaray(1906-1990)
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Hans Jaray was a writer, singer, film and stage actor. After finishing
school, he went to the Academy for Music and Art, in Vienna. His stage
debut was in 1923, in Wiener Volkstheater and from 1930 to 1938, he
played at the Theater in der Josefstadt. The first play he wrote was
"Boulevard-Komödien". His two first movies were
The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
(The Love of Jeanne Ney) and
Schwiegersöhne (1926).
In 1933, he played 'Franz
Schubert' in
Leise flehen meine Lieder (1933)
("Unfinished Symphony", aka "Lover Divine", "La Symphonie inachevée").
After that, he was not often in Germany because he went back to Austria
in order to emigrate to the USA in 1938. There, he played in New York
on Broadway. His two Hollywood films were
Lydia (1941) and
Carnegie Hall (1947). After WWII,
he came back to Vienna and worked there on stage, cinema and as a
Professor at the Reinhardt-Seminar. Some of his last films were
Frühlingsstimmen (1952) and
Fedora (1978) by
'Billy
Wilder', with
Hildegard Knef,
Henry Fonda and
Michael York. He also wrote many
stage plays and books.
school, he went to the Academy for Music and Art, in Vienna. His stage
debut was in 1923, in Wiener Volkstheater and from 1930 to 1938, he
played at the Theater in der Josefstadt. The first play he wrote was
"Boulevard-Komödien". His two first movies were
The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
(The Love of Jeanne Ney) and
Schwiegersöhne (1926).
In 1933, he played 'Franz
Schubert' in
Leise flehen meine Lieder (1933)
("Unfinished Symphony", aka "Lover Divine", "La Symphonie inachevée").
After that, he was not often in Germany because he went back to Austria
in order to emigrate to the USA in 1938. There, he played in New York
on Broadway. His two Hollywood films were
Lydia (1941) and
Carnegie Hall (1947). After WWII,
he came back to Vienna and worked there on stage, cinema and as a
Professor at the Reinhardt-Seminar. Some of his last films were
Frühlingsstimmen (1952) and
Fedora (1978) by
'Billy
Wilder', with
Hildegard Knef,
Henry Fonda and
Michael York. He also wrote many
stage plays and books.