Ada Tschechowa
Ada Tschechowa | |
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| Born | Ada Mikhailovna Chekhova 9 September 1916 Moscow, Russia |
| Died | 28 January 1966 (aged 49) Bremen, West Germany |
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| Children | 2, including Vera |
| Father | Michael Chekhov |
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Ada Tschechowa (born Ada Mikhailovna Chekhova; Russian: Ада Михайловна Чехова; 9 September 1916 – 28 January 1966) was a Russian-German actress and music manager.
Life
Ada Mikhailovna Chekhova was born to esteemed actors Olga and Michael Chekhov on 9 September 1916 in Moscow, Russia. In 1921, her family moved to Berlin, where she grew up. From a young age, Ada followed in the path of her parents and grew an interest in becoming a theater actress, which led her to attending the Staatliche Schauspielschule in Berlin and taking private lessons with Walter Franck.
In April 1935, she tried out for and was accepted for an Austrian production of The Pompadour and The Empress's Favourite the following year. Until the end of World War II she played in two more movies, and then in Secret of a Marriage in 1951. Ada played primarily in the theater for the Agency for Film and Television in the Berlin artist's colony and supervised such people as Angelika Meissner and Rex Gildo.
Until 1934, Ada was married to cinematographer Franz Weihmayr, then to physician Wilhelm Rust until 1950, and finally with boxer Conny Rux, with whom she had a son, Mikhail, called "Mischa".[1][2]
From her second marriage, Ada gave birth to a daughter, Vera, in 1940. Ada, according to her daughter, was very protective of Vera. In one instance, recorded in an interview with Frau im Spiegel and Vera Tschechowa, Elvis Presley met Vera and asked if he could accompany her home, an offer was negatively received by Ada.[3]
Ada died in the Lufthansa Flight 005 accident near Bremen, Germany, on 28 January 1966 at the age of 49, and was buried at Friedhof Gräfelfing, Gräfelfing, near Munich.[4]
Selected filmography
- With the Eyes of a Woman (1942)
- The Secret of a Marriage (1951)
References
- Renata Helker / German Theater Museum: The Chekhov. Ways to Modernity. Berlin, 2005
Notes
Citations
- ↑ "Ada Tschechowa". Der Spiegel (in German). 24 May 1950.
- ↑ "Vera Tschechowa wird 70 - "Mit Peter musste ich mich zusammenraufen"".
- ↑ "Vera Tschechowa wird 70 - "Mit Peter musste ich mich zusammenraufen"". presseportal.de. Frau im Spiegel. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ↑ Beevor, Antony (5 May 2005). The Mystery of Olga Chekhova. Penguin Adult. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-14-101764-8.
External links
- Ada Tschechowa at IMDb
- (in German) Autogram card
- Images of Ada Tschechowa