Carla Heinzen

American, 1898-1972

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Carla Heinzen appears under numerous exotic name variants (Karma-Carla Heinzen De Burgeni, Madame H. de B. Karma, etc.) in various exhibitions internationally throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Her name appears as the relatively plain Carla Heinzen on a 1922 US Passport application, filed in Marquette, Michigan, though she is a resident of Chicago. It indicates that she was born in London to the American Carl Heinzen on November 11, 1898, and follows the occupation of "Lady". Her destinations are listed as Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, China, and Japan. Her co-signatory on the application is R. H. Zerbel, a theatrical manager of Marquette, who testifies that he has known her for three years, and her cousin Estelle Zerbel ("We have played and lived together practically all our lives"). A letter accompanying the application seems to refer to her both as "Mrs. Carla Heinzen" and "Mrs. DeMeir". No references are found for Carla DeMeir, or any other name variants.