Bruno Duday

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Bruno Duday (born March 14, 1880 in Sieradz , Russian Empire , † January 31, 1946 in Berlin , French occupation zone ) was a German film producer .

Life

He attended the military academy in Königsberg since the late 1890s and began an officer career in 1899. Duday was a war participant in World War I and rose to the rank of major in a Uhlan regiment until 1919 .

The now unemployed then tried his hand at commercial professions, including at a bank in Regensburg . He made contact with the film industry and began working as a production manager for UFA in 1930 . In this role he was involved in numerous UFA productions until 1939, including prestige projects such as B. To new shores with Zarah Leander . The Nazi-compliant propaganda films also include A man wants to Germany , people without a fatherland and Am Seidenen Faden .

In 1939 he left the UFA at his own request and became an officer again in World War II. From 1940 he was in command of the prisoner-of-war camps in Lübben (Spreewald) and Friesack , most recently as a lieutenant colonel. With a cine camera he shot a camp film in which the French prisoners of war took part as actors.

In the final phase of the war, Duday entered the service of UFA again without any further consequences. After his internment, he died as a result of the poor prison conditions in Berlin-Tegel . He was married to the Hungarian actress Maria von Tasnady for the third time .

Filmography

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fitz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 463 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Duday, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Sieradz , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1946
Place of death Berlin , French occupation zone