Theodor Weidner (actor)
Theodor Weidner ( 1814 in Frankfurt am Main - 1840 in Trier ) was a German theater actor .
Life
Theodor Weidner, son of the actor Julius Weidner , was trained as an actor by his father. He made his debut in Frankfurt with brilliant success and despite his youth a great artistic future was predicted for him.
After losing his bride prematurely, he died himself in 1840.
His sister, also an actress, was the mother of the actor Karl Weiser .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Weidner, Theodor . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 1102 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ludwig Eisenberg : Weidner, Karl . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 1106 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
Remarks
- ↑ Eisenberg writes literally: "Sorrow and grief over the untimely death of his bride gnawed at his heart and drew him to the grave in Trier in 1840 [...]". That should mean a euphemistic description for a suicide.
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SURNAME | Weidner, Theodor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1814 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
DATE OF DEATH | 1840 |
Place of death | trier |