Carl Mayer
Writing
- Born
- November 20, 1894 · Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- Died
- July 1, 1944 (age 49)
Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and 4 Devils (1928), most of them being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was a fundamental figure in the dramatic and narrative establishment of both German Expressionist cinema and Kammerspielfilm.
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
February 27, 1920
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
November 4, 1927
The Last Laugh
December 23, 1924
Pygmalion
October 6, 1938
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
September 23, 1927
Tartuffe
January 25, 1926
The Haunted Castle
April 7, 1921
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
September 2, 1920
The Blue Light
March 24, 1932
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
October 22, 2005
Journey into the Night
January 21, 1921
Backstairs
December 11, 1921
Behind the camera34
- 2005The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Story
- 1938Pygmalion Script Consultant
- 1937Dreaming Lips Writer
- 1936As You Like It Adaptation
- 1932The Dreamy Mouth Writer
- 1932Dreaming Lips Writer
- 1932The Blue Light Writer
- 1932Ariane, Russian Maid Screenplay
- 1931Ariane Writer
- 1931The Man Who Committed the Murder Dialogue