Leon Askin

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.

It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again read more

It was fascinating for me to drive with Lies through the country roads. I also got to know Vienna again by driving through my home town by car.

Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.

Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.

Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of read more

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.

In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of read more

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.