Erwin Scharf (film architect)

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Erwin Scharf (born February 9, 1901 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary ; † February 8, 1972 in New York City , United States ) was an Austrian-born film architect and architect .

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After studying architecture, Scharf initially also worked in this profession. Through Robert Neppach, he made his first contact with cinematography during the silent film era and began designing film structures in Berlin in 1929 . Scharf's first tasks were to implement Neppach's designs. At the beginning of the 1930s Erwin Scharf designed the decorations for a number of entertainment films, including Max Ophüls 'opera adaptation The Bartered Bride , before he had to leave Germany as a result of the National Socialists' seizure of power .

Over the next five years, the Viennese traveled through a number of European countries. Scharf designed the sets for films made in Vienna, Paris , London , Amsterdam and Stockholm . In September 1938 he settled in the USA, where Anthony Fokker commissioned him to design the interior of his yacht. During the Second World War , Erwin Scharf designed several training films for the US Navy , after which he was involved in the production of industrial films. As a film architect, he was now hardly active. Erwin Scharf also excelled as a children's book author with The Grasshopper Man .

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 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 81.

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personal data
SURNAME Sharp, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian-born film architect and architect
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1972
Place of death New York City