Paul von Schell
Born in Budapest, Hungary, his true name is Paul Rudolf Schell von
Bauschlott, the scion of a once wealthy German patrician family. His
father, the Baron Paul Schell von Bauschlott, was a well-respected
diplomat until the Nazis confiscated their estates during WWII, while
his mother was Countess Katharina Maria Etelka Georgina Elisabeth
Teleki de Szék. His family was living in poverty until 1948 when they
sought asylum in Vienna and Salzburg as the communist regime began to
take hold in Hungary. In 1950, his family emigrated to the States and
Baron von Schell Bauschlott renounced his title in order for his family
to gain citizenship. In 1957, his father joined Radio Free Europe,
taking the family to Munich where she developed an interest for acting
and trained at the prestigious Falconberg School. Paul Rudolf is often
mistakenly thought of as a brother of actors Maximilian Schell, Maria Schell, Immy Schell
and Carl Schell, but he is not.
