Alois Franz Trenker was born in St-Ulrich, southern Tyrol
(now Italy) on October 4, 1892. He went to school in Bolzano to become a wood
sculptor. From 1912 to 1914 he studied Architecture. When World I broke out he
became an officer in the Dolomite and fought with the Austrian mountain troops.
After the war he made a documentary film "Wunder des Schneeschuhs"
(1921) with Arnold Fanck. In 1934 he worked in Hollywood, but went back to
Europe. In 1966 he worked for TV with Olympic ski champion Toni Sailer in
"Luftsprünge". He lived with his wife in Meran, kept an office in
Munich, wrote his Memories ("Alles gut gegangen" ("Everything
went swell"). During his long career he was a film director, singer,
author, ski champion and mountain climber, wood-carver, stage and film actor.
Trenker made one Euro-western and was the producer, director, screenwriter and
lead actor in “The Emperor of California” (1936). Trenker died of pneumonia and
a heart attack in a hospital in Bolzano, Italy on April 13, 1990. Trenker along
with being a film director was also a singer, author, ski champion, mountain
climber, wood-carver, stage and film actor. Today we remember Luis Trenker on the
anniversary of his 120th birthday.
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