Born April 23, 1908· Cologne, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
† Died January 1, 1988
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Emerging from a Cologne family steeped in music, Erwin Ottmar Hiller-later known as Marcel Hillaire-absorbed theatrical discipline early, performing with traveling troupes while evading Nazi persecution through a succession of aliases. After reaching the United States in 1948, he reinvented himself as a French persona and quickly secured roles portraying European characters on the New York stage a…
