- With "Der Edelweisskönig" (1939) he realised his first movie as a director. Later on he shot other well-known productions as a director like "08/15" (1954), "Weil du arm bist, musst du früher sterben" (1956), "Der Fuchs von Paris" (1957), "Weisser Holunder" (1957) and "Und ewig singen die Wälder" (1959).
- For some of his movies he also wrote the script and was responsible as a producer.
- Paul May was married with the actress and the screen writer Ille Gotthelft.
- After secondary school in Feldkirch, he entered to film industry and trained in film laboratory work.
- He was able to realise again successful movies in the 60s and especially his TV productions "Die vier Schlüssel" (1965) und "Melissa" (1966) - based on novels by Francis Durbridge - became very popular and became blockbusters.
- Because his father Peter Ostermayr was already active as a movie producer the young Paul May also decided to make his way in the film business and he visited the Staatslehranschalt for "Lichtbildwesen".
- After the Second World War, he (Paul Ostermayr) adopted the pseudonym Paul May.
- His first marriage was with the actress Annelies Reinhold.
- He first gained a foothold in the film business as a cutter and he was responsible for many well-known movies as an editor.
- Simultanously to his activity as a cutter he made first experiences as a director assistant from 1933.
- He was the son of producer Peter Ostermayr.
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