 Photo of Mischa Auer from an appearance on the radio program Hobby Lobby. Image by Ted Bates Advertising, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Bertha TillmanMischa Auer Mischa Auer Russian-American actor (1905–1967) In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Semyonovich and the family name is Unkovsky. Mischa Auer (born Mikhail Semyonovich Unkovsky; Russian: Михаил Семёнович Унковский; 17 November 1905 – 5 March 1967) was a Russian-American actor who moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s.[1] He first appeared in film in 1928. Auer had a long career playing in many of the era's best known films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1936 for his performance in the screwball comedy My Man Godfrey, which led to further zany comedy roles. He later moved into television and acted in films again in France and Italy… (Source: Wikipedia)
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