Elfi von Dassanowsky Biography (1924-)

Full name, Elfriede Maria von Dassanowsky; born February 2, 1924, in Vienna,Austria; immigrated to Canada; immigrated to the United States, 1955; daughter of Franz Leopold and Anna (maiden name, Gruenwald-Esterhazy) von Dassanowsky; married; children: Robert Dassanowsky (a writer, producer, and professor of German and film studies), Vivi. Addresses: Office: Belvedere Film, 13052 Moorpark St., Suite 203, Studio City, CA 91604-5003; Belvederefilm@yahoo.com.

Nationality
Austrian
Gender
Female
Occupation
Producer, actress
Birth Details
February 2, 1924
Vienna, Austria

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Executive Producer
  • Semmelweis (short film), Young Allies Films, 2001
  • (Uncredited) Wilson Chance, Belvedere Film, 2003
  • Film Producer
  • Symphonie in Salzburg (also known as Symphony in Salzburg),1946
  • Die Gluecksmuehle (also known as The Mill of Good Luck, TheMill of Happiness, and Das Erbe von Muehlof), Sascha Film, 1947
  • Kunstschaetze des Klosterneuburger Stiftes, 1947
  • Wer kuesst wen? (also known as Glueck musst Du haben auf dieserWelt), Sascha Film, 1947
  • Der Leberfleck (also known as The Freckle), International Film, 1948
  • Doktor Rosin (also known as Dr. Rosin), Favorit Film, 1949
  • Maerchen vom Glueck (also known as Kiss Me Casanova and Traum vom Glueck), Sascha Film, 1949
  • Film Music Coach
  • Wen die Goetter lieben (also known as Whom the Gods Love),1942
  • Frauen sind keine Engel, 1943
  • The Mozart Story, 1948
  • (Uncredited) Vocal coach, The Cardinal, 1963
  • Film Appearances
  • Die Gluecksmuehle (also known as The Mill of Good Luck, TheMill of Happiness, and Das Erbe von Muehlof), Sascha Film, 1947
  • Der Leberfleck (also known as The Freckle), International Film, 1948
  • Walzer von Strauss (also Waltz by Strauss), 1952
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Herself, Oesterreicher in Hollywood, 1994
  • Herself, Willkommen Oesterreich: Portraet von Elfi von Dassanowsky, Oesterreichischer Rundfunk, 1998
  • Stage Appearances
  • Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro (opera; also known as The Marriageof Figaro), State Theatre, St. Poelten, Austria, 1946
  • Also performed as Mimi, La boheme; as Lola, Cavalleria rusticana; as Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus; as Agatha, Freischuetz; andin Hansel und Gretel; performer in productions in various European cities, including Hamburg, Flensburg, and Munich, all West Germany (now Germany), and in Vienna, Austria.
  • WRITINGS
  • Periodicals
  • Contributor to German-language periodicals.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Ulrich, Rudolph, Oesterreicher in Hollywood (title means "Austrians in Hollywood"), Edition S, 1993
    Periodicals
    • Austria Kultur, April, 1997, pp. 12-13
    • Daily Variety, February 1, 1996, p. 2
    • German Life, April/May, 1996, pp. 14-15
    • Los Angeles Daily News, October 6, 1997, pp. 10-11
    • Los Angeles Times, February 29, 1999
    • Modern Austrian Literature, Volume 32, issue 1, 1999, pp. 126-40
    Electronic
    • German Way, http://www.german-way.com/cinema/dass, June 9, 2003