Talk:Oscar Homolka

Theatre work section
I've added a theatre work section, though at the moment it only has one entry, making it look faintly ridiculous. As I work my way through the Brecht plays, I'll be adding more. DionysosProteus 02:44, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

"European accent"?
Homolka's strong European accent,...

There is no such thing as an "European accent". Europe has many different languages, and, therefore, many different accents. --Maxl (talk) 09:46, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Name
Why is this articled titled "Oscar Homolka"? Shouldn't it be "Oskar Homolka" in line with the name's usage in the text, with both Interwiki articles, and even with IMDb? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:58, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

His ethnic origin and religion
“Homolka's strong accent, stocky appearance, bushy eyebrows and Slavic-sounding name led many to believe he was Eastern European or Russian, but he was born in Vienna, Austria–Hungary.”
 * He DID have Russian ancestors as can be clearly seen from his slightly Mongolian traits which - among the Slavic peoples - are characteristic for Russians. His striking likeness to Leonid Brezhnev is not for nothing.

“After the Nazi rise to power, Homolka moved to Britain and later was one of many Jewish actors and theatrical people who fled Europe for the United States.”
 * Other than his wife, he was definitely NOT Jewish but Roman Catholic (therefore, I slightly changed the sentence, my source of reference being the imdb). And what's more, both being Austrian respectively Hungarian, neither of them had reason to flee. The British and American film industries simply were more attractive at that time.--80.141.195.239 (talk) 15:24, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Oskar Homolka's wife Grete Mosheim was not Hungarian; she was a (Lutheran) German actress of Jewish ancestry on her father's side. The myth that she was Hungarian is based on a 1936 Hungarian passport which was issued to her as the wife of Homolka. Homolka was born in the Austro-Hungarian empire and apparently had sufficient contacts to Hungary to manage to get hold of a Hungarian passport for his wife after she had left Germany and was treated as "stateless". Morinox (talk) 16:02, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Well, if you go by the last name, his background must have been Czech, because Homolka is a typical Czech name. Considering that he was born in Vienna during the Austro-Hungarian times, it is easy to assume that, indeed, he was Czech. Norum 06:42, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

First German talkie?
''According to Homolka's own account, he... starred in the first talking picture ever made there [Germany].''
 * This would need qualifying, as so many assume that 'Der Blaue Engel' (The Blue Angel) was the first talkie made in Germany, or anywhere else in Europe. Valetude (talk) 10:34, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * The 1st sound film was Der Brandstifter in 1922. I can't find any source mentioning any actor in it. The article "cites" his "own account" which in earlier versions was cited as "Oskar Homolka Scrapbook 1924–1932, Original held in a private collection, Long Island, New York." That reference was added on 1 August 2011 and removed on 1 August 2016. Until that can be substantiated, the claim should be removed. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 13:10, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Requested move 10 June 2018

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The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) –Ammarpad (talk) 20:14, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Oskar Homolka → Oscar Homolka – Although listed as "Oskar" at IMDb, Homolka lived for over four decades in the English-speaking world where he used the form "Oscar". All other references list him as "Oscar" — British Film Institute, American Film Institute, Turner Classic Movies, AllMovie, Film Reference, TVGuide and, most tellingly, his gravestone at Find a Grave. Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 17:03, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per nom. Oscar seems to be the more common spelling. Station1 (talk) 10:00, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per Ngram viewer. Kramler (talk) 09:08, 13 June 2018 (UTC)


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 * Oskar Homolka in Funeral in Berlin 1966.jpg

Polka
The noted musical eccentric Oscar Levant wrote a polka so he could title it "A Polka For Oscar Homolka" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.23.5.11 (talk) 16:31, 27 September 2023 (UTC)