Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

  • Born: 1905-11-17
  • Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Dan Feng Huanyang, Mr. Akadin, Floating Like a Dream, My Man Godfrey
  • Mischa Ounskowsky ( Mischa Auer ), born on November 17, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia, is an actor. [1-2] 
    In 1928, director Frank Tuttle asked him to play a role in the film "An Old Accident", and since then he embarked on an acting career. [1]  In 1937, Misha was nominated for the 9th Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his movie " My Man Godfrey ". [3] 

    Early Experience

    Mischa Ounskowsky, an American film actor, was born in Russia , whose original name was Misha Onskowsky. Misha's father was an officer in the Russian Navy. When he was a baby, his father died in the Russian-Japanese War , which made him and his mother lose their financial resources. After the Red October in 1917 , Misha lost contact with his family. He became a "street Arab" and lived with homeless young people, struggling to survive in terrible poverty. Soon after, he and his mother reunited. His mother wanted to make a living by relying on her past nursing experience. But it was still difficult to make ends meet, so she took Misha and fled to The Republic of Turkey . 
    In Constantinople in The Republic of Turkey , Misha's mother contracted typhoid fever while caring for a patient and eventually died. Misha buried her with tears with her own hands. Then Misha started a wandering life again. It was not until 1920 that his grandfather, the violinist Leopold Orr, discovered his whereabouts and brought him to the United States. Initially, Misha studied at the School of Ethics, Morality and Culture in New York, then transferred to drama and performed in Broadway. 

    Performing Experience

    In 1928, director Frank Tuttle asked him to play a role in the film "Old Accidents". Since then, he has played small roles for several years, and he has often played characters instead. 1936 was a turning point in his acting career. He played a major role in the film "A Girlfriend's Spring" directed by Gregory Lacava. Because of his outstanding acting skills, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor that year. Later, he began to become one of Hollywood's famous supporting actor. His long face with a wry smile, goldfish eyes, and a sense of humor make him good at playing all kinds of characters in comedies. Misha was known as the "crazy Russian man" on the American screen before and after World War II and was deeply loved by the audience. He acted in about sixty films in the United States, then settled in Europe, and also performed a large number of films in Europe. 
    Extended Reading
    • Dejon 2022-01-12 08:01:05

      Floating like a dream

      The story describes the Wall Street giant Kabi deliberately expanding the factory to residential areas in order to make money, but was strongly opposed by the Van der Hoff family there. Fan family members have a strange personality. The second daughter, Alice, works as a secretary for Kirby’s...

    • Paolo 2022-01-12 08:01:05

      Do what you like

      "Everyone in our family does what they like."
      Except for Cinderella, there is no normal person in the family . The old man wanders around the community all day and brings strangers home. Dad brings a magical crow. She hides in the basement all day studying explosives and dreams of becoming Nobel...

    • Jamarcus 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      No wonder it won the award, because it reflects the voice of the times. Honestly, this one is really fun.

    • Brice 2022-03-27 09:01:14

      [James Stuart] Money is not brought to life, but not to death, standing at the top of the pyramid but alone, "lowly trash" but full of applause, the contrast of class antagonism, the dialogue between the two men in the prison is very exciting, and the sudden Dinner is the funniest.

    You Can't Take It with You quotes

    • Tony Kirby: [phone rings. Tony won't let go of Alice's hands] You know, every once in a while I get a very strange sensation - I seem to hear *ringing* in my ears.

      Alice Sycamore: Me too. I thought for a moment it was the telephone.

      Tony Kirby: Yeah. I hear voices, too. Voices that say, 'if you don't kiss her soon, you're a chump.'

      Alice Sycamore: You know, uh, if I were really clever, I could answer the phone without the use of my hands.

      Tony Kirby: Saw it done in a circus once.

      Tony Kirby: [Alice picks up receiver with her teeth] Hey, wonderful, you'd be a sensation on the trapeze!

    • Bill Hughes: What happened? You were allright last time I saw you.

      Grandpa Martin Vanderhoff: One of my granddaughters dared me to slide down the banister.

      John Blakely: Too bad, is it serious?

      Grandpa Martin Vanderhoff: No, just a sprain or something. The thing I like most about it is the crutches, I've been wanting to walk on them ever since I was a kid. Haven't you?