Nelly Arno

Nelly Aronowsky[3] (15 July 1892 – September 1966), known professionally as Nelly Arno, was a German-born British theatre, film and radio actress.[4]

Nelly Arno
Born	Nelli Aronowsky[1] 15 July 1892 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Died	September 1966 (aged 74) Queens, New York, U.S.[2]
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Occupation	Actress

Aronowsky was born in Karlsruhe to Abraham Aronowsky and Fanny (née Maysel). She had a younger brother, Alexander, born in 1896.[1]

In 1920, she was living in Bernburg and already using the stage name Arno.[5] She was appearing on the English stage and radio productions following the Second World War.[6] It's not apparent when she emigrated, but she became a British citizen in 1948.[3]

She died in Queens, New York in September 1966.

Selected filmography

• Take My Life (1947) - Mrs Rusman
• Portrait from Life (1948) - Anna Skutetsky
• The Lost People (1949) - Old Woman in Box
• The Third Man (1949) - Kurtz's Mother (uncredited)
• So Long at the Fair (1950) - Madame Verni
• State Secret (1950) - Barber Shop Manager
• The Last Page (1952) - Miss Rosetti (uncredited)
• Tread Softly (1952)
• Street Corner (1953) - Customer at jewelry store (uncredited)
• The Love Lottery (1954) - The Russian Woman
• A Prize of Gold (1955) - German Landlady
• Three Empty Rooms (1955) - Mrs. Elihu

References

1. Nelli Aronowsky, 15 Jul 1892; Alexander Aronowsky; 2 Jan 1896. Karlsruhe, Germany, Births, 1870-1904
2. Death of Nelly Aronowsky; Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
3. "No. 38436". The London Gazette. 19 October 1948. p. 5533.
4. "Nelly Arno". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
5. Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch: Theatergeschichtliches Jahr- und Adressenbuch, 1920 (in German)
6. "London Theatres: New Lindsey". The Stage. London: The Stage Media Company Limited. 14 April 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

External links

• Nelly Arno at IMDb