Eugen Schulz-Breiden

Eugen Schulz-Breiden , in the USA Eugene S. Bryden , (born March 1, 1902 in Jena , Germany ; † January 27, 1951 in Los Angeles , United States ) was a German-American actor , director and dramaturge .

Live and act

During the Weimar Republic , Schulz-Breiden worked as a dramaturge, actor and director both in the German provinces (e.g. at the Badisches Landestheater in Karlsruhe ) and abroad (at the Schauspielhaus Zurich ). In Switzerland, Eugen Schulz-Breiden was surprised by the Nazi seizure of power in his German homeland. Thereupon he did not return to the Reich after the end of his stage engagement, but emigrated to Austria. In 1937 the native of Jena received the assistant director for the musical film fun game " Rote Rosen - Blaue Adria " as well as the direction and script participation in the cinematic travel game " Jump into luck“Offered. These were two German-language versions of Austrian-Czech films, both productions of the Metropolitan Film with Rolf Wanka in the male lead.

In 1938 Eugen Schulz-Breiden fled to the USA via Cuba as a result of the annexation of Austria . In New York City as well as on the West Coast since 1941 , the exile staged under the Americanized name Eugene S. Bryden u. a. the pieces " Soliloquy " (1938), " As You Like it " (also production, 1941), " Love or Leave " (1944), " The Pirates of Penzance " and " If the Shoe Fits " (both 1946). In February 1947, Breiden / Bryden was naturalized in the United States. Most recently, at the beginning of the 1950s, the American by choice found some employment in television ('Don Lee Network').

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. 607.

Web links

• Eugen Schulz-Breiden in the Internet Movie Database (English)