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| Her first marriage was to German-born film director ], who at one point was resident director for acting troupes such as ] and the ], both in ].<ref name=al>{{Allmovie name|82771|John Brahm}}</ref> Haas, a naturalized U.S. citizen, married her second husband, famed '']'' portraitist ] in ] in 1943. They had a daughter, Nina, born in 1945. Haas died from ] in ], aged 84. | Her first marriage was to German-born film director ], who at one point was resident director for acting troupes such as ] and the ], both in ].<ref name=al>{{Allmovie name|82771|John Brahm}}</ref> Haas, a naturalized U.S. citizen, married her second husband, famed '']'' portraitist ] in ] in 1943. They had a daughter, Nina, born in 1945. Haas died from ] in ], aged 84. | ||
| ] as drawn by Dolly Haas' husband, ], in 1936. Hitchcock cast Haas in his 1953 film, ''].'' Lithograph on exhibition at the Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd., New York <ref name="Alfred Hitchcock on the Set">{{cite web|last=Hirschfeld|first=Al|title=Alfred Hitchcock on the Set|url=http://www.alhirschfeld.com/cgi-bin/cat_alpha?CAT=A2#H|work=Alfred Hitchcock on the Set|publisher=Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd.|accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref>]] | |||
| Although Haas did not appear in many English-language films, she did have an important role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film, '']''. Haas was a personal friend of Hitchcock's, and Hitchcock cast her as Alma Keller, the wife of the murderer -- janitor Ottto Keller. This high-profile film also starred ], ], ], and ]. | Although Haas did not appear in many English-language films, she did have an important role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film, '']''. Haas was a personal friend of Hitchcock's, and Hitchcock cast her as Alma Keller, the wife of the murderer -- janitor Ottto Keller. This high-profile film also starred ], ], ], and ]. | ||
| ] and ] in the 1947 revival of ''Crime and Punishment'', as drawn by Haas' husband ]. From the Al Hirschfeld Archives at the Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd., New York]] | |||
| Haas told Margo Feiden, the longtime art dealer for Haas' husband, ], that Hitchcock regarded his actors merely as "animated props." Haas recounted that when she received her script in the weeks before filming began on '']'', every blocking direction was specified to the inch, which was not all that unusual. But, she continued, the script included acting directions in great detail for what Hitchcock wanted in every facial expression, down to the most "nuanced flicker of an eyelash." | Haas told Margo Feiden, the longtime art dealer for Haas' husband, ], that Hitchcock regarded his actors merely as "animated props." Haas recounted that when she received her script in the weeks before filming began on '']'', every blocking direction was specified to the inch, which was not all that unusual. But, she continued, the script included acting directions in great detail for what Hitchcock wanted in every facial expression, down to the most "nuanced flicker of an eyelash." | ||
| ]'', 1946, as drawn by ]. From the Al Hirschfeld Archives at the Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd., New York]] | |||
| Dolly Haas enjoyed a brief but successful stage career in the United States as well, appearing alongside such luminaries as ] and ] in the 1947 revival of ''Crime and Punishment''. She replaced ] in the lead role in '']'' in 1946 for the touring production. Her co-star ] said that Haas' casting substantially improved the show, stating that, "Dolly Haas understood the part. She had an affinity for it, and the play immediately improved. It wasn't at all that Dolly was a better actress. She was just better casting for the part than Mary." Mary Martin agreed with Brynner's assessment, and she helped Haas to prepare for the role in a very short span of time allotted for rehearsal. <ref> Davis, Ronald L. ''Mary Martin, Broadway Legend''. University of Oklahoma Press, 2008, pp. 100-101. </ref> | Dolly Haas enjoyed a brief but successful stage career in the United States as well, appearing alongside such luminaries as ] and ] in the 1947 revival of ''Crime and Punishment''. She replaced ] in the lead role in '']'' in 1946 for the touring production. Her co-star ] said that Haas' casting substantially improved the show, stating that, "Dolly Haas understood the part. She had an affinity for it, and the play immediately improved. It wasn't at all that Dolly was a better actress. She was just better casting for the part than Mary." Mary Martin agreed with Brynner's assessment, and she helped Haas to prepare for the role in a very short span of time allotted for rehearsal. <ref> Davis, Ronald L. ''Mary Martin, Broadway Legend''. University of Oklahoma Press, 2008, pp. 100-101. </ref> | ||
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Dorothy Clara Louise "Dolly" Haas (April 29, 1910 – September 16, 1994) was a singer and an entertainer who often appeared on Broadway.
Life and work
Haas was born in Hamburg, Germany, to Charles Oswald Haas, a bookseller of British origin, and Margarete Maria (née Hansen). Haas was an accomplished actress in German cinema before moving to the United States.
Her first marriage was to German-born film director John Brahm, who at one point was resident director for acting troupes such as Deutsches Theater and the Lessing Theater, both in Berlin. Haas, a naturalized U.S. citizen, married her second husband, famed New York Times portraitist Al Hirschfeld in Baltimore, Maryland in 1943. They had a daughter, Nina, born in 1945. Haas died from ovarian cancer in New York, New York, aged 84.
Although Haas did not appear in many English-language films, she did have an important role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film, I Confess. Haas was a personal friend of Hitchcock's, and Hitchcock cast her as Alma Keller, the wife of the murderer -- janitor Ottto Keller. This high-profile film also starred Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, and Brian Aherne.
Haas told Margo Feiden, the longtime art dealer for Haas' husband, Al Hirschfeld, that Hitchcock regarded his actors merely as "animated props." Haas recounted that when she received her script in the weeks before filming began on I Confess, every blocking direction was specified to the inch, which was not all that unusual. But, she continued, the script included acting directions in great detail for what Hitchcock wanted in every facial expression, down to the most "nuanced flicker of an eyelash."
Dolly Haas enjoyed a brief but successful stage career in the United States as well, appearing alongside such luminaries as John Gielgud and Lillian Gish in the 1947 revival of Crime and Punishment. She replaced Mary Martin in the lead role in Lute Song in 1946 for the touring production. Her co-star Yul Brynner said that Haas' casting substantially improved the show, stating that, "Dolly Haas understood the part. She had an affinity for it, and the play immediately improved. It wasn't at all that Dolly was a better actress. She was just better casting for the part than Mary." Mary Martin agreed with Brynner's assessment, and she helped Haas to prepare for the role in a very short span of time allotted for rehearsal.
Filmography
- 1930 Eine Stunde Glück
- 1930 Dolly macht Karriere
- 1931 Der Ball
- 1931 Der brave Sünder (aka The Upright Sinner)
- 1931 Liebeskommando
- 1932 Ein steinreicher Mann (aka A Tremendously Rich Man)
- 1932 Es wird schon wieder besser
- 1932 Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße
- 1932 So ein Mädel vergisst man nicht (aka A Girl You Don't Forget)
- 1932 Großstadtnacht
- 1933 Die kleine Schwindlerin
- 1933 Das häßliche Mädchen
- 1933 Kleines Mädel - großes Glück
- 1933 Der Page vom Dalmasse-Hotel
- 1934 Ein Mädel mit Tempo
- 1934 Girls Will Be Boys
- 1935 Warum lügt Fräulein Käthe?
- 1936 Broken Blossoms
- 1936 Spy of Napoleon
- 1949 Riviera
- 1953 I Confess
- 1954 The Fugitive (from the Armstrong Circle Theatre TV series)
- 1956 Regarding File Number 4356 (from the Studio One TV series )
References
- German movie institute profile
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- Davis, Ronald L. Mary Martin, Broadway Legend. University of Oklahoma Press, 2008, pp. 100-101.
External links
Categories:- 1910 births
- 1994 deaths
- American female singers
- American film actresses
- American musical theatre actresses
- American television actresses
- Cancer deaths in New York
- Deaths from ovarian cancer
- German female singers
- German musical theatre actresses
- German film actresses
- German emigrants to the United States
- People from Hamburg