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- Birth nameFriedrich Rudolf Maximilien Laurence
- Max Laurence was born on August 7, 1852 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Eyes of the Mummy (1918), Nur um 1000 Dollar (1918) and Der große Coup (1919). He died on May 26, 1926 in Berlin, Germany.
- Max Laurence continued his film career successfully in the 20s before a stroke finished his career.
- Because of his great successes on German stages he took part in an America tour in 1881. He enjoyed the trip so much that he decided to remain in the USA for the next ten years and he worked among others at the Lyceum Theater in New York, both as an actor and director.
- He extended his artistic activity as a cabaret artist from the middle of the 10s.
- Before he decided to become an actor he got an education at the Kunstakademie as a painter. After his education he joined the theater in Magdeburg at the age of 19, later followed engagements on other stages in Nuremberg, Amsterdam and Breslau.
- After his return to Germany he continued his theater career at the Neues Theater Berlin and at the Schillertheater among others.
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