Biography for
Georg Wilhelm Pabst More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

25 August 1885, Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Roudnice, Czech Republic)

Date of Death

29 May 1967, Vienna, Austria

Birth Name

Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Mini Biography

Georg Wilhelm Pabst is considered by many to be the greatest director of German cinema, in his era. He was especially appreciated by actors and actresses for the humane way in which he treated them. This was in contrast to some of his contemporaries, such as Arnold Fanck, who have been characterized as martinets.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Blair Stannard <stannard@sonetis.com>

Spouse

Gertrude Pabst

(1924 - 29 May 1967) (his death) 2 children

Trivia

In 1935, Pabst planned a movie of the German opera `Faust', which would have reunited him with the two actresses whose careers he had set alight: Greta Garbo (as Gretchen) and Louise Brooks (as Helen of Troy). Unfortunately nothing came of the idea.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 858-865. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.