German actor (died 1988)

Gert Fröbe

Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe was a German actor who appeared in over 100, mostly German-produced films. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). Other international films include his role as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), as General Dietrich von Choltitz in Is Paris Burning? (1966), as Colonel Manfred von Holstein in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), and as Inspector Bauer in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977).

Born

1913

February 25

Died

1988

Era

1910s

Country

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Gert, in brief

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Key dates

1913 Born
1988 Died

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138 Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.
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1705 George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premieres in Hamburg.
1836 Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.

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The world in 1913

When Gert arrived

april 24 The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
april 4 First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
august 10 Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
august 13 First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.

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Millicent Fenwick 1910–1992 American journalist and politician (died 1992) Néstor Kirchner 1950–2010 Argentine politician; 51st President of Argentina (died 2010) Park Ji-sung 1981– South Korean footballer Rashida Jones 1976– American actress and writer

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Also born in 1913

Al Suomi 1913–2014 American ice hockey player and referee (died 2014) Albert Ellis 1913–2007 American psychologist and author (born 1913) Barbara Pym 1913–1980 English author (born 1913) Bear Bryant 1913–1983 American football player and coach (born 1913) Bill Shankly 1913–1981 Scottish footballer and manager (died 1981) Burt Lancaster 1913–1994 American actor (died 1994) Carl F. H. Henry 1913– American theologian and publisher (died 2003) Cho Ki-chon 1913–1951 North Korean poet (born 1913) Ellen Albertini Dow 1913–2015 American actress (born 1913)

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