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Werner Pittschau (24 March 1902 – 28 October 1928) was a German theater and film actor of the silent film era. He was a leading men in 30 films during the 1920s, but his career was cut short by his death in an automobile accident, aged 26.

Werner Pittschau
Pittschau, ca. 1924
Born(1902-03-24)24 March 1902
Berlin, German Empire
Died28 October 1928(1928-10-28) (aged 26)
Gerdshagen, Brandenburg, Weimar Republic
OccupationActor
Years active1919–1928
RelativesErnst Pittschau (half-brother)

Pittschau was the son of the German theater actor Ernst Pittschau (1859-1916) and the Viennese Hilda Hofer-Pittschau née Schützenhofer (1873-1961), theater and movie actress. He began his career after training in 1919 as an actor at the Deutsches Landestheater in Prague. His older half-brother was actor Ernst Pittschau (1883-1951).[1]

On Sunday, 28 October 1928, Werner Pittschau and his girlfriend, dancer Wilma Harmening, were driving from Berlin to Mecklenburg when Pittschau lost control of the vehicle and collided into a tree near the village of Gerdshagen. The vehicle overturned several times. When the accident was discovered, Pittschau was already deceased. Harmening died at the scene shortly after help arrived. Both Pittschau and Harmening were buried at the Friedhof Heerstraße cemetery in Berlin. However, their graves have not been preserved.[2]


Selected filmography



References


  1. "Werner Pittschau". Cyranos (in German). 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. Mende, Hans-Jürgen (2006). Encyclopedia of Berlin Tombs (in German). Berlin: Haude & Spener. ISBN 978-3-7759-0476-6.




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[de] Werner Pittschau

Werner Pittschau (* 24. März 1902 in Berlin; † 28. Oktober 1928 bei Gerdshagen, Provinz Brandenburg) war ein deutscher Theater- und Filmschauspieler.
- [en] Werner Pittschau



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