16 Facts About Dolly Haas

Dorothy Clara Louise Haas was a German-American actress and singer who played in German and American films.

Dolly Haas became a naturalized US citizen and married Al Hirschfeld, a noted portraitist and caricaturist in New York City.

Dolly Haas was born in Hamburg, Germany, to Charles Oswald Dolly Haas, a bookseller of British-German origin, and Margarete Maria.

Dolly Haas was already an accomplished actress in German cinema before moving to the United States.

Dolly Haas married again in 1943, to Al Hirschfeld in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dolly Haas's work was published in The New York Review of Books.

Dolly Haas had her debut as a professional actress in 1927 in Berlin.

Dolly Haas enjoyed a brief but successful stage career in the United States as well.

Dolly Haas made her New York stage debut in 1941 in Erwin Piscator's production of The Circle of Chalk.

Dolly Haas performed with John Gielgud and Lillian Gish in the 1947 revival of Crime and Punishment.

In 1946 Dolly Haas followed Mary Martin in the lead role in Lute Song for the touring production.

Dolly Haas had an affinity for it, and the play immediately improved.

Dolly Haas was just better casting for the part than Mary.

Mary Martin agreed with Brynner's assessment, and helped Dolly Haas to prepare for the role in the short time allotted for rehearsal.

Dolly Haas performed in Off Broadway productions of The Threepenny Opera and Brecht on Brecht.

Dolly Haas died 16 September 1994 from ovarian cancer in New York City, aged 84.