Lou Tellegen

Lou Tellegen

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lou Tellegen (born Isidor Louis Bernard Edmon van Dommelen, November 26, 1881 – October 29, 1934) was a Dutch-born silent film and stage actor, film director and screenwriter. Tellegen made his stage debut in Amsterdam in 1903, and over the next few years built a reputation to the point where he was invited to perform in Paris, eventually co-starring in several roles with Sarah Bernhardt, with whom he was involved romantically. In 1910, he made his motion picture debut alongside Bernhardt in La dame aux camélias, a silent film made in France. In the summer of 1913, Tellegen went to London where he produced and starred in Oscar Wilde's play The Picture of Dorian Gray. Invited back to the United States, Tellegen worked in theatre and made his first American film in 1915, titled The Explorer, followed by The Unknown. Considered one of the best-looking actors on screen, he followed up with three straight films starring with Geraldine Farrar (his wife 1916-1923). Tellegen married a total of four times. He became an American citizen in 1918. Tellegen appeared in numerous films before his face was damaged in a fire on Christmas Day 1929, when he fell asleep while smoking. He had extensive plastic surgery in 1931. Fame fading, employment not forthcoming, and ridden with debt, he filed for bankruptcy. He was diagnosed with cancer, though this information was kept from him, and he became despondent. In 1931, he wrote his autobiography Women Have Been Kind. On October 29, 1934, while a guest in the Cudahy Mansion at 1844 North Vine Street in Hollywood (now the site of the Vine-Franklin underpass of the Hollywood Freeway), Tellegen locked himself in the bathroom, then shaved and powdered his face. Then, while standing in front of a full-length mirror, he committed suicide by stabbing himself with a pair of sewing scissors seven times. Tellegen was cremated and his remains scattered at sea.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: November 26, 1881

Deathday: October 29, 1934

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Parisian Love
Parisian Love

1925-08-01

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men

1926-08-28

Together We Live
Together We Live

1935-08-16

The Sculptor's Dream
The Sculptor's Dream

1930-04-07

Siberia
Siberia

1926-03-28

The Redeeming Sin
The Redeeming Sin

1925-01-25

The Black Wolf
The Black Wolf

1917-02-12

Flame of the Desert
Flame of the Desert

1919-10-26

Married Alive
Married Alive

1927-07-17

Camille
Camille

1912-01-02

Enemies of the Law
Enemies of the Law

1931-07-21

The World and Its Woman
The World and Its Woman

1919-09-06

The Silver Treasure
The Silver Treasure

1926-06-13

Womanpower
Womanpower

1926-09-19

The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross

1916-12-14

The Unknown
The Unknown

1915-12-09

Adrienne Lecouvreur
Adrienne Lecouvreur

1913-01-01

East Lynne
East Lynne

1925-11-23

Greater Than Marriage
Greater Than Marriage

1924-11-16

The Princess from Hoboken
The Princess from Hoboken

1927-03-01

The Outsider
The Outsider

1926-01-17

After Business Hours
After Business Hours

1925-06-16

Parisian Nights
Parisian Nights

1925-09-27

Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth

1912-08-16

Borrowed Finery
Borrowed Finery

1925-10-01

The Long Trail
The Long Trail

1917-07-23

With This Ring
With This Ring

1925-09-05

Those Who Judge
Those Who Judge

1924-10-15