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Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe, German actor (died 1988)

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Born
February 25, 1913
Died
September 5, 1988
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1913

About Gert Fröbe

Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe was a German actor who appeared in over 100, mostly German-produced films. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). Other international films include his role as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), as General Dietrich von Choltitz in Is Paris Burning? (1966), as Colonel Manfred von Holstein in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), and as Inspector Bauer in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977). In 1978, he won an honorary award for "outstanding individual contributions to the German cinema over the years." Karl Gerhart Fröbe was born on 25 February 1913 in Oberplanitz, today part of Zwickau. Fröbe gained fame in one of the first German films made after the war, called Berliner Ballade (The Ballad of Berlin, 1948).

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Gert Fröbe timeline

  1. Fröbe gained fame in one of the first German films made after the war, called Berliner Ballade (The Ballad of Berlin, 1948).
  2. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964).
  3. In 1978, he won an honorary award for "outstanding individual contributions to the German cinema over the years." Karl Gerhart Fröbe was born on 25 February 1913 in Oberplanitz, today part of Zwickau.

The world when Gert Fröbe was born

Gert Fröbe was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gert Fröbe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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