Elsa Bassermann

Elsa Bassermann
Born	14 January 1878 Leipzig German Empire
Died	30 May 1961 (aged 83) Baden-Baden West Germany
Other names	Elsa Schiff
Occupation	Screenwriter, Film actress
Years active	1913 - 1945

Elsa Bassermann (1878–1961) was a German screenwriter, stage and film actress. She was married to Albert Bassermann and often acted with him. As she was Jewish the couple had to leave Nazi Germany and go into exile in Switzerland and the United States. She later returned to Germany, where she died in 1961.

Partial filmography

Christopher Columbus (1923)
Dreyfus (1930)
Alraune (1930)
Kadetten (1931)
Letzte Liebe (1935)
Desperate Journey (1942)
Madame Curie (1943)
The Captain from Köpenick (completed in 1941, released in 1945), aka I Was a Criminal

Bauland, Peter. The Hooded Eagle: Modern German Drama on the New York Stage. Syracuse University Press, 1968.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 77058244 LCCN: no2003017524 GND: 116080027 TLS: Else_Bassermann

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