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Nelly Arno

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Nelly Arno
Nelly Arno in Take My Life (1947)
Born
Nelli Aronowsky[1]

15 July 1892
DiedSeptember 1966 (aged 74)
Queens, New York City, U.S.[2]
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
OccupationActress

Nelly Aronowsky[3] (15 July 1892 – September 1966), known professionally as Nelly Arno, was a German-born British theatre, film and radio actress.[4]

Aronowsky was born in Karlsruhe to Abraham Aronowsky and Fanny (née Maysel). She had a younger brother, Alexander, born in 1896.[1]

In 1920, she was living in Bernburg and already using the stage name Arno.[5] She was appearing on the English stage and radio productions following the Second World War.[6] It's not apparent when she emigrated, but she became a British citizen in 1948.[3]

She died in Queens, New York in September 1966.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Nelli Aronowsky, 15 Jul 1892; Alexander Aronowsky; 2 Jan 1896. Karlsruhe, Germany, Births, 1870-1904
  2. ^ Death of Nelly Aronowsky; Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
  3. ^ a b "No. 38436". The London Gazette. 19 October 1948. p. 5533.
  4. ^ "Nelly Arno". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch: Theatergeschichtliches Jahr- und Adressenbuch, 1920 (in German)
  6. ^ "London Theatres: New Lindsey". The Stage. London: The Stage Media Company Limited. 14 April 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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