Nelly Arno Explained

Nelly Arno
Birth Name:Nelli Aronowsky
Birth Date:15 July 1892
Birth Place:Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Death Date:September 1966 (aged 74)
Death Place:Queens, New York City, U.S.[1]
Occupation:Actress
Citizenship:United Kingdom

Nelly Aronowsky (15 July 1892  - September 1966), known professionally as Nelly Arno, was a German-born British theatre, film and radio actress.[2]

Aronowsky was born in Karlsruhe to Abraham Aronowsky and Fanny (née Maysel). She had a younger brother, Alexander, born in 1896.[3]

In 1920, she was living in Bernburg and already using the stage name Arno.[4] She was appearing on the English stage and radio productions following the Second World War.[5] It's not apparent when she emigrated, but she became a British citizen in 1948.

She died in Queens, New York in September 1966.

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Death of Nelly Aronowsky; Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
  2. Web site: Nelly Arno. BFI. 22 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816093402/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2bafc07929. 16 August 2014. dead.
  3. Nelli Aronowsky, 15 Jul 1892; Alexander Aronowsky; 2 Jan 1896. Karlsruhe, Germany, Births, 1870-1904
  4. Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch: Theatergeschichtliches Jahr- und Adressenbuch, 1920 (in German)
  5. News: London Theatres: New Lindsey. 19 August 2017. The Stage. The Stage Media Company Limited. 14 April 1949. London. 7. en.