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Elsa Bassermann
Born
Elsa Sarah Schiff

(1878-01-14)14 January 1878
Leipzig, German Empire
Died30 May 1961(1961-05-30) (aged 83)
Baden-Baden, West Germany
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Film actress
Years active1913–1945
Spouse
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(m. 1908; died 1952)​

Elsa Bassermann (born Elsa Sarah Schiff; January 14, 1878 – May 30, 1961) was a German screenwriter, stage and film actress. She was married to Albert Bassermann and often acted with him. As she was Jewish the couple had to leave Nazi Germany and go into exile in Switzerland and the United States. She later returned to Germany, where she died in 1961.

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