Peter Lorre facts for kids

Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
	Peter Lorre in 1946. Photo by Karsh of Ottawa.
Born	László Löwenstein ; 26 June 1904; Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary (now Ružomberok, Slovakia)
Died	23 March 1964 (aged 59); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929–1964
Spouse(s)	Celia Lovsky; (m. 1934; div. 1945) ; Kaaren Verne; (m. 1945; div. 1950) ; Anne Marie Brenning; (m. 1953)
Children	1

Peter Lorre (born was Ladislav (László) Löwenstein, June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor. He did many film noir movies in the 1940s and 1950s.

Early life

Lorre's family was Jewish. Lorre was born in Rózsahegy (Rosenberg) in a country called Austria-Hungary. Now the place where he was born is in the country Slovakia.

He began acting in theaters in Vienna, Breslau, and Zürich.

Escaping from the Nazis

When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Lorre had to leave Germany. Lorre went to England to be safe from the Nazis. Lorre got work as an actor in a movie by Alfred Hitchcock called The Man Who Knew Too Much. Lorre only knew a little English. At first, it was hard for him to act in English movies.

Moving to Hollywood

In the 1940s, Lorre moved to Hollywood, California (USA). Hollywood is a town where many movies are made. Lorre acted in many movies, playing foreign characters. Lorre played the role of Joel Cairo in the movie The Maltese Falcon (1941) and played the role of "Ugarte" in the movie Casablanca (1942). Lorre played the character of Dr. Einstein in the movie Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Family

Lorre got married three times: Celia Lovsky (1934 - 13 March 1945, divorced); Kaaren Verne (25 May 1945 - 1950, divorced) and Annemarie Brenning (21 July 1953 - 23 March 1964, his death). He had his only child with Annemarie, a daughter named Catharine (1953-1985).

Images for kids

Left to right: Sydney Greenstreet and Lorre in The Maltese Falcon (1941), the first of their nine films together
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Barton MacLane, Lorre, and Ward Bond in The Maltese Falcon
Lorre in Quicksand, 1950
Niche of Peter Lorre at Hollywood Forever