Jary, Hilde

ACTOR (GERMANY)
BORN 22 Aug 1899, Berlin - DIED 15 Jan 1989, Tel Aviv
BIRTH NAME Kroener, Hildegard Ilse Charlotte
GRAVE LOCATION Lugano, Ticino: Cimitero di Castagnola, Piazza San Giorgio

Hilde Jary started her acting career at small stages before she obtained a part in the silent movie "O alte Burschenherrlichkeit". From 1925 to 1926 she was engaged at the Württembergischen Volksbühne in Stuttgart and from 1926 to 1930 she worked for the Schauspielhaus in Bremen. In 1929 she married the director Detler Sierck. From 1930 to 1931 she performed at the Schauspielhaus in Leipzig. In 1931 she left the stage and she was not able to work in films after the nazis came to power in 1933. In 1937 they emigrated to Hollywood where her husband had a successful career under the name of Douglas Sirk. Later they moved to Switzerland and lived in Lugano.

Family
• Husband: Sirk, Douglas (1929-1987)

Images

The grave of Douglas Sirk at the Cimitero di Castagnola in Lugano, Ticino.
Picture by Androom (15 Feb 2019)

 

Sources
Hilde Jary - Wikipedia (DE)


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Published: 24 May 2020
Last update: 28 Jun 2026