Kurt Gerron
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Born in Berlin, he first pursued medical studies after serving in World War I before abandoning the profession to join the stage in the early 1920s. Gerron quickly became a leading cabaret performer, appearing with the Wilden Buhne troupe and under Max Reinhardt, and his rendition of “Mack the Knife” in the 1928 Berlin premiere of The Threepenny Opera turned into a pan-European hit. Transitioning…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
