1. Willy Millowitsch's parents were Peter and Kathe Millowitsch and came from a long family tradition of engagement with the theater which can be traced back to 1792.
13 Facts About Willy Millowitsch
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Willy Millowitsch was interested in theater at an early age and took to the stage for the first time in 1922 at just 13.
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Willy Millowitsch quit school without a degree to pursue his acting career full-time.
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In 1949, when the postwar theater euphoria died down, Willy Millowitsch focused on his film and television career and in 1949 his first film was released.
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Willy Millowitsch did not content himself just transferring from one medium to the other, but brought the theater with him.
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Willy Millowitsch continued to put on television plays that were instant successes, gaining national popularity.
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Until the beginning of the 1960s Willy Millowitsch had to rent out his theater now and again, but with the arrival of the new crowds Willy Millowitsch could afford to concentrate his career on theater from then on.
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Willy Millowitsch renovated the theater in 1967 and the Volkstheater became a focal point of local culture, and many young dialect artists started their careers there.
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Willy Millowitsch played a small part in the Hollywood comedy National Lampoon's European Vacation with Chevy Chase.
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Willy Millowitsch embraced political causes and in 1992 he participated in the important anti-Nazi campaign, Arsch huh, Zang ussenander, which culminated in a major concert by local acts attended by 100,000 people at Cologne's Chlodwigplatz.
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In 1989, the city of Cologne conferred honorary citizenship on to Willy Millowitsch, which is a very exclusive honor in Germany.
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Willy Millowitsch celebrated his 90th birthday on 8 January 1999, with 18,000 fans at a sold-out event at the Kolnarena and told people all he wanted for his birthday was to stay healthy.
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Two of his four children, Peter Willy Millowitsch, who is the director of the Volkstheater, and Mariele Willy Millowitsch have continued the family tradition and have both become successful actors.