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Ernst Lubitsch (1892–1947)

Director | Actor | Writer

From Ernst Lubitsch's experiences in Sophien Gymnasium (high school) theater, he decided to leave school at the age of 16 and pursue a career on the stage. He had to compromise with his father and keep the account books for the family tailor business while he acted in cabarets and music halls at night... See full bio »

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in Berlin, Germany

Died:

(age 55) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ernst Lubitsch
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1948 That Lady in Ermine
 
1946 Cluny Brown
 
1945 A Royal Scandal (uncredited)
 
1943 Heaven Can Wait
 
1942 To Be or Not to Be
 
1941 That Uncertain Feeling
 
1940 The Shop Around the Corner
 
1939 Ninotchka
 
1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
 
1937 Angel
 
1935 La veuve joyeuse
 
1934 The Merry Widow
 
1933 Design for Living
 
1932 If I Had a Million (segment "The Clerk")
 
1932 Trouble in Paradise
 
1932 Une heure près de toi
 
1932 One Hour with You
 
1932 Broken Lullaby
 
1931 The Smiling Lieutenant
 
1930 Galas de la Paramount (sequence director)
 
1930 Monte Carlo
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
 
1930 The Vagabond King (uncredited)
 
1929 The Love Parade
 
1929 Eternal Love
 
1928 The Patriot
 
1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
 
1926 The Honeymoon Express (uncredited)
 
1926 So This Is Paris
 
1925 Lady Windermere's Fan
 
1925 Kiss Me Again
 
1924 Forbidden Paradise
 
1924 Three Women
 
1924 The Marriage Circle
 
1923 Rosita
 
1923 Die Flamme (short)
 
1922 The Loves of Pharaoh
 
1921 The Wildcat
 
1920 Anna Boleyn
 
1920 Sumurun
 
1920 Romeo und Julia im Schnee
 
1920 Kohlhiesels Töchter
 
1920 Die Wohnungsnot
 
1919 The Doll
 
1919 Rausch
 
1919 Madame DuBarry
 
1919 My Lady Margarine
 
1919 Käsekönig Holländer (short)
 
1919 Das Schwabenmädel
 
1919 Meine Frau, die Filmschauspielerin
 
1919 Meyer aus Berlin
 
1918 Carmen
 
1918 Das Mädel vom Ballet
 
1918 Eyes of the Mummy Ma
 
1918 I Don't Want to Be a Man
 
1918 Der Fall Rosentopf
 
1918 Der Rodelkavalier
 
1918 Fuhrmann Henschel
 
1918 Prinz Sami (short)
 
1917 The Merry Jail
 
1917 When Four Do the Same
 
1917 Der Blusenkönig (short)
 
1917 Ossis Tagebuch
 
1917 Der erste Patient (short)
 
1916 Der G.m.b.H. Tenor
 
1916 Der gemischte Frauenchor
 
1916 Schuhpalast Pinkus
 
1916 Wo ist mein Schatz? (short)
 
1916 Das schönste Geschenk
 
1916 Die neue Nase (short)
 
1915 Zucker und Zimmt
 
1915 Blindekuh
 
1915 Aufs Eis geführt
 
1915 Der Kraftmeier
 
1915 Der letzte Anzug
 
1914 Fräulein Seifenschaum
 
Show ShowActor (41 titles)
1920 Sumurun
Yeggar - the Hunchback
 
1919 The Doll
Director in Prologue (uncredited)
 
1919 Käsekönig Holländer (short)
 
1919 Meyer aus Berlin
Sally Meyer
 
1918 Der Fall Rosentopf
Sally, junger Mann des Detektiv Ceeps
 
1918 Der Rodelkavalier
Sally Piner
 
1918 Prinz Sami (short)
Prinz Sami
 
1917 The Merry Jail
 
1917 When Four Do the Same
Bit Role
 
1917 Hans Trutz im Schlaraffenland
Ein Schlaraffe
 
1917 Der Blusenkönig (short)
 
1917 Ossis Tagebuch
 
1917 Der erste Patient (short)
Doktor
 
1916 Der G.m.b.H. Tenor
Sally
 
1916 Leutnant auf Befehl (short)
 
1916 Der gemischte Frauenchor
 
1916 Der schwarze Moritz
Moritz Apfelreis
 
1916 Schuhpalast Pinkus
Sally Pinkus
 
1916 Doktor Satansohn
Dr. Satansohn
 
1916 Wo ist mein Schatz? (short)
Der Gatte
 
1916 Das schönste Geschenk
Verehrer
 
1916 Die neue Nase (short)
 
1915 Robert and Beltran
Kommis Max Edelstein
 
1915 Fräulein Piccolo (short)
Pinkeles
 
1915 Zucker und Zimmt
 
1915 Blindekuh
 
1915 Aufs Eis geführt
 
1915 Arme Maria - Eine Warenhausgeschichte (short)
Moritz Rosenthal (Kommis)
 
1915 Der Kraftmeier
 
1915 Der letzte Anzug
 
1915 Ein verliebter Racker
 
1915 Wie ich ermordet wurde
 
1914 The Pride of the Firm
Siegmund Lachmann
 
1914 A Venetian Night (uncredited)
 
1914 Bedingung - Kein Anhang! (short)
Ehemann
 
1914 The Perfect Thirty-Six
Moritz Abramowski
 
1914 Fräulein Seifenschaum
 
1914 Meyer Als Soldat (short)
 
1913 Die ideale Gattin
Heiratsvermittler Krispin
 
1913 Meyer auf der Alm (short)
 
1912/I Das Mirakel (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (29 titles)
1983 To Be or Not to Be (story)
 
1945 Here Is Germany (story preparation)
 
1942 To Be or Not to Be (original story - uncredited)
 
1934 The Merry Widow (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1932 If I Had a Million
 
1931 The Smiling Lieutenant (uncredited)
 
1924 Three Women (story)
 
1921 The Wildcat
 
1920 Sumurun (scenario)
 
1920 Romeo und Julia im Schnee (screenplay / story)
 
1920 Kohlhiesels Töchter
 
1920 Die Wohnungsnot
 
1919 The Doll
 
1919 Der lustige Ehemann (writer)
 
1919 My Lady Margarine (writer)
 
1919 Käsekönig Holländer (short) (writer)
 
1919 Meine Frau, die Filmschauspielerin (screenplay / story)
 
1918 I Don't Want to Be a Man (writer)
 
1918 Der Fall Rosentopf (writer)
 
1918 Der Rodelkavalier (screenplay / story)
 
1918 Prinz Sami (short) (writer)
 
1917 The Merry Jail
 
1917 When Four Do the Same
 
1917 Der Blusenkönig (short)
 
1917 Ossis Tagebuch
 
1916 Wo ist mein Schatz? (short)
 
1915 Zucker und Zimmt
 
1915 Blindekuh
 
1914 Fräulein Seifenschaum
 
Show ShowProducer (25 titles)
1948 That Lady in Ermine (producer)
 
1946 Cluny Brown (producer)
 
1946 Dragonwyck (producer - uncredited)
 
1945 A Royal Scandal (producer)
 
1945 Here Is Germany (original project)
 
1943 Heaven Can Wait (producer - uncredited)
 
1942 To Be or Not to Be (producer)
 
1941 That Uncertain Feeling (producer)
 
1940 The Shop Around the Corner (producer)
 
1939 Ninotchka (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (producer)
 
1937 Angel (producer)
 
1936 Desire (producer)
 
1934 The Merry Widow (producer - uncredited)
 
1933 Design for Living (producer)
 
1932 Trouble in Paradise (producer)
 
1932 One Hour with You (producer)
 
1932 Broken Lullaby (producer)
 
1931 The Smiling Lieutenant (producer)
 
1930 Monte Carlo (producer)
 
1928 The Patriot (producer)
 
1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (producer - uncredited)
 
1925 Lady Windermere's Fan (producer - uncredited)
 
1924 The Marriage Circle (producer)
 
1915 Zucker und Zimmt (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1928 The Patriot
 
1925 Lady Windermere's Fan (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1936 Desire (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1932 If I Had a Million (production supervisor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1982 A Letter to Freddy Buache (documentary short) (in memory of)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1940 The Shop Around the Corner
Himself - Director - in Trailer (uncredited)
 
1939 Ninotchka
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
 
1934 The Merry Widow
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
 
1933 Mr. Broadway
Himself
 
1927 Life in Hollywood No. 4 (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (15 titles)
2006 Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin - Von der Schönhauser Allee nach Hollywood (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers in Action (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2004 In the Good Old Summertime Intro (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Der Fall Metropolis (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Berlin Metropolis: Jews in Early German Film (video documentary short)
 
1998 The Third Reich, in Color (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Hitler: A Profile
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1992 Die UFA (documentary)
 
1977 Hitler, a Career (documentary)
Himself
 
1940 The Eternal Jew (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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4 Biographical Movies  | 8 Print Biographies  | 32 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

I let the audience use their imaginations. Can I help it if they misconstrue my suggestions? See more »

Trivia:

Was voted the 16th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. See more »

Trademark:

In most of his comedies, he took up serious subjects and spiced them with elegance, sophistication, cynicism and witty lines - It became known as "the Lubitsch Touch." See more »

Nickname:

Lu See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius