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Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer.
Willi Forst, eigentlich Wilhelm Anton Frohs, (* 7. April 1903 in Wien; † 11. August 1980 ebenda) war ein österreichischer Schauspieler, Drehbuchautor, Regisseur, Produzent und Sänger. Als Schauspieler war er ein Publikumsliebling, als Regisseur einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der musikalisch-komödiantischen Wiener Filme der 1930er-Jahre.
Willi Forst was born on 7 April 1903 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Bel Ami (1939), Operette (1940) and Vienna Blood (1942). He was married to Melanie. He died on 11 August 1980 in Vienna, Austria.
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Aug 11, 2021 · Images of a faraway Vienna. When we think of one of the greatest directors in Austrian film history, the name Willi Forst cannot fail to come to mind. Willi Forst, more than anyone else, ensured that the Wiener Films could have a good international resonance.
May 5, 2006 · The artist responsible more than any other for this concept was Willi Forst. He began his career at age 16 as an actor on the provincial stages in the Austria–Hungary and the German Empire, and appeared as a featured performer in the post World War I operetta theatres of Vienna and Berlin.
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Willi Forst, the director of the controversial 1951 film Die Sünderin [The Sinner], declared the film an innovation for both his own personal style of filmmaking and within the institution of German cinema.
Willi Forst. All Pictures (16) Biography. Wilhelm Anton Frohs was born on April 7, 1903, in Vienna. His father was the porcelain painter Wilhelm Frohs, his mother the miller's daughter Maria Perschl.
