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Vicki Baum (1888–1960)

Author of Grand Hotel

Includes the names: Vickl Baum, Vicki Baum, Vicki Baum, Vicky Baum, Baume Vicki, Vicki Braum, Box 20 Vicki Baum

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AKA Hedwig (Vicki) Baum.

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Canonical name
Baum, Vicki
Legal name
Baum, Hedwig
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Date of birth
1888-01-24
Date of death
1960-08-29
Burial location
Gender
female
Nationality
Austria
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Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Place of death
Hollywood, California, USA
Places of residence
Vienna, Austria
USA
Education
Vienna Conservatory
Occupations
musician (harp)
journalist
nurse
novelist
Relationships
Organizations
Awards and honors
Agents
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Vicki Baum was born into a Jewish Viennese family and began writing in her teens.  However, her earliest career was as a musician playing the harp.  She later worked as a magazine journalist.  During World War I she served for a short time as a nurse. Baum published her first book at age 31. She's most famous today for her 1929 novel that was made into the Academy Award-winning film "Grand Hotel," but she wrote many other bestsellers.  She emigrated to the USA with her family.
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AKA Hedwig (Vicki) Baum.

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