Leon Askin ( 10 of 10 )
It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again read more
It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again by driving through my home town by car.
1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and read more
1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too.
From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.
From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.
It is a great deal of difference to receive an honorary title or a title in his profession.
It is a great deal of difference to receive an honorary title or a title in his profession.
Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of read more
Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist party. But then he became an orthodox Jew.
A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.
A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.
At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth.
At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth.
I was put in the Air Corps. I was never educated to serve in the military, but soon my activities read more
I was put in the Air Corps. I was never educated to serve in the military, but soon my activities in the American Air Corps became very interesting to me.
Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.
Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.
In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of read more
In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of meat in it, in the evening we had a very thin meat soup with some potatoes in it.
