1950

Despite being away from the big screen for six years by the time 1950 came around, Luise was still actively seeking work projects but was now only choosing those which she found creatively interesting (and which fit into her schedule as a wife and mother). The 1950s was a fertile time for Luise on stage and on television. She was still a big enough star to green-light a project and her recovery from the depths of the late 1930s was cemented with her appearances on the arm of her charming husband. Notable highlights of the 1950s include Luise’s directorial stage debut, her return to the Academy Awards and an offer to work on one of the most iconic films of the 1960s.

The list is in chronological order and includes key dates in Luise’s life and career. A * denotes magazine and newspaper articles and interviews, most of which have been copied in full and are available on this site – click the links to open a new page.

Feb 5: Third guest appearance on US television show Toast of the Town
Mar 5: The Seagull broadcast on BBC Television, with Luise as ‘Nina’
Jul 24-29: Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea at the Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA
Aug: 7-19: Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea at the Fulton Theatre, New York City, NY
Oct 9: US television broadcast of Lux Video Theatre episode Rosalind

1951

Feb 20-Mar 6: Returns to Hollywood for another stage version of Joan of Lorraine at the Ivar Theatre
May 19: US television broadcast of Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre episode Woman Overboard

1952

May 23: US television broadcast of Schlitz Playhouse of the Stars episode Love Come Late
Jun-Aug: US tour in the play Biography by S. N. Behrman which she also directed
Oct 7: Guest at the opening of Italian Film Week, New York and the US premiere of Lattuada’s Il capotto
Sep 10: Attends the funeral of Gertrude Lawrence in New York

1953

Mar 19: Returns to the Academy Awards to present the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film

1954

Mar 30: Television broadcast of US series Suspense episode Torment
May 7: Plays Joan of Lorraine for the final time at Pacific Lutheran College’s drama festival
Sep 6: Guest at the film premiere for Ugetsu in New York, with her husband, and composer Irving Berlin

1957

Dec 1: UK broadcast of The Stone Faces, a play for television by J.B. Priestley

1958

: Appears at the Eleanora Duse Centenary celebration in Rome. Recites an extract from Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
: Federico Fellini offers her a part in his film La dolce vita

1959

Feb 15: Guest on The Ed Sullivan Show on US television
Mar 2: Guest on The Arthur Murray Party on US television
Mar 29: Second guest appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
Aug 23: Third guest appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, this time reciting Doc Brackett, by Damon Runyon