Leo Ditrichstein

Leo Ditrichstein

Born: January 6, 1865
Died: June 28, 1928
in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary
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Leo Ditrichstein (January 6, 1865 – June 28, 1928) was an Austrian-American actor and playwright.

Biography

He was born on January 6, 1865, in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary. He was educated in Vienna and was naturalized as an American citizen in 1897. His grandfather was Hungarian novelist József Eötvös who is sometimes listed as Joseph von Etooes.

He made his New York début in Die Ehre (1890). This was followed by Mr. Wilkinson's Widows, Trilby, Are You a Mason? and other plays. He was the author of numerous plays, among which are: Gossip (with Clyde Fitch, 1895); A Southern Romance (1897); The Last Appeal (1901); What's the Matter with Susan? (1904); The Ambitious Mrs. Susan (1907); The Million (from the French, 1911); The Concert (1911); Temperamental Journey (1912); The Great Lover (1915). Ditrichstein appeared in one motion picture, in a cameo as himself, in How Molly Made Good (1915). Some of the plays Ditrichstein either wrote or acted in have been made into motion pictures.

He died on June 28, 1928, from heart disease at the Auersperg sanitarium in Vienna.

Movies for Leo Ditrichstein...

How Molly Malone Made Good
Title: How Molly Malone Made Good
Character: Himself
Released: October 25, 1915
Type: Movie
Molly, an Irish girl just hired by a New York newspaper, is assigned as a test a chain interview of celebrities that must be accomplished within a set amount of time. She goes through innumerable paths and obstacles to achieve the goal.