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Ernst Lubitsch
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Ernst Lubitsch was a German-born film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer who held citizenship in Germany and the United States. He began his work period in 1913 and wrote in English. His notable works include *Heaven Can Wait* and *Ninotchka*, which starred Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Lubitsch was born in Berlin and died of a myocardial infarction from natural causes in Hollywood on November 30, 1947. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. He received an Academy Honorary Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Lubitsch spoke and wrote in German and English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1947
- Works
- 3
Top works
- 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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Film & TV
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
- Mr. Broadway — Ernst Lubitsch1933
- Sumurun — Yeggar - the Hunchback Beggar1920
- Meyer from Berlin — Sally Meyer1919
- Käsekönig Holländer1919
- The Doll — Director in Prologue (uncredited)1919
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernst
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.lubitsch.com
- Image
- Ernst Lubitsch 01.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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- Ernst Lubitsch
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of death
- 1947-11-30
- date of birth
- 1892-01-29
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Ernst Lubitsch
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- name in native language
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Commons Creator page
- Ernst Lubitsch
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Ernst Lubitsch
- start of work period
- 1913-00-00
- writing language
- English language
Sources (10)
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Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to Ernst Lubitsch, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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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