Paul Wegener

Born December 11, 1874· Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

† Died September 13, 1948

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Emerging from a legal background, he abandoned his studies at twenty to pursue acting, touring provincial stages before joining Max Reinhardt’s troupe in 1906. By 1912 he entered cinema, appearing in the 1913 version of The Student of Prague and soon co-writing and co-directing the lost 1915 Golem, a hit that secured his reputation; the 1920 remake The Golem: How He Came into the World remains a l…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources