Mae West: Herman Bing

Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany, Herman Bing [30 March 1889 - 9 January 1947] was a character actor who played the German tourist Fritz Krausmeyer who buys the Brooklyn Bridge from Peaches O'Day - - MAE WEST - - in "Every Day's a Holiday."
• • In January, this film debuted: 14 January 1938.
• • It was the first Mae West film that failed to make money.
• • Herman Bing, a character actor active mainly in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood, was not unknown to burlesque his own Deutsch accent.
• • On January 9th, 1947, depressed at not being hired for film work, Bing committed suicide in Los Angeles, California.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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• • Photo: Mae West • • "Every Day's a Holiday" • • 1938 • •
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