Thea von Harbou

Born December 19, 1888· Tauperlitz, Germany

† Died July 1, 1954

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Emerging from a Bavarian noble background, von Harbou received a convent education supplemented by private tutors who taught her several languages, piano and violin, and she displayed literary talent as early as her early teens. After an acting debut in 1906 and a move to Berlin, she shifted focus to writing, producing novels with nationalistic themes before turning to cinema when director Joe May… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources