Thea von Harbou
Writing
- Born
- December 19, 1888 · Tauperlitz, Germany
- Died
- July 1, 1954 (age 65)
Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German actress and author of Prussian aristocratic origin. She was born in Tauperlitz in the Kingdom of Bavaria. She is especially known for the 1927 science fiction film Metropolis directed by her husband Fritz Lang. She would often publish her screenplays as novels. In 1933, Lang fleed Nazi Germany as he was Jewish; whilst she made several Nazi propaganda films. She later married Ayi Tendulkar, a journalist of Indian origin - before dying in 1954.
Known for
Metropolis
January 10, 1927
M
May 11, 1931
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
April 21, 1933
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
April 27, 1922
Destiny
October 6, 1921
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
February 14, 1924
The Tiger of Eschnapur
January 21, 1959
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
April 26, 1924
Woman in the Moon
October 15, 1929
The Indian Tomb
March 5, 1959
Spies
March 22, 1928
M
March 1, 1951
Behind the camera59
- 1982M the Damned Original Film Writer
- 1960Journey to the Lost City Novel, Screenplay
- 1959The Indian Tomb Novel
- 1959The Tiger of Eschnapur Novel
- 1953Your Heart Is My Homeland Writer
- 1951M Original Story
- 1948Journey to Happiness Writer
- 1945Via Mala Screenplay
- 1945Das Leben geht weiter Novel
- 1943The Genius and the Nightingale