In Red Shoes: Anton Walbrook

Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name #AntonWalbrook after serving as a prisoner of war during #WorldWarI. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, with ten generations of acting in his family, he left in 1936 and established a career in British cinema. Befriending #VivienLeigh early in life, #Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of #Gaslight which defined the term for generations to come, The #LifeandDeathofColonelBlimp, #TheRedShoes and #VictoriatheGreat (as Prince Albert). He is described onscreen as cat-like, mysterious, debonair, continental. But the mystery of his feelings during #WeimarGermany and among his lovers, remains.

Sources:

James Downs, "Anton Walbrook: A Life of Masks and Mirrors", Peter Lang Ltd (2021)

Dark Lane Creative, "Vivien Leigh and Anton Walbrook", https://darklanecreative.com/vivien-leigh-and-anton-walbrook-2/ (2013)

Andrew Moor, "Book Review: James Downs", Open Screens Journal, https://www.openscreensjournal.com/article/id/9026/

Aliya Whiteley, "Remembering Anton Walbrook", Den of Geek, https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/remembering-anton-walbrook/

James Downs, "Masks, Mirrors and Paper Trails", International Association for Media and History, https://iamhist.net/2021/06/masks-mirrors-paper-trails-anton-walbrook-archive/

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