Lilian Harvey

Lilian Harvey (Lilian Helen Muriel Pape) (January 19 1906 – July 27 1968), was a British born, German actress and singer.

Biography

Lilian Harvey was born in Hornsey, North London. Her mother was English and her father was aGerman businessman. At the beginning of World War I they were living in Magdeburg and were unable to get back to England, so Lilian was sent to live with an aunt at Solothurn in Switzerland. After her graduation from school in 1923 she started her career by attending a Dancing and singing school and subsequently starred in many silent films In 1925 she got her first leading role in the film Leidenschaft. Because of her education as a singer Harvey was able to continue a successful acting career during the talkie era of the early 1930s. After the war, the family settled in Berlin where Lilian completed her education and attended Ballet School at the Deutschen Staatsoper. Harvey died of Jaundice on July 27 1968 in Juan-les-Pins France.

Films

Liebeswalzer 1930

External links

• Lilian Harvey at IMDb
• Lilian Harvey - Bibliography, Photographs, Postcards and Tobacco cards