Iván Petrovich

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Iván Petrovich on a photograph by Alexander Binder

Iván Petrovich (born January 1, 1894 in Neusatz , Austria-Hungary , † October 18, 1962 in Munich ; born Светислав Петровић, Svetislav Petrović ) was an actor who became famous through silent films .

Life

The ethnic Serbs Petrovich began after attending high school in Novi Sad a technical degree first in Prague, then in Belgrade, which he in 1916, had to interrupt because he was drafted for military service. After two years in the war , he finally stopped studying, and decided to go completely new ways. He lived for some time in Paris, where he began to appear as an opera singer. His singing talent took him to tour Europe and the United States.

His first major silent film role followed in 1920 in the Austrian film Der Stern von Damascus by director Michael Kertesz (who would later write film history as Michael Curtiz in Hollywood). In the following years Petrovich was seen in numerous international silent film productions, including The Garden of Allah (1927) and Alraune (1928).

Not least because of his singing talent, Petrovich made the seamless transition from silent to sound film in the early 1930s and initially played the singing film hero primarily in operetta and music films. He mainly worked in Austrian productions alongside Hans Moser , Theo Lingen , Liane Haid and Pola Negri, among others .

During the war years, Petrovich was active in three Hungarian productions - his youth in the bilingual Vojvodina and his talent for languages ​​(in addition to his native Serbian, he spoke Hungarian, German, English and French) not only allowed him to work in several countries, but also extremely In Czardas der Herzen (1951), for example, the stereotypical Hungarians of post-war films can be represented credibly .

In the 1950s, Petrovich had important supporting roles in Sissi - The Young Empress (1956) and finally in Elevator to the Scaffold (1958). He was married to the singer and actress Friedel Schuster .

It rests in the Munich North Cemetery .

Filmography

Sound documents (examples)

Petrovich sang records for the Lindström Group on its Odeon and Gloria brands :

  • Gloria GO 10 499 a (mx. Bi 1146) I'll take my little cigarette. Song for the operetta "Der Orlow" (Music: Bruno Granichstaedten - Text: Ernst Marischka and Bruno Granichstaedten)
  • Gloria GO 10 499 b (mx. Bi 1145) It's never too late for a nice hour. Tango ad Harmonie sound film "Do you have to get divorced right away?" (Music: Mischa Spoliansky - Text: Fr. Rotter)

Ivan Petrovich with dance orchestra. Up. 7.1.1933.

  • Odeon O-25005 a (mx. Be 10 548) Let only your heart decide: from the operetta: "Lady Fanny" (nd comedy by Jerome) (Music: Theo Mackeben - Text: Erich Ernst and Peter Hell)
  • Odeon O-25005 b (mx. Be 10 550) If I could ask you ...: Duet from the operetta: "Lady Fanny" (nd comedy by Jerome) (Music: Theo Mackeben - Text: Erich Ernst and Peter Hell )

Friedel Schuster - Ivan Petrovich. Accompaniment: Orchestra of the German Artists' Theater, Berlin. Head: Theo Mackeben.

  • Odeon O-25006 a (mx. Be 10 549) Today I am doing very well, waltz from “Lady Fanny” (nd comedy by Jerome) (Music: Theo Mackeben - Text: Erich Ernst and Peter Hell)
  • Odeon O-25006 b (mx. Be 10 551) Oh, how I love the world, from dto.

Friedel Schuster - Ivan Petrovich. Accompaniment: Orchestra of the German Artists' Theater, Berlin. Head: Theo Mackeben. Up. February 13, 1934.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella, Steve Joyce, Harry H. Long: American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. Volume 1, McFarland, Jefferson NC, etc. a. 2012, ISBN 978-0-7864-3581-4 , p. 368.
  2. ^ Sofija Božić: Serbs in Croatia (1918-1929): Between the Myth of "Greater-Serbian Hegemony" and Social Reality. In: Balcanica. Volume 41, 2010, ISSN  0350-7653 , pp. 185–208, here p. 205, doi: 10.2298 / BALC1041185B , accessed January 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Wolfgang Schneidereit: Discography of the vocal interpreters of the light muse from 1925 to 1945 in German-speaking countries: A discography with biographical information in 3 volumes. Volume 3: Ethel Reschke to Slobodan Zivojnovic. Verlag BoD - Books on Demand, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7528-2843-6 , p. 1057 u. 1305.
personal data
SURNAME Petrovich, Iván
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Petrovic, Svetislav (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian-Austrian actor of the silent film era
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Neusatz , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1962
Place of death Munich