Summary
Abstract
The Hungarian actor Meinhart Maur was born Menyhert Grünbaum on August 18, 1884. He took the stage-name Meinhart Maur in 1903, upon moving to Germany, where he studied at the Dusseldorf Academy. He gave stage, screen, and radio performances throughout Europe, and was also active in the Jewish theater. Maur moved to England in 1936 to appear in the A. Korda film, Rembrandt, and remained there with his wife, actress Annie Arden. Continuing his career as a character actor into the 1950s, he appeared in such films as Tales of Hoffmann, and Goodbye, Mr. Chips, as well as in live theater.
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1968 (bulk 1909-1955)
- Creation: 1909 - 1955
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Background
Biographical or Historical Note
The Hungarian actor Meinhart Grünbaum Maur was born Menyhert Grünbaum on August 18, 1884. He took the stage-name Meinhart Maur in 1903, upon moving to Germany, where he studied at the Dusseldorf Academy. Recruited by the Max Reinhardt Theatres in Berlin, he gave stage, screen, and radio performances throughout Europe, and was also active in the Jewish theater.
Maur moved to England in 1936 to appear in the A. Korda film Rembrandt and remained there with his wife, Czechoslavakian actress Anna Ascher (stage-name Annie Arden). Continuing his career as a character actor into the 1950s, he appeared in such films as Tales of Hoffmann and Goodbye, Mr. Chips, as well as in live theater.
Collection Overview
These papers relate primarily to Maur's acting career in Germany and England. Over 400 photographs, programs, posters, reviews, newspaper clippings, and several scripts used by Maur are included. There are, in addition, two unpublished screen plays written by Maur. The small assortment of correspondence and legal papers deals for the most part with Maur's status as a resident alien in Germany and England, but includes as well several pieces of family correspondence of Annie Arden, who is also the subject of a few photographs and newspaper clippings.
Collection Arrangement
Organized into seven series: Performance Files, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings, Performance Dates, Writings by Maur, Notebooks, Books Owned by Maur
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Subjects
- Europe Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Jewish actors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Using These Materials
Repository Details
Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793
spcollections@psu.edu
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Meinhart Grunbaum Maur papers (bulk 1909-1955), RBM 2386, Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.
- Title
- Meinhart Grünbaum Maur papers, 1888-1968 (bulk 1909-1955)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Prepared by Special Collections Library faculty/staff
- Date
- 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.