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William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated 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.
William Dieterle. Actor: Faust. Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Wilhelm Dieterle was the youngest of nine children of parents Jacob and Berthe Dieterle. They lived in poverty, and when he was old enough to work, young Wilhelm earned money as a carpenter and a scrap dealer. He dreamed of better things, though, and theater caught his eye as a teen.
May 7, 2013 · William Dieterle was a German-born filmmaker who directed a diverse range of movies but was perhaps best known for a series of acclaimed biopics, one of which won the Warner Brothers studio its first-ever Academy Award for best picture.
15 films to love William Dieterle. by cafg-0 • Created 8 years ago • Modified 2 years ago. A very interesting filmmaker during the Hollywood golden age, he could get good dramatic performances.
William Dieterle is best known for his biographical films, the most acclaimed of which is ‘The Life of Emile Zola’ the story of the French author Emile Zola, played by Paul Muni.
Feb 27, 2015 · Take “Syncopation” (1942), a snappily titled, wildly ambitious jazz chronicle that might be the last thing you’d expect from Warner Bros.’ German-born workhorse, William Dieterle (1893-1972).
German-born filmmaker William Dieterle directed a diverse range of movies but was perhaps best known for a series of acclaimed biographical movies called biopics. One of those, The Life of Emile Zola (1937), won the Warner Brothers studio its first-ever Academy Award for best picture.
