Fritz Spira

(1881-1943)

Austrian actor

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Fritz Spira (1 August 1881 – c. 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared frequently in films during the silent and early sound eras. Spira played the role of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef in the 1926 film The Third Squadron. Spira had been working in Germany before the Nazi takeover in 1933 compelled him to leave because of his Jewish background. He went first to Poland, then returned to his native Austria. Following the Anchluss he tried to leave, but was arrested. He would die in 1943 at the Ruma concentration camp in Vojvodina.

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Born	Fritz Spira 1 August 1881 Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Died	1943 (aged 61) KZ Ruma, Croatia [now Vojvodina, Serbia]
Zodiac	Leo
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Lotte Spira 1883-1943 · German actress · m. 1900 info edit

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Camilla Spira info 1st child with Lotte Spira Female b. 1 Mar 1906 d. 25 Aug 1997 · Age: 91 (at death) · 1906-1997 · actress

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Steffie Spira info 2nd child with Lotte Spira Female b. 2 Jun 1908 d. 10 May 1995 · Age: 86 (at death) · 1908-1995 · Austrian-German actress

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