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- Birth nameDorothy Clara Louise Haas
- Dolly Haas was born on April 29, 1910 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for I Confess (1953), A Girl of the Street (1932) and Der Ball (1931). She was married to Al Hirschfeld and John Brahm. She died on September 16, 1994 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesAl Hirschfeld(September 9, 1943 - September 16, 1994) (her death, 1 child)John Brahm(October 27, 1937 - 1941) (divorced)
- Although Haas did not appear in many English language films, she did have an important role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film, I Confess. Haas was a personal friend of Hitchcock's, and Hitchcock cast her as Alma Keller, the wife of the murderer-janitor Otto Keller.
- She replaced Mary Martin in the lead role in "Lute Song" in 1946 for the touring production. Her co-star, Yul Brynner, stated that Haas's casting substantially improved the show, stating that, "Dolly Haas understood the part. She had an affinity for it, and the play immediately improved. It wasn't at all that Dolly was a better actress. She was just better casting for the part than Mary." Martin reportedly agreed with Brynner's assessment and helped Haas to prepare for the role in a very short span of time allotted for rehearsal.
- Her attendance in the film "Das hässliche Mädchen" (1933) started her turning away from German movie. When it came to riots against her Jewish partner Max Hansen during the first night and after the names of director Hermann Kosterlitz and writer Felix Joachimson were stroke off from the credits, she became aware of the political threat. This finally led to her emigration to England in 1936.
- Haas died from ovarian cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, and was survived by her husband Al Hirschfeld, their daughter Nina (born October 20, 1945), and two grandchildren.
- Married Al Hirschfeld in Baltimore, Maryland while she was appearing in a show at the old Ford's Theater. Hirschfeld came to Baltimore for decades to see pre-Broadway tryouts.
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