Lilli Palmer

publicity photo of Lilli Palmer from a Broadway appearance, 1957, Aldrich & Myers/producers of the play

Birth Name: Lilli Marie Peiser

Date of Birth: 24 May, 1914

Place of Birth: Posen, German Empire (now Poznań, Poland)

Date of Death: January 27, 1986

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Lilli Palmer was a German actress and writer. She began acting in British films in the 1930s.

Lilli was the daughter of Rose Lissman, a stage actress, and Alfred Peiser, a surgeon. Her parents were Jewish. Her father was born in Posen and her mother was born in Koblenz. Her sister was Austrian-born actress and writer Irene Prador. Lilli left Germany in 1933, because of the Nazis. She was married to Argentinian actor Carlos Thompson, until her death. Lilli had a son, novelist and dramatist Carey Harrison, with her former husband, actor Rex Harrison.

Lilli’s paternal grandfather was Samuel Peiser (the son of Louis/Leib Peiser and Henriette/Jette Warschauer). Samuel was born in Posen. Louis was the son of Aron Peiser and Hannchen Sara Pincus. Henriette was the daughter of Sara Posner.

Lilli’s paternal grandmother was Marie Posener/Posner (the daughter of Aharon Posener/Posner and Julia Misch). Marie was born in Samter, Posen. Aharon was the son of Sara. Julia was the daughter of Salomon Misch and Rosalie Henriette.

Source: Genealogy of Lilli Palmer (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com