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Nickname:	Connie
Known for:	Casablanca, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Thief of Bagdad
Birth name:	Hans Walter Conrad Weidt
Birthday:	22 January 1893, Berlin, Germany
Height:	6' 3" (1.91 m)

Daughter, with Radke, 'Viola Vera Veidt' (b. 8/10/1925) Bob Kane, creator of Batman, used Veidt's appearance in The Man Who Laughs as an early model on which to base the appearance of "The Joker". He died of a heart attack while playing golf (8th hole) at the Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, California. He was playing with Arthur Field of MGM and his personal physician, Dr. Bergman, who pronounced him dead at the scene. He had long been known in German theaterical ricles as a staunch anti-Nazi. His activities came under the scrutiny of the Gestapo, and a decision was made to assassinate him. Veidt found out about the plot, and managed to escape Germany before the Nazi hit squad found him. [February 4 2004] His daughter Vera Viola passed away from a heart attack in her sleep at her New Orleans apartment. When Britain went to war, Veidt (an anti-Nazi and British citizen) gave most of his estate to the war effort. He also donated a large portion of the salary from each of his movies to the British war relief, as well.

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