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Emil Jannings (July 23, 1884 - January 3, 1950)
was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best
Actor. He won the 1927/1928 Oscar for two films --
The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command.

Born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz in Rorschach,
Switzerland, of a Germany|German mother and an
American father, Jannings, as a theater actor, had
a promising Hollywood career come to an end when
talkies made his thick German accent difficult to
understand.  He returned to Europe, where he
starred opposite Marlene Dietrich in the classic
The Blue Angel (1930 movie)|The Blue Angel, filmed
in English language|English simultaneously with
its German version Der Blaue Engel. He made
several pro-Nazi films, ending any chance he may
have had for a comeback in the United States. 
Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels named him
"Artist of the State" in 1941.

Because of his involvement in Nazi propaganda,
Jannings was prohibited to work after the war, and
retired to his farm in Austria. Very proficient in
money matters, Jannings was one of the highest
paid actors of his time.

 
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