Emil Jannings

Born in Rorschach, Switzerland

Born:

July 22, 1884

Died:

January 2, 1950 (age 65)

Emil Jannings (1884–1950) was a German actor, the first to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Between 1926 and 1929, he worked in Hollywood. Upon returning to Germany, he sympathized with the Nazi… more