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William Dieterle
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German/American actor, film director and art collector (1893–1972)
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William Dieterle was a German-born film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Born Wilhelm Dieterle in Ludwigshafen, he held citizenship in both Germany and the United States. His professional career began in 1911, and he worked in Germany as well as other locations. He studied under Max Reinhardt and spoke both German and English.
Dieterle received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His notable works include *The Hunchback of Notre Dame*, *The Accused*, *I’ll Be Seeing You*, and *Portrait of Jennie*. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He died in Ottobrunn in 1972.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1893
- Died
- 1972
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Uber die Oxydationsprodukte reiner Stearinsäure durch Saltpetersäure
- The hunchback of Notre Dame
- The accused
- I'll be seeing you
- Portrait of Jennie
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Film & TV
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from…
Known for
- Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau — Valentin (archive footage)2002
- Hessenschau — Self1961
- Dubrovsky — Kirila Petrowitsch1959
- German Film Award — Self1951
- One Hour of Happiness — Eddy1931
- Demon of the Sea — Christoph/Captain Ahab1931
- The dance goes on1930
- Ludwig II, King of Bavaria — Ludwig II - König von Bayern1930
- Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint — Friedrich1929
- Silence of the Forest — Heinz von Ettingen1929
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Key facts
- Born
- Wilhelm Dieterle , ( 1893-07-15 ) July 15, 1893, Ludwigshafen , Rhineland Palatinate , German Empire
- Died
- December 9, 1972 (1972-12-09) (aged 79), Ottobrunn , Bavaria , West Germany
- Occupations
- Actor film director
- Years active
- 1911–1966
- Spouse
- Charlotte Hagenbruch (1896–1968)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ludwigshafen
- Place of death
- Ottobrunn
- Occupation
- art collector
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Student of
- Max Reinhardt
- Image
- Wilhelm (William) Dieterle by Alexander Binder, c. 1928.jpg
- Work location
- Germany
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- Commons category
- William Dieterle
- date of birth
- 1893-07-15
- date of death
- 1972-12-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- name in native language
- William Dieterle
- start of work period
- 1911-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by William Dieterle
- writing language
- English language
- owner of
- The Foxes
- P8168
- Chi-hwa-seon
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Encyclopedic overview
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who immigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937. He moved back to Germany in the late 1950s.
His best-known films include The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) and The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941). His film The Life of Emile Zola (1937) won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the second biographical feature to do so.
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