- Viennese author of some fifty novels. Emigrated to the U.S., became an American citizen and enjoyed her greatest success with "Grand Hotel" (1930), filmed by MGM in 1932.
- Played harp with the symphony orchestra of the Vienna Conservatory, 1904-10. Played harp for the Hoftheater in Darmstadt, 1912-16.
- Began her writing career worked as a journalist for the 'Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung'.
- Took up boxing in the late 1920s.
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