Eugene Kürschner

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Eugen Kürschner , born Jenő Kürschner (born June 12, 1890 in Budapest , Austria-Hungary ; died March 2, 1939 near Taormina , Sicily , Italy ) was a Hungarian film production manager and unit manager for German film.

Live and act

Kürschner studied law for four semesters and then worked as a journalist . In 1913 he began his film work as a dramaturge and production manager, from 1915 to 1918 Kürschner served in the Austro-Hungarian army. After the First World War he came to Germany, where he initially worked as a production manager, and from 1921 also as a production manager for various Berlin film companies. Kürschner was involved in two Henny Porten films and the three ambitious literary adaptations in 1927/28, Die Hose , You Shall Not Commit Adultery! (after Émile Zolas Thérèse Raquin ) and Der Biberfurz involved.

When the National Socialists came to power in 1933, the Jew Kürschner could no longer work in Germany. He first returned to Budapest, then went to Rome via Vienna . His last cinematic activity can be proven in the Italian production E tornato carnevale, shot in December 1936 . There he appeared under the name Eugenio Kerschner as a technical consultant and production manager. The anti-Jewish race laws , which have now also been introduced in Italy, led to an order being issued in autumn 1938 that furriers had to leave the country. Presumably he lived illegally in Italy for the following months, most recently in Sicily. At the beginning of March 1939, Eugen Kürschner, together with his brother, his mother and his two sisters, one of whom Renée Kürschner (1895–1939) worked as a theater and silent film actress, committed suicide in the Mediterranean off Taormina. He left a poignant farewell letter.

Filmography

literature

  • Kay Less : "In life, more is taken from you than given ...". Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview. ACABUS Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8 , p. 289.

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personal data
SURNAME Furrier, Eugene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kürschner, Jenő (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian film production manager and unit manager for German film
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1939
Place of death Taormina , Sicily , Italy