William Dieterle
German/American actor and film director (1893-1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. He moved back to Germany in the late 1950s.
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Born | Wilhelm Dieterle (1893-07-15)July 15, 1893 |
Died | December 9, 1972(1972-12-09) (aged 79) |
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Years active | 1911–1966 |
Spouse | Charlotte Hagenbruch (1896–1968) |
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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.