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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Gunther von Fritsch was born 15 July 1906 in [[Pula]]. He studied in Paris, and in 1930 moved to the United States. During World War II, he entered the [[United States Army Signal Corps]]. After the war, he directed training films for the [[State Department]] in West Berlin.<ref name=nyt /> |
Gunther von Fritsch was born 15 July 1906 in [[Pula]]. He studied in Paris, and in 1930 moved to the United States and began as an editor and assistant director of films. He married actress Bunny Beatty (real name Hinemoa Gerome Lauri) on 29 June 1937 in Manhattan, New York.<ref>"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:248R-LFM : 21 June 2023), Gunther Von Fritsch and Hinemoa Gerome Lauri, 1937.</ref> They then moved to Los Angeles and had two daughters together.<ref>"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V277-G63 : 27 November 2014), Lauri in entry for Katherine Anncynthia Vonfritsch, 02 Jan 1943; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.</ref><ref>"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WZ-VXJ : 27 November 2014), Lauri in entry for Antoinette Lauri Vonfritsch, 05 Jul 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.</ref> During World War II, he entered the [[United States Army Signal Corps]]. After the war, he directed training films for the [[State Department]] in West Berlin.<ref name=nyt /> |
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Von Fritsch died of a stroke in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] 27 August 1988.<ref name=nyt /> |
Von Fritsch died of a stroke in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] 27 August 1988.<ref name=nyt /> His films won one known award for his work in 1944 when he had co-directed [[The Curse of the Cat People]]. In 2020, the film was recognized and awarded a Retro [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]], Short Form for the award year 1945. |
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==Filmography== |
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Died | August 27, 1988 Pasadena, California, United States | (aged 82)
Occupation | director |
Gunther von Fritsch (15 July 1906, Pula – 27 August 1988, Pasadena) was an American film director born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[1]
Biography[edit]
Gunther von Fritsch was born 15 July 1906 in Pula. He studied in Paris, and in 1930 moved to the United States and began as an editor and assistant director of films. He married actress Bunny Beatty (real name Hinemoa Gerome Lauri) on 29 June 1937 in Manhattan, New York.[2] They then moved to Los Angeles and had two daughters together.[3][4] During World War II, he entered the United States Army Signal Corps. After the war, he directed training films for the State Department in West Berlin.[1]
Von Fritsch died of a stroke in Pasadena 27 August 1988.[1] His films won one known award for his work in 1944 when he had co-directed The Curse of the Cat People. In 2020, the film was recognized and awarded a Retro Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for the award year 1945.
Filmography[edit]
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Year | Title | Type | Notes |
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1930 | Man Trouble | film | assistant director |
1931 | The Spy | film | assistant director |
1936 | Wanted – A Master | short | co-director |
1943 | Seeing Hands | short | |
1944 | The Curse of the Cat People | film | co-director |
1946 | Traffic with the Devil | documentary | |
1947 | Cigarette Girl | film | |
1947 | Give Us the Earth | documentary | director and cinematographer |
1947 | Body and Soul | film | montages director |
1949 | Heart to Heart | documentary | |
1950 | Big Town | TV series | |
1953 | Stolen Identity | film | director |
1954 | Flash Gordon | TV series | 8 episodes (of 39) |
1970 | Snow Bear | film | director |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gunther Von Fritsch, Director, Is Dead at 82". The New York Times. 1 September 1988.
- ^ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:248R-LFM : 21 June 2023), Gunther Von Fritsch and Hinemoa Gerome Lauri, 1937.
- ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V277-G63 : 27 November 2014), Lauri in entry for Katherine Anncynthia Vonfritsch, 02 Jan 1943; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
- ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WZ-VXJ : 27 November 2014), Lauri in entry for Antoinette Lauri Vonfritsch, 05 Jul 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
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