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Bart de Graaff was born on 16 April 1967 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for BNN (1995), Bartje (2001) and Teringtubbies (1998). He died on 25 May 2002 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.- Annie Bos was born on December 10, 1886 to painter Gerard Jan Bos and his wife Aletta Gertruda Maria Halberstadt. She studied drama in Antwerp and debuted in Dutch theaters in 1909. She only played small roles and bit parts, until she was discovered by director Maurits Binger in 1912, who immediately cast her in De Levende Ladder (1913).
Bos signed with film studio Hollandia and soon became the leading lady of its studio. The films she appeared in were usually released in France and Germany as well and some even made it to American cinemas. The public praised her for using real emotions in front of the camera, rather than melodrama. By 1914, she was called the Dutch Asta Nielsen.
One of her biggest film roles, was Majoor Frans (1916). She became a national celebrity and was recognized as the first movie star of its country. Bos soon had more acting opportunities and chose her roles carefully. She proved her acting talents in films, such as Het Geheim van Delft (1917) and Een Carmen van het Noorden (1919). She performed all her own stunts. For 'Het Geheim van Delft' (1917), she was required to be tied to a windmill at a height of 40 meters.
Hollandia fell apart in 1919 and to avoid bankruptcy, they worked with an English movie studio. They ordered to get Bos fired, because they thought she was too old. Bos was asked by an American movie studio to make films there. They were planning on remaking 'Een Carmen van het Noorden', which was released in the United States and became a huge success.
Bos arrived in New York in 1921, but discovered the movie studio was broken down. She stayed for a year, trying to get acting jobs in movies. She had no luck, however. After appearing next to Pearl White in Without Fear (1922), she traveled to Germany, in hope to have more luck there. It turned out to be a disappointment as well.
By 1924, Bos moved back to the Netherlands. Alex Benno, an old friend, casted her in Mooi Juultje van Volendam (1924), which became a huge failure in box office. She decides to retire from movies and pursued a career in stage. She was casted in 'Madame Dubarry', which premiered in 1924 and became a great success.
Bos retired from acting completely in 1925 to become a housewife. She married Cornelis Loeff and refused to ever talk about her acting career again. She was forgotten entirely by the public. Her death in 1975 went by unnoticed by the press. - Heleen Pimentel was born on 15 January 1916 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De kleine zielen (1969), Vadertje Langbeen (1938) and Van oude mensen, de dingen die voorbij gaan (1975). She died on 5 August 2008 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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Dutch actor Ernst Winar (1894-1978) appeared in 34 films between 1916 and 1955, in The Netherlands and as well in Germany. He was also a film director and made 14 films between 1922 and 1955. Later he edited the first short films of Paul Verhoeven.
Ernst Winar was born as Joseph Wilhelm Carl von Eichhof-Winner from a German family in Leiden, The Netherlands, in 1894. After finishing school he began an engineering study in Germany, but the outbreak of World War I forced him to break off this studies. Temporarily exempted from military service, he was employed by the Filmfabriek Hollandia (Film Factory Hollandia) in Haarlem as a Jack of all trades. At Hollandia, he started as an actor in a small role in the silent film Majoor Frans/Major Francis (1916, Maurits Binger) with Annie Bos in the lead. Other silent Dutch films in which he appeared were La renzoni (1916, Maurits Binger) also starring Annie Bos, the opera film Gloria transita (1917, Johan Gildemeijer), Ulbo Garvema (1917, Maurits Binger) with Annie Bos, De kroon der schande/The Crown of Shame (1917, Maurits Binger) with Annie Bos and Adelqui Migliar, Toen 't licht verdween/Blind (1918, Maurits Binger) again with Bos and Migliar, and Pro domo (1918, Theo Frenkel Sr.) starring the legendary Dutch stage actor Louis Bouwmeester. Winar usually appeared in a supporting role or even as an extra in these films. After the war he tried to gain a foothold as an actor. He played on stage under the name of W. Eikhof at the Casino ensemble in The Hague. He also translated plays by Ferenc Molnar into Dutch, and he continued to appear in films. Een Carmen van het Noorden/A Carmen of the North (1919, Maurits Binger) based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée, was a highlight among the films of the Filmfabriek Hollandia. This film featured again the stars Annie Bos and Adelqui Migliar, and was a moderate international success. Other films in which Winar appeared were De duivel in Amsterdam/The Devil in Amsterdam (1919, Theo Frenkel Sr.) based on his translation of a Molnar play and starring Eduard Verkade as the devil and Louis Bouwmeester as a banker, and Verborgen levens/Fate's Plaything (1920, Maurits Binger, B.E. Doxat-Pratt).
In the 1920's Ernst Winar ventured into Germany as an actor but he also took the opportunity to direct several films. As an actor, he got his first major role in Die Benefizvorstellung der Vier Teufel/The benefit performance of the four devils (1920) by Danish director Anders Wilhelm Sandberg. The film was a success and numerous films followed. The now sought-after actor appeared in such films as Der Liebling der Frauen/The favorite of the women (1921, Carl Wilhelm) with the then largely unknown Maly Delschaft in the lead role, Der unsichtbare Gast/The invisible guest (1921, Friedrich Zelnik), and Wettlauf ums Glück/Race to happiness (1923, Bruno Ziener). In this love story located in Tibet, Winar starred alongside his future wife and frequent film partner, British actress Colette Brettel. From 1921 on, Winar was also active as a director. First, he was responsible for three episodes of the Terra series Flappy with Adolphe Engers in the lead role. In 1922, he directed his first feature film, the crime film Der Mann im Hintergrund/The man in the background, but the film was released only after several changes in October 1924. In the following four years Winar mainly worked as an actor. He played supporting roles in the comedy Komödie des Herzens/The Comedy of the Heart (1924, Rochus Gliese) with Lil Dagover, in Die Millionenkompagnie/The Millions Company (1925, Fred Sauer) with Olga Tschechowa, and the successful comedy Die Kleine vom Bummel/The little girl from Bummel (1925, Richard Eichberg) starring Lilian Harvey. In 1923, he also taught directing at the Terra film school in Berlin. His later German films as a director included Wochenend wider Willen/Weekend Against Sake (1927) starring Ossi Oswalda, Das Haus am Krögel/The House on Krögel (1927), Der Neffe aus Amerika/The Cousin From America (1927), Wochendbraut/Weekend Bride (1928) starring Anny Ondra, and Der Hafenbaron/The Port Baron (1928). Most of these films featured Colette Brettel. With his film § 182 minderjährig/ Paragraph 182 - Minor of Age (1927) he got three times in conflict with the censors. With the advent of the sound film era his acting period in Germany ended. In 1930, he appeared for the last time in a German production, the Luis Trenker film Die heiligen drei Brunnen/The three holy wells (1930, Mario Bonnard).
In 1932 Ernst Winar returned to the Netherlands. He made the short sound film Hollandsch Hollywood (1933) for which revue star Fien de la Mar sang the title song, announcing a new Dutch film industry. In 1935 Winar and Fien de la Mar worked together again on the musical Op Stap (1935, Ernst Winar) which also featured revue stars Louis and Heintje Davids and Adolphe Engers, who was also back from Berlin. For the Cinetone studios Winar co-directed the film De Kribbebijter/The Double-Patch (1935) with German émigré director Hermann Kosterlitz aka Henry Koster as his co-director. This successful comedy starred Cor Ruys and Frits van Dongen, who later became a well known film actor in Berlin and Hollywood under the name of Philip Dorn. Winar was one of the few Dutch directors who had mastered the trade of film directing and he would have a major impact in the 1940's and 1950's, when the appearance of a Dutch feature film was rare. During the war he presented De laatste dagen van een eiland/The Last days of an island (1942, Ernst Winar) with Max Croiset, based on a story of Klaas Norel. The film was already recorded in 1938 and privately screened later that year, but only in 1942 publicly, probably because only a few films were approved by the German occupiers. It was the second film produced by the Dutch Christian Film Centre, but during the war this organization was already shut down. After the Second World War, Winar's interest shifted to children's films, such as Dik Trom en zijn dorpsgenoten/Dik Trom and his fellow villagers (1947, Ernst Winar) with his former director Theo Frenkel Sr. in one of the supporting roles, and Vier jongens en een jeep/Four guys and a jeep (1955, Ernst Winar) with Sylvain Poons. The latter film was his last feature as a director and he also made his final film appearance in it. During the 1960's, Winar escorted the young filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as editor of the short films Een Hagedis teveel/A Lizard Too Much (1960, Paul Verhoeven), De Lifters/The Hitchhikers (1962, Paul Verhoeven), Feest!/Party! (1963, Paul Verhoeven) and Het Korps Mariniers/The Royal Dutch Marine Corps (1965, Paul Verhoeven). He also worked for the Foundation Film en Wetenschap (Film and Science) in Utrecht. In 1976 he finally appeared one more time in a small role in the TV film Volk en vaderliefde/People and Father Love (1976, Wim T. Schippers) based on the story by Herodotus. Ernst Winar died in 1978 in Leiden, aged 83.- Dolly Bouwmeester was born on 19 April 1913 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De sensatie der toekomst (1931), Fientje Peters - Poste restante (1935) and The Jack of Diamonds (1949). She died on 8 November 1986 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Maarten Biesheuvel was born on 23 May 1939 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Loos (1989), De wereld draait door (2005) and Hier is... Adriaan van Dis (1983). He was married to Eva Gütlich. He died on 30 July 2020 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Piet Rienks was born on 10 May 1907 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Terra nova (1932), Amsterdam bij nacht (1937) and De spooktrein (1939). He died on 4 August 1990 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Cees Fasseur was born on 11 December 1938 in Balikpapan, Zuider en Oosterafdeeling van Borneo, Dutch East Indies [now Balikpapan, East Borneo, Indonesia]. He died on 13 March 2016 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Boyd Bachmann was born on 18 October 1908 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Mal drunter - mal drüber (1960), Das ist das Letzte - Ein Sil-Western (1960) and Hurra, bei uns geht's rund (1971). He died on 1 December 1981 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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Cees van Oyen was born on 9 March 1936 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Pipo de Clown (1958), Suske en Wiske (1975) and The Cave (2001). He died on 9 November 2007 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.- Writer
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Catharina Fredriks was born in 1947. She was a writer and director, known for Rekenverhalen (1997), Leesdas Lettervos Boekentas (2003) and Ik, mik, Loreland (1994). She was married to Pieter Wentzel. She died on 15 November 2016 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.- Rudy Kousbroek was born on 1 November 1929 in Pematang Siantar, Oostkust van Sumatra, Dutch East Indies [now Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia]. He died on 4 April 2010 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Jan de Koning was born on 31 August 1926 in Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Netherlands. He died on 8 October 1994 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Ida Wasserman was born on 15 January 1901 in Antwerp, Belgium. She was an actress, known for De kersentuin (1963), Venus bespied (1964) and De witte (1934). She was married to Joris Diels. She died on 22 January 1977 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.