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- Maria Elsner was born on June 10, 1905 in Leipzig, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Inn at the Rhine (1930), The Big Attraction (1931) and The Alluring Goal (1930). She was married to John Fisher and Ödön von Horvath. She died on November 7, 1983 in Windermere, Cumbria, England, UK.
- SpousesJohn Fisher(January 24, 1947 - November 7, 1983) (his death)Ödön von Horvath(December 27, 1933 - October 16, 1934) (divorced)
- She experienced the height of her singing career in the 30s and she was very successful as Adele in "Die Fledermaus" which she also performed outside of Germany, so in Austria and France.
- After World War II she went to London where she worked for the BBC radio.
- Because of her huge popularity in operas and operettas the film business became aware of Maria Elsner and she was able to impersonate few roles at the beginning of the 30s.
- Her career in Germany came to an end because of her Jewish origin and she went to Prague where she was able to continue her stage career.
- She also continued her stage in the United Kingdom till 1947 before she got married with the industrialist Sir John Fisher. They both committed suicide together in 1983.
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