Ferdinand Schell

Swiss Hermann Ferdinand Schell was the husband of Austrian actress Margarete Noé von Nordberg (1905-1995). The couple were the parents of theatre and film actors Maximilian (1930-2014), Carl Hermann (*1927), Immy (1935-1992) and Maria Schell (1926-2005), who were all known worldwide.

Hermann Ferdinand Schell first studied medicine and law, but soon turned to literature, becoming editor of the literature magazine Das Gegenspiel (The Counterplay) and co-founder of the Federation of Dramatic Poetry. He worked initially in München, but after marriage moved to Wien (Vienna). After the “Anschluss” of Austria, he went back to Switzerland. Schell bequeathed a remarkable lyrical work and also distinguished himself as a novelist, short-story writer and essayist.