Otto Hermann Kahn Otto Hermann Kahn Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 – March 29, 1934) was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Otto was born on February 21, 1867 in Mannheim, Germany, and raised there, by his Jewish parents, Emma (née Eberstadt) and Bernard Kahn. His father had been among the refugees to the United States after the revolution of 1848 and had become an American citizen, but later returned to Germany. Kahn was educated in a gymnasium in Mannheim. Kahn's ambition was to be a musician, and he learned to play several instruments before he
Madeline Kahn for Best Actress in a Play. Later in her career, she played Dr. Gorgeous in Wendy Wasserstein's 1993 play (on Broadway), "The Sisters Rosensweig", a role which earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Kahn played Molly Ringwald's mother in the 1990 film "Betsy's Wedding". Kahn played the corrupt mayor in a benefit concert performance of "Anyone Can Whistle" in 1995. She appeared in "Nixon" as Martha Beall Mitchell (1995). She participated in a workshop reading of "Dear World" at the Roundabout Theatre Company in June 1998, reading the part of Gabrielle. In the early 1990s,