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After her debut in 1906, von Harbou met actor Rudolf Klein-Rogge and married him during World War I. By 1917, she and Klein-Rogge had moved to Berlin where von Harbou devoted herself to building her career as a writer.
Thea von Harbou was married to the famous director Fritz Lang. He brought many of her scripts to the screen. In 1932, von Harbou joined the NSDAP, or Nazi Party. Lang, who was opposed to the Nazis, left her and emigrated to America. They divorced in 1933.
- December 27, 1888
- July 1, 1954
Married in 1914 to actor Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Thea divorced him soon after the war to marry Fritz Lang, a rising filmmaker. She was fascinated by the relatively new film medium.
Born December 27, 1888, in Tauperlitz, Germany; died July 1, 1957 (some sources say 1954), in Berlin, Germany; married Rudolf-Klein-Rogge (an actor; divorced); married Fritz Lang, 1924 (a film director; divorced, 1924).
Thea von Harbou was married to the famous director Fritz Lang. He brought many of her scripts to the screen. In 1932, von Harbou joined the NSDAP, or Nazi Party. Lang, who was opposed to the Nazis, left her and emigrated to America. They divorced in 1933.
- January 1, 1
- Tauperlitz, Döhlau, Bavaria, Germany
- January 1, 1
- Berlin, Germany
After her debut in 1906, von Harbou met actor Rudolf Klein-Rogge and married him during World War I. By 1917, she and Klein-Rogge had moved to Berlin where von Harbou devoted herself to building her career as a writer.
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She later married Ayi Tendulkar, a journalist of Indian origin - before dying in 1954. Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German actress and author of Prussian aristocratic origin. She was born in Tauperlitz in the Kingdom of Bavaria.