Bambi awards
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Rökk, Marie Karoline “Marika”, born 03-11-1913 in Cairo, Egypt, the daughter of the Hungarian architect Eduard Rökk and his wife Maria born, Karoly. Marika spent her childhood in Budapest, but in 1924 her family moved to Paris. Here she learned to dance and starred as a dancer in the Moulin Rouge After a tour in the USA she came to England where she acted in her first film. After that she made 3 very fine films in Hungary, her home. Miss Rokk made her first German film: Leichte Kavallerie (1935) in 1935 it made her a Star overnight. Soon she married German Film Director ‘Georg Jacoby’ and her 2nd German film was Der Bettelstudent (1936) , directed by him. In 1939 she made “Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht” (1939) with superstar Zarah Leander and started filming the first German color film, Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten (1941) which was finished and released two years later. A friend and film partner was Johan Heesters
. In 1934 she was offered a contract with Universum Film AG (UFA) in Germany, where she became one of the mos
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Marika Rokk was born in Cairo on the 3rd of November 1913. As a child she moved to Hungary. In Paris at the Moulin Rouge she started her career as a dancer, soon moving on to Broadway New York City, USA.
She made her first films Why Sailors Leave Home (1930) in London, & also Kiss Me Sergeant (1930) in London, U.K.
After that she made 2 very fine films in Hungary, her home.
Miss Rokk made her first German film: Light Cavalry (1935) in 1935 it made her a Star overnight. Soon she married German Film Director Georg Jacoby and her 2nd German film was Der Bettelstudent (1936), directed by him.
In 1939 she made It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939) with superstar Zarah Leander and started filming the first German color film Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten (1941) which was finished and released two years later.
The couple had one child, Gabriele Jacoby. Miss Rökk also married Fred Raul. She retired from films in the 1960s but continued to perform in Operetta's like "Die Blume von Hawaii" & others on the stage across Europe before retiring to Baden, Austria. S
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Biography
Born
3 November 1913
Born In
Cairo, Al Qāhirah, Egypt
Died
16 May 2004 (aged 90)
Marika Rökk (November 3, 1913 - May 16, 2004) was an Egyptian-born singer, dancer and actress of Hungarian descent. Rökk was born in Cairo as the daughter of an Hungarian architect. She spent her childhood in Budapest, but in 1924 her family moved to Paris. Here she learned to dance and starred as dancer in the Moulin Rouge. After a tour in the USA she came to England where she played in her first film. In 1934 she came to Germany where she became one of the most famous filmstars. She was married to Georg Jacoby from 1940 until his death in 1964, and to Hungarian actor Fred Raul from 1968 until he died in 1985. She was the mother of Gaby Jacoby. She died of a heart attack in Baden bei Wien, Austria.
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