Elke Sommer Overview:

Actress, Elke Sommer, was born Elke Schletz on Nov 5, 1940 in Berlin, Germany. As of December 2023, Elke Sommer was 83 years old.

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GIVEAWAY! On Blu-ray: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson and in The Prize (1963)

By KC on Mar 20, 2019 From Classic Movies

The Prize is an unusual film, with a mixed-bag cast and the unique premise of romance and intrigue in the milieu of the Pulitzer Prize ceremony. Starring Paul Newman, and the eternally reliable Edward G. Robinson, it has the rare quality of seeming simultaneously familiar and bizarrely n... Read full article


Talks with the Cafe About Her Movies, Her Art, and How She Earned the Nickname "The Brute"

By Rick29 on Jan 13, 2014 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

A glamorous international star by the time she was 23, has played opposite leading men such as Paul Newman, Peter Sellers, Bob Hope, James Garner, and Glenn Ford. Born in Berlin in 1940, Elke's film career took off when acclaimed Italian director Vittorio De Sica cast her in the 1959 com... Read full article


Happy Birthday: !

By Dawn on Nov 5, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

(born 5 November 1940), was spotted by film director Vittorio De Sica, in Italy and it was not long before she had been cast in several films. At first, she wanted to become an actress to earn enough money for college, after landing many film offers, she decided on an acting career. She ... Read full article


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Elke Sommer Quotes:

Maria Gambrelli: Tell me, why do so many men smoke afterwards? No wonder tobacco companies get rich.


Inger Lisa Andersen: Mr. Craig, I hope you'll forgive me but in matters of sex, compared to the average Scandinavian you would be considered a mere amateur.
Andrew Craig: Miss Andersen will you marry me?
Inger Lisa Andersen: We have a saying in Sweden. Why settle for one dish when there's smorgasbord.


Kay Bergdahl: Do you know what I do, Hymie? I count nights. I found a Freudian substitute for counting sheep. I count empty nights.


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Elke Sommer Facts
In the 1960s, while living in Beverly Hills, she and her then husband, Joe Hyams, believed their house to be haunted.

Cousin of Gudy Somer.

Was considered for the leading female role in the Elvis Presley picture G.I. Blues (1960), but the role was eventually played by Juliet Prowse.

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