From Stardom To Philanthropy

Actor and humanitarian Karlheinz Böhm died aged 86 near Salzburg. He was born March 16th 1928 in Darmstadt, Germany. His father was the world-famous conductor Karl Böhm. Karlheinz Böhm died aged 86 after a long illness at his home in Grödig, near Salzburg late Thursday, a spokesperson from his aid organization announced on Friday.

While he's hardly the British cinema's Thomas Hardy, the Nottinghamshire film-maker Shane Meadows has developed a relationship to his own locality that is rare. Only Bill Forsyth, who, for a while, was the Capra of the Clyde, comes to mind. The underside of small-town Midlands life and the underclass that lives on rundown council estates have provided the subject matter for all his films. Dead Man's Shoes is his most accomplished, though it retains the harsh feeling and rough surface of its predecessors.

As an actor, Böhm was primarily known for his role as Emperor Franz Joseph in the much-loved “Sissi” films alongside Romy Schneider. As an actor, Böhm was primarily known for his role as Emperor Franz Joseph in the much loved "Sissi" films alongside Romy Schneider. As an actor Karlheinz Böhm reached stardom during themid-19500s as a young Emperor Franz Joseph on the side of Romy Schneider theheight of his popularity However, he found the role of his life in Ethiopia,where he was active for three decades with its relief operation "Peoplefor People" ( MfM ). After a long illness he died at 86-years-old at hishome near Salzburg. I saw Peeping Tom years ago on TV and it didn't make much of an impression on me (a cut version?) Peeping Tom” Trailer

Shooting to stardom as the male lead to Romy Schneider’s empress Elisabeth called Sissi in the post-war trilogy by the same name, he also starred four Fassbinder movies, but actor Karl-Heinz Böhm also had a lot more to offer. His heart beat for Africa and he not only found his love and wife Almaz there, but also founded the charity “Menschen für Menschen” – Humans for Humans. Bohm is survived by wife Almaz Teshome and five children from previous marriages. One of the most intriguing personalities to come out of Detroit in the 1930s might just be Herb Jeffries. He also might be one of the most forgotten. Later, Bohm turned to philanthropy and charitable work and, in, founded Menschen für Menschen

From Stardom To Philanthropy 2014-05-31T18:34:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown