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Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943)

Hanns Heinz Ewers (born November 3, 1871 in Düsseldorf, Germany) was a German writer famous for his short stories and novels that expanded the parameters of the horror genre. He began his literary career as a poet when he published "A Book of Fables", satirical verses, in 1901. In addition to writing, he was an actor and created a vaudeville ... See full bio »

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(age 71) in Berlin, Germany

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Filmography

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 2018 Die Spinne (Short) (written by)
 2016 Clarimonda (Short) (based on)
 2004 The Student of Prague (Short) (story)
 1973 Et lite grøss? (TV Mini Series) (short story "The Spider" - 1 episode)
- Edderkoppen (1973) ... (short story "The Spider")
 1970 La fenêtre (TV Movie) (short story "L'araignée")
 1952 Alraune - naispaholainen (novel - as H.H. Ewers)
 1936 Gräfin Volescu (book)
 1933 Hans Westmar (novel "Horst Wessel") / (screenplay)
 1930 Fundvogel (novel)
 1930 Alraune (novel)
 1928 Alraune - jumalten uhmaaja (novel of the same name)
 1926 Prahan ylioppilas (novel of the same name)
 1923 Der Geisterseher (novel)
 1919 Alraune und der Golem (novel "Alraune" - uncredited)
 1919 Alraune (novel)
 1916 Der unsichtbare Mensch (novel)
 1915 Die Launen einer Weltdame (Short)
 1913 Die Augen des Ole Brandis (writer)
 1913 Die ideale Gattin (Short) (writer)
 1913 Die Eisbraut (writer)
 1913 Prahan ylioppilas (adaptation supervision) / (story)
 1913 Der Verführte (writer)
 1913 Evinrude
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Alraune" (filmed as Alraune - naispaholainen (1952), Alraune (1930), Alraune (1919)). See more »

Alternate Names:

H.H. Ewers

Spouse:

Josefine Bumiller  (his death) | See more »
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After the United States joined the war he was arrested in 1918 as an "active propagandist," as the US government, as well as British and French intelligence agencies asserted that Ewers was a German agent. They evidenced his travels to Spain during 1915 and 1916, both with an alias using a falsified Swiss passport. Later, a travel report in the archives of the German Foreign Office was discovered... See more »

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