Ernst Lubitsch
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Ernst Lubitsch was a German-American actor and film director who worked in cinema from the early 1900s until his death in 1947. He is considered an important figure in film history, though the specific nature of his contributions and influence would require additional sources to detail accurately.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1947
- Works
- 3
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- Heaven can wait
- Ernst Lubitsch's 'Ninotchka', starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas
- Ernst Lubitsch's Ninotchka, starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas
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Directing · Berlin, Germany
Ernst Lubitsch (January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch". Lubitsch is best known for screwball comedies and romantic comedies, such as Trouble in…
Known for
- 100 Years of the UFA — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2017
- From Caligari to Hitler — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2015
- Hitler: A Career — Self (archive footage)1977
- The Eternal Jew — Self (archive footage)1940
- Ninotchka — Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)1939
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Ernst Lubitsch (/ˈluːbɪtʃ/; January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German and American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch". Among his best known works are Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design for Living (1933), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), To Be or Not to Be (1942) and Heaven Can Wait (1943).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for The Patriot (1928), The Love Parade (1929), and Heaven Can Wait (1943); his pictures The Smiling Lieutenant and One Hour with You were also nominated for Outstanding Production in 1932. In 1946, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.
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1892 births1947 deaths20th-century American Jews20th-century American male writers20th-century American screenwriters20th-century German Jews20th-century German male actorsAcademy Honorary Award recipientsAmerican comedy film directorsAmerican male screenwritersAmerican satirical film directorsBurials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)