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Ernst Lubitsch

German-American actor and film director (1892-1947) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 55

Ernst Lubitsch 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".

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1947Died30 November 1947Academy Honorary AwardAward1945A Royal ScandalFilm, Producer1942To Be or Not to BeFilm, Director, Producer1939NinotchkaFilm, Director, Producer1937AngelFilm, Director, Producer1934The Merry WidowFilm, Director, Producer1932Broken LullabyFilm, Director, Producer1929The Love ParadeFilm, Director, Producer1926So This Is ParisFilm, Director1923RositaFilm, Director1921The WildcatFilm, Director, Writer1919Madame DuBarryFilm, Director1916Where Is My Treasure?Film, Director, Writer1892Born29 January 1892
  • The Shop Around the Corner 1940
  • Ninotchka 1939
  • Hitler: A Career 1977
  • Trouble in Paradise 1932
  • The Last Command 1928

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Filmography 40

175 credits on file

Awards

Academy Honorary Award1947
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

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).

Country
Germany
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1947 · aged 55

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