- Born
- Died
- Curt had one of the longest careers in film history appearing in films at the age of 8, In 1933 he fled Germany to seek artistic freedom in New York where he quickly captivated audiences in his many stage appearances. After a few years Hollywood beckoned with the mot productive period of his career taking place in the late 30's and early 40's with such films as The Great Waltz, Hold Back the Dawn and Cover Girl, After WWII he felt it was time to return to Germany where he not only continued to make films but started directing and producing but it was his cabaret performances that earned him a solid reputation as a fine performer. He died in late 1991- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- SpousesDagmar(? - December 25, 1991) (his death)Hedy Ury(? - 1962) (her death)
- Had a career spanning 80 years.
- Having only 10 seconds of screen immortality in Casablanca (1942) belies the fact that Bois was considered an acting prodigy in Germany as a young boy. He became a leading comedian on the German stage in the early 1930s under the direction of the great Max Reinhardt and was a hit in the Viennese stage production of "Charley's Aunt" at the Josefstad Theater.
- He was also able to convince with smaller scenes such as "Der Himmel über Berlin" (1987), where he achieved the European film award for the best support actor in 1988.
- Was a singer in Berlin cabarets in the late 20s - early 30s.
- Bois was born in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world's first child actors, with a role in the silent movie Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß.
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