1. Theo Lingen appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960.
10 Facts About Theo Lingen
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Theo Lingen was born the son of a lawyer in the city of Hanover and grew up there.
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Theo Lingen starred in drama films like M and The Testament of Dr Mabuse directed by Fritz Lang.
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In February 1928, Theo Lingen's daughter, Ursula, was born to Bertold Brecht's then wife Marianne Zoff.
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Theo Lingen directed films like Hauptsache glucklich starring Heinz Ruhmann.
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In 1944, Theo Lingen moved to Vienna, and, in view of the approaching Red Army, retired to his cottage at Strobl on the Wolfgangsee shortly afterwards.
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Theo Lingen's measures were followed by the liberation of King Leopold III of Belgium and his wife by the 106th Cavalry Regiment.
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Theo Lingen appeared frequently onstage in Germany, most notably in Carl Sternheim satires directed by Rudolf Noelte.
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Theo Lingen died of cancer in 1978 at the age of 75 in Vienna.
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The municipalities of Strobl and Theo Lingen named squares in his honor.