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Oskar Werner
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Actor Born: November 13, 1922 in Vienna, Austria Death: October 23, 1984 in Marburg, West Germany Biography:Universally regarded as one of Western Europe's foremost stage actors, "Oskar Werner" was 18 years old when he made his stage bow at the Burgtheater in his native Vienna. A lifelong pacifist, Werner did everything he could to avoid conscription in the Axis army during World War II; when he finally was forced into a uniform, he deserted at the earliest opportunity. After the war, Werner resumed his theatrical career, only reluctantly making his first film in 1948; "I am married to the theater, and the films are only my mistress" he would later declare. In 1951, he made his English-language film debut as "Happy," an enigmatic German POW, in 20th Century-Fox's "Decision Before Dawn". When Fox reneged on its promise to develop Werner into a Hollywood star, he went back to his true love, the theatre, vowing to only appear in films that intrigued him. In 1955, he essayed the title role in "Mozart", and... Full Biography
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