Lilli Palmer (with husband Rex Harrison), 1950.

Lilli Palmer, born Lillie Marie Peiser, (May 24, 1914 – January 27, 1986) was a German actress. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Palmer, who took her surname from an English actress she admired, was one of three daughters born to Dr. Alfred Peiser, a German Jewish surgeon, and Rose Lissman, an Austrian Jewish stage actress in Posen, Prussia, Germany (then - after WW I - Poznań, Poland). Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland When Lilli was four her family moved to Berlin-Charlottenburg. She studied drama in Berlin before fleeing to Paris in 1933 following the Nazi takeover. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German While performing in cabarets, she attracted the attention of British talent scouts and was offered a contract by Gaumont-British. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Gaumont is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864-1946 She made her screen debut in Crime Unlimited (1935) and appeared in British films for the next decade. Crime Unlimited is a 1935 British film that was made as a Quota quickie.

In 1943, she married actor Rex Harrison and followed him to Hollywood in 1945. Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and She signed with Warner Brothers and appeared in several films, notably Cloak and Dagger (1946) and Body and Soul (1947). Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Cloak and Dagger is a 1946 film directed by Fritz Lang, starring Gary Cooper. She also periodically appeared in stage plays as well as hosting her own television series in 1951. Harrison and Palmer appeared together in the hit Broadway play Bell, Book and Candle in the early 50s and later starred in the film version of The Fourposter (1952). The Fourposter is a 1951 play written by Jan de Hartog. The two-character story spans thirty-five years from 1890 to 1925 as it focuses on the trials and tribulations Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1957. During the marriage, Harrison had many affairs, including one with Carole Landis, who committed suicide in 1948 in the wake of their failed relationship. Carole Landis ( January 1, 1919 - July 5, 1948) was an American Film actress. They had one son, Rex Carey Alfred Harrison, born in 1944. Carey Harrison (born 1944 is an English novelist and dramatist

Palmer went on to play both leading and supporting parts in the U. S. and abroad. She starred opposite William Holden in an espionage thriller based on fact, The Counterfeit Traitor (1962), and opposite Robert Taylor in another true World War II story, Disney's Miracle of the White Stallions, in 1963. William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor The Counterfeit Traitor is a 1962 War film starring William Holden and Lilli Palmer. Robert Taylor (August 5 1911 &ndash June 8 1969 was an American Actor. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Miracle of the White Stallions is a 1963 film released by Walt Disney starring Robert Taylor (playing Alois Podhajsky) Lilli On the small screen, in 1974 she starred as Manouche Roget in the six-part television drama series The Zoo Gang, about a group of former underground freedom fighters from World War II, with Brian Keith, Sir John Mills, and Barry Morse. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Brian Keith (November 14 1921 – June 24 1997 was an American stage film and television actor Sir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 2005) was an English Herbert "Barry" Morse ( 10 June 1918 - 2 February 2008) was a British -born Canadian Actor of stage

She was married to Argentine actor Carlos Thompson from 1958 until her death in Los Angeles from cancer in 1986 at the age of 71. Juan Carlos Mundin Schaffter, known as Carlos Thompson, (born and died in Buenos Aires, 7 June 1923 – 10 October 1990 Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled A talented writer, she published her memoirs Change Lobsters and Dance in 1975 and a novel, The Red Raven in 1978.

Lilli Palmer is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Awards

• Nominated for two Golden Globes
• Star on the Walk of Fame at 7013 Hollywood Blvd. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner
• Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Partial filmography

References

Palmer, Lilli. Crime Unlimited is a 1935 British film that was made as a Quota quickie. Good Morning Boys is a 1937 British Comedy Film. Plot outline Will Hay plays a roguish schoolteacher The Door with Seven Locks is a 1940 Black-and-white British film created and released shortly after the British Board of Film Censors The Gentle Sex is a 1943 film directed by Leslie Howard. The film follows seven English women from different backgrounds who meet at an ATS (Auxiliary Territorial The Rake's Progress was a film made in 1945. In the United States the title was changed to Notorious Gentleman. Cloak and Dagger is a 1946 film directed by Fritz Lang, starring Gary Cooper. Body and Soul is a 1947 Film noir which tells the story of a boxer who becomes involved with crooked promoters Conspiracy of Hearts was a 1960 film It stars Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms and Albert Lieven. The Pleasure of His Company ( 1961) is a Comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds, based on the play of the same The Counterfeit Traitor is a 1962 War film starring William Holden and Lilli Palmer. Miracle of the White Stallions is a 1963 film released by Walt Disney starring Robert Taylor (playing Alois Podhajsky) Lilli Operation Crossbow (later re-released as The Great Spy Mission) is a 1965 spy thriller and World War II Film, made from a story from Sebastian is a 1968 Film directed by David Greene, produced by Michael Powell, Herbert Brodkin and Gerry Fisher, and De Sade ( German title: Das Ausschweifende Leben des Marquis De Sade) is an American-German 1969 Drama film starring Keir Dullea The Other Side of the Wind is an unreleased 1975 film directed by Orson Welles and starring John Huston, Peter Bogdanovich, The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 Academy Award-nominated thriller made by Lew Grade 's ITC Entertainment and distributed by The Holcroft Covenant is a 1985 film based on the Robert Ludlum novel The Holcroft Covenant. Change Lobsters and Dance: An Autobiography. New York: Macmillan, 1975. ISBN 0-02-594610-2

External links

• Lilli Palmer at the Internet Movie Database
• Lilli Palmer's Gravesite