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Where was Elke Sommer born?

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Asked by: Eddie Graham

When was Elke Sommer born?

She was born in Berlin-Spandau on November 5, 1940 with the unlikely name of Else Schletz-Ho to a Lutheran minister and his wife. The family was forced to evacuate to Erlangen, during World War II in 1942, a small university town in the southern region of Germany.

Is Elke Sommers still living?

mɐ] ( listen); born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress, model, singer, painter, and entertainer.

Elke Sommer
Born Elke von Schletz 5 November 1940 Berlin, German Reich
Occupation Actress
Years active 1959–present
Spouse(s) Joe Hyams ​ ​ ( m. 1964; div. 1993)​ Wolf Walther ​ ​ ( m. 1993)​

Where does the name Elke come from?

The name Elke is girl’s name of German, Dutch origin meaning “noble”. Though she has long stood on her own, Elke has many longer cross-cultural connections, to the Dutch/German/Scandinavian Adelheid and Alice and the English Adelaide, as a feminine version of Elkanah and as a Yiddish form of Eleanor.

What kind of name is Elke?

Elke

Gender Female
Language(s) Low German and East Frisian, Yiddish
Origin
Meaning “of noble birth”
Other names

How many times did Peter Sellers get married?

Sellers was married four times and had three children from his first two marriages. He died from a heart attack, aged 54, in 1980.

When was carry on behind?

1975

Carry On Behind is a 1975 British comedy film, the 27th release in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). It was the first entry in the series not to be scripted by Talbot Rothwell since Carry On Cruising 13 years previously. Also missing was series stalwart Sid James.

How much were Carry On actors paid?

Carry On is known for being produced on a tight budget but what some might not know is that this also extended to the actors. It has long been reported that its leading men were paid around £5,000 per film but no such luck for their female counterparts, who were paid exactly half this.

Why did they stop making Carry On films?

A script was written and casting offers made to Williams, Connor, Douglas, Sims, Hawtrey and Dale. The production was abandoned when Lorimar Productions demanded a royalty fee of 20 times the total production budget.

Where was Carry On Follow That Camel filmed?

Filming. Location work was shot during the early months of 1967 when scenes set in the Sahara were filmed at Camber Sands near Rye, East Sussex, England. Shooting had to be halted several times because there was snow on the sands. Other shots occurred at Birkdale beach near Southport, Lancashire.

Is Fircombe a real place?

By the early 70s, the enjoyably silly series was starting to get a bit limp, as ‘Women’s Libbers’ attempt to disrupt a seaside Beauty Contest in the fictitious seaside town of ‘Fircombe’.

Why was Phil Silvers in Carry On?

Phil Silvers replaced Sidney James in the role of Sgt. Nocker, which had been originally written for James; it turned out that James could not do the film due to commitments on George and the Dragon (1966). About two weeks into the filming of this picture James suffered a mild heart attack.

What was the most successful Carry On film?

Carry On Nurse

Carry On Nurse was based on the play Ring For Catty by Patrick Cargill and Jack Beal, and was the first film of the series to star Joan Sims. It went on to become the most commercially successful film in the series.

Is Carry On Up The Khyber racist?

BritBox warns that Carry On Up The Khyber, about colonial Brits in India at the time of the Raj, contains “sexual references, racial imagery and stereotypes that may cause offence”.

Which actor appeared in the most Carry On films?

The most prolific were the neurotic Kenneth Williams (26 appearances), the libidinous Sid James (19) and the campy Charles Hawtrey (23), while there was formidable female support from Joan Sims (24), Hattie Jacques (14) and Barbara Windsor (10).

How old was Barbara Windsor when she made Carry On Camping?

31

They [the films] were very moral actually.” Look again at that bra-pinging scene in Carry On Camping. Although she was youthful and pixie-like in appearance, Windsor was 31, well established and firmly in on the joke.

How did Barbara and Scott meet?

Barbara and Scott first met in 1992. She was friends with Scott’s parents and he offered to pick her up and drive her to a dinner at their house. In her autobiography, All Of Me: An Extraordinary Life, she recalled telling him: “You’re a very smart young man.”

What was Hattie Jacques real name?

Josephine Edwina Jaques

Hattie Jacques (/dʒeɪks/; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the Carry On films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

How long was Barbara married Scott?

Scott, 57, is the former actor and recruitment consultant who was married to Barbara for 20 years. He appeared in a variety of shows such as Goodnight Sweetheart and Kavanagh QC before opting for a less-public life. He is the son of one of the actress’s friends, and there was a 26-year-age gap between the two.

What is Barbara Windsors husband doing now?

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has inherited her company, which is worth £1million, it’s claimed. Scott is now the sole director for her company Sauce E Ltd, which she used for her TV pay, according to new documents.