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photograph of delius taken in 1920 20 september 1966 basel , switzerland berlin , germany fritz delius 28 september 1890 fritz delius um 1920 by nicola perscheid.jpg fritz delius -lrb- actor -rrb-
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fritz delius -lrb- actor -rrb-

fritz delius -lrb- 28 september 1890 20 september 1966 -rrb- was a german film actor and theater artist .
he played leading parts opposite henny porten and fern andra in several silent films .
after the advent of talkies he shifted his focus to theater .
when adolf hitler came to power and several restrictions began to be imposed on jews , delius emigrated to switzerland where he continued his theater and film career .
