Oskar Marion (2 April 1896 – March 1986) was an Austrian film actor.

Oskar Marion
Photography by Alexander Binder.
Born
Oskar Viktor Lepka

(1896-04-02)2 April 1896
DiedMarch 1986(1986-03-00) (aged 89)
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1919–1940

Life

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Born as Oskar Viktor Lepka in Brno on 2 April 1896. His parents were physician Antonín Lepka and Žofie Lepková (née Müller). Marion went to study medicine to Vienna, but after 1 year he had to enlist to be an ambulance driver, when World War I broke out. After the war ended he decided to become an actor. He worked at Wiener Kammerspiele, Brno City Theatre, Estates Theatre and several theatres in Berlin.[1] From 1919 to 1940 he acted mostly in German and Austrian movies. He had a few roles in Czech movies, because he was fluent in both German and Czech. After the end of his acting career, he worked as an assistant director and producer in West Germany.[2][3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Encyklopedie dějin města Brna". encyklopedie.brna.cz. 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Oscar Marion". csfd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Providence: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.
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