Bina Rothschild Explained

Bina Rothschild
Birth Name:Katharina Eleonore Veronika Irma Luise Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck
Birth Date:8 February 1902
Birth Place:Berlin, German Empire
Death Place:Mandeville Canyon, California, United States
Occupation:actress
Noble Family:Henckel von Donnersmarck (by birth)
Goldschmidt-Rothschild (by marriage)
Spouse:Baron Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild
Issue:Baron Patrick von Goldschmidt-Rothschild
Father:Count Lazarus Henckel von Donnersmarck
Mother:Countess Vera von Kanitz

Baroness Veronika von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, also known as Bina Rothschild and Veronika Rothschild (née Countess Katharina Eleonore Veronika Irma Luise Henckel von Donnersmarck; 8 February 1902 – 6 October 1965), was a German aristocrat and actress known for playing the Queen of Transylvania in the 1964 musical film My Fair Lady.

Early life and ancestry

Rothschild was born Countess Katharina Eleonore Veronika Irma Luise Henckel von Donnersmarck on 8 February 1902 in Berlin to Count Lazarus Herbert Patrik Valentin Henckel von Donnersmarck (1869–1940) and Countess Vera Maria Elisabeth Marequita Maximiliane Charlotte Luise von Kanitz (1875–1962).[1] [2] She was a member of the House Henckel of Donnersmarck, a rich Austro-German noble family that originated in modern-day Slovakia.[3] Her maternal grandfather, Count Georg von Kanitz, was a German military attaché in Persia during World War I.

Marriage and issue

On 3 November 1925, she married Baron Erich Max Benedikt von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (14 January 1899 – 13 June 1987), the son of Baron Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild and his wife, Baroness Minna Karoline von Rothschild (1857–1903).[4] [5] Her husband was a member of the Goldschmidt and Rothschild banking dynasties.[4] She gave birth to a son:

Biography

Rothschild played the role of the Queen of Transylvania in the 1964 Lerner and Loewe musical film My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion.[7] She was not trained as an actress, and was considered by Cecil Beaton, an artistic director for the film, to be the only non-actress suitable to play the role, stating that she had "impeccable deportment and breeding".[8]

George Cukor, who directed the film, helped her prepare for the role.[9] Beaton had originally wanted Cukor to cast Fritzi Massary for the role, but she demanded too much pay.[10] The part then went to Rothschild, who was costumed with a triple-pronged tiara and three-tiered diamond necklace designed by Beaton.[10]

She died on 6 October 1965 in Mandeville Canyon of California, aged 63.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gräfin Katharina Eleonore Veronika Irma Luise Henckel von Donnersmarck b. 8 Feb 1902 Berlin, DE d. 6 Oct 1965: Geneagraphie - Families all over the world. geneagraphie.com. 24 April 2021. 24 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233149/https://geneagraphie.com/getperson.php?personID=I303282&tree=1. live.
  2. Web site: Designs for Ornamental Villas by Robinson, P. F.. www.abaa.org. 2021-04-24. 2021-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425230108/https://www.abaa.org/book/274413706. live.
  3. Web site: Baroness Bina von Donnersmarck Rothschild New York Jewelry Diary. www.newyorkjewelrydiary.com. 2021-04-24. 2021-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233145/https://www.newyorkjewelrydiary.com/people/queenoft/. live.
  4. Web site: Theodor Körner's Sämmtliche Werke by Karl Streckfuss on Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller. Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller. 2021-04-24. 2021-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233154/https://www.klinebooks.com/pages/books/21419/karl-streckfuss/theodor-korners-sammtliche-werke. live.
  5. Web site: Katharina Eleonore Veronika Irma Luise Henckel von Donnersmarck .... Getty Images. 2021-04-24. 2021-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233145/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/katharina-eleonore-veronika-irma-luise-henckel-von-news-photo/537136223. live.
  6. Web site: Veronika Henckel von Donnersmarck, Baroness Rothschild. geni_family_tree. 2021-04-24. 2021-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233143/https://www.geni.com/people/Veronika-Henckel-von-Donnersmarck-Baroness-Rothschild/6000000002764690224. live.
  7. Web site: My Fair Lady (1964) at Reel Classics: Cast List. www.reelclassics.com.
  8. Web site: People New York Jewelry Diary. www.newyorkjewelrydiary.com. 2021-04-24. 2021-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233147/https://www.newyorkjewelrydiary.com/people/. live.
  9. Web site: MY FAIR LADY: 50th Anniversary Edition Arrives October 27 On Blu-ray+ DVD . 2021-04-25 . 2021-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424233145/https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/cbs-home-entertainment/releases/print?id=43959 . dead .
  10. Book: Beaton Portraits. Terence. Pepper. Cecil. Beaton. Peter. Conrad. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy. Beaton. National Portrait Gallery (Great. Britain). Kunstmuseum (Wolfsburg. Allemagne). January 1, 2004. Yale University Press. 0300102895. Google Books.
  11. Archiv für Sippenforschung und alle verwandten Gebiete, Jrg. 43-44, Hft. 65-72 (1977-1978), p. 288.
  12. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, vol. 130, 2003, p. 229.

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