Leon Askin quotes

In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of meat in it, in the evening we had a very thin meat soup with some potatoes in it. (Leon Askin)
The interest of my mother was more in the entertainment field. She loved to go to concerts and to the theatre. View quote
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To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages. View quote
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At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth. View quote
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Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him. View quote
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I was put in the Air Corps. I was never educated to serve in the military, but soon my activities in the American Air Corps became very interesting to me. View quote
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Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist party. But then he became an orthodox Jew. View quote
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1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too. View quote
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My father was an ardent socialist for many years. View quote
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Unfortunately I put the opening date on the 5th of December 1941 and on the 7th of December the Japanese bombarded Pearl Harbour. My dream of a theater in Washington D.C. came to a prompt end. View quote
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It was one of the great chances in my life to become a Dumont actor. (Leon Askin)

Leon Askin

Occupation: Austrian Actor
Born: September 18, 1907
Died: June 3, 2005
Quotes count: 11