Nelly Arno

Nelly Arno
Born Nelli Aronowsky[1]
15 July 1892
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Died September 1966 (aged 74)
Queens, New York, U.S.[2]
Citizenship United Kingdom
Occupation Actress

Nelly Aronowsky[3] (15 July 1892 September 1966), known professionally as Nelly Arno, was a German-born British theatre, film and radio actress.[4]

Aronowsky was born in Karlsruhe to Abraham Aronowsky and Fanny (née Maysel). She had a younger brother, Alexander, born in 1896.[1]

In 1920, she was living in Bernburg and already using the stage name Arno.[5] She was appearing on the English stage and radio productions following the Second World War.[6] It's not apparent when she emigrated, but she became a British citizen in 1948.[3]

She died in Queens, New York in September 1966.

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Nelli Aronowsky, 15 Jul 1892; Alexander Aronowsky; 2 Jan 1896. Karlsruhe, Germany, Births, 1870-1904
  2. Death of Nelly Aronowsky; Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
  3. 1 2 "No. 38436". The London Gazette. 19 October 1948. p. 5533.
  4. "Nelly Arno". BFI. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch: Theatergeschichtliches Jahr- und Adressenbuch, 1920 (in German)
  6. "London Theatres: New Lindsey". The Stage. London: The Stage Media Company Limited. 14 April 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 19 August 2017.



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