Berta Türk

Berta Türk
Türk Berta
Berta Türk in 1928
Born
Berta Czeczilia Türk[1]

22 April 1888
Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died29 April 1960
Sydney, Australia
Other namesR. Berta Türk
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
SpouseSándor Rott (m. 1910–1942; his death)
Children4

Berta Czeczilia Türk (22 April 1888 – 29 April 1960), was an Austrian-born Hungarian cabaret singer, and actress of stage and film.[2][3][1] She was married to actor Sándor Rott.[2]

Early life and family

Berta Türk was born on 22 April 1888, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), to parents Erzsébet Reiner and Gyula Türk.[1] Her older brother, Max Türk, was a circus performer and juggler; her brother-in-law Karl Kneidinger, was a well-known Austrian and German theater director; and her sister in-law, Lola Urban–Kneidinger [de], was a well-known German actress.[4] As a child she performed on cabaret stages, including at the Lustspiel Theater (or Lustspieltheater) in Vienna.[4] In her youth she worked with actress Hansi Niese, among others.[4]

She married actor Sándor Rott on 31 May 1910, and converted to Judaism.[5] They had three sons, and a daughter.[4]

Career

Her career began with a contract with the Folies Caprice in Budapest in 1910.[2][4] She grew in popularity with songs performed in the German language; and later she continued this genre in the Hungarian language with an accent.[2] From 1918 until 1927, she was part of the company at "Little Comedy Theater" (Kis Komédia),[2] which was founded by her husband Rott, and his acting partner Géza Steinhardt. Between 1927 and 1928, and again in 1935 to 1944, she was a part of the company at "Comedy Theater" (Komédia).[2]

After the World War II, she appeared in the Kamara Variete, the Népvariete and the Royal Revü Variete.[4] She founded the Sörkabaré company in 1946, which was short lived.[2]

Türk emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1949, to live with her child Kató Rott.[2][4] She died from suicide on 29 April 1960, in Sydney.[4]

Filmography

  • Der Schusterprinz (1914), directed by Ernst Marischka; as Mrs. Zsuzsi the cook
  • Az újszülött apa (1916), directed by Eugen Illés; as mama
  • Jobb erkölcsöket! (1918), directed by Eugen Illés; as "half-world lady"
  • Te csak pipálj Ladányi (1938), directed by Márton Keleti; as German guest in the boarding house
  • Without Lies (Hungarian: Hazugság nélkül) (1946), directed by Viktor Gertler; as neighbor[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Türk Berta". hangosfilm.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Székely, György, ed. (1994). Türk Berta (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Akadémiai. ISBN 963-05-6635-4. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Türk Berta". Arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Türk Berta Színésznő, kabaréénekesnő". Szineszkonyvtar.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2007.
  5. ^ Lempertienė, Larisa; Šiaučiūnaitė-Verbickienė, Jurgita (2009-03-26). Jewish Space in Central and Eastern Europe: Day-to-Day History. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-4438-0622-0.
  6. ^ Társulat, Tudományos Ismeretterjesztő (2008). Valóság (in Hungarian). Vol. 51. Tudományos Ismeretterjesztő Társulat. p. 48.