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August Zirner in Das Versprechen (1994)

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August Zirner

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  • Born
    January 7, 1956 · Urbana, Illinois, USA
  • Height
    6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)

Biography

    • Born in the USA. His father, a Jewish immigrant, was head of the Opera Department of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Illinois. The Zirners lived on Burlison Drive in Urbana, Illinois. Back in Europe Zirner studied at the "Max-Reinhardt-Seminar". Lives with his spouse, actress Katalin Zsigmondy, and their four children at the Chiemsee.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Earl F. Finder

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      Katalin Zsigmondy(? - present) (4 children)

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  • Has remained US citizen, although living in Europe since 1973.
  • Grandson of the distinguished Austrian composer Franz Schmidt (1874-1939).
  • Father of Johannes Zirner.
  • Attended acting classes at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna from 1973 to 1976.

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