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  • Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz
Emil Jannings (July 23, 1884 – January 3, 1950) was a Swiss actor and the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was christened Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz in Rorschach, Switzerland, the son of a German mother and an American father. Jannings was a theater actor who eventually started a career in Hollywood. He won the 1928 Oscar for two films, The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command. He also starred in F. W. Murnau's The Last Laugh, a film notable in silent cinema for its lack... full article at wikipedia
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Jan 3, 1950
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  • The Last Command Role: Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander; The Way of All Flesh Role: August Schilling
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