Albert Lieven

Lieven, was born in Hokenstein near the Prussia/ Poland border to a German mother and a French father who was a doctor. He studied biology at Berlin University, but gave it up for banking. Despite family protests, he turned to the stage at the age of 23, doing walk-on parts in theatres around Europe. In 1937, he moved to England, playing Prince Ernest in Victoria Regina at the Lyric Theatre in London.(1940-45). He broadcast regularly on the overseas propaganda service. Lieven married actress Susan Shaw and had a small, farm in Devon.