Talk:Oskar Werner

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Is "Bschliessmayer" really a name? -- Zoe

Yes, it is although by no means common (see http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.w/w492732.htm ). By the way, he died in 1984. KF 01:17 Dec 27, 2002 (UTC)

Thanks, KF -- Zoe

Hi there, I like your page Zoe but I don't really understand what made you create a site about Werner. Don't mean to be rude, just curious. Maybe you can enlighten me.He was a special kind of person and the reference to his alcohol related death annoys me a bit. Have you ever being in Triesen yourself ? Maybe you should find another hobby!

[edit] I am the reason why

Hey KF, (in reply to the previous post), this page was written for someone like me who is just now discovering, in mid-2003, the fantastic work of Oskar Werner. I appreciate the alcoholism disclosure because I thought I could see it in his bloated face and body but did not know it for sure. The facts about someone's life should not be "censored" -- it may help someone else down the line. Now I wonder what kind of extenuating circumstances in this great actor's personal life (factors that also made his acting so moving) hurt him so badly that he sought refuge in alcohol. Alcohol abuse comes from pain. I know-- my whole life was affected by someone suffering from it. I feel for Oskar. It makes me compassionate about him. I wish many things about Oskar Werner -- one, that I could have been his contemporary and his lover. Thank you Wikipedia for this site and the great pictures.

Long Live the Memory of Oskar Werner. Teresa (aka Catacosmia)

"Werner's definitive screen performance was the romantic intellectual Jules in François Truffaut's Jules et Jim (1962), and he became an international star as a result, though it was his portrayal of the philosophical Dr. Schumann in Ship of Fools (1965) that earned the actor his only Golden Globe nomination."

Except he won a Golden Globe for The Spy Who Came In From The Cold... This article is pretty poor, folks...