Frederick Stephani

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Frederick Stephani (born June 13, 1903 as Friedrich 'Fritz' Stephani in Bonn , † October 31, 1962 in Los Angeles , California ) was a German- born American writer , screenwriter , film director and film producer who won an Oscar was nominated for the best original story.

Life

Fritz Stephani grew up in Cologne, among other places, and decided to emigrate at the age of 20. On November 11, 1923, coming from Rotterdam , he landed in New York City. In 1926 he settled in Los Angeles , and on May 8, 1933, Stephanie applied for US citizenship, which was granted to him a few years later.

Stephani, who published the novel My Candle Burns in 1934 , began his career in the Hollywood film industry in 1934 as a screenwriter on the Frank Tuttle- directed comedy film All the King's Horses, starring Carl Brisson , Mary Ellis and Edward Everett Horton . He then wrote the scripts and templates for 23 films until his death and also directed eleven films and episodes of television series between 1936 and his death . In addition, between 1937 and 1949 he was responsible for fifteen films as a producer.

At the 1948 Academy Awards , Lewis and Herbert Clyde Lewis were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Story, for the romantic comedy A Life Like a Millionaire (It Happened on Fifth Avenue, 1947) by Roy Del Ruth with Don DeFore , Ann Harding and Charles Ruggles .

Publications

  • My Candle Burns ... , 1934

Filmography (selection)

D = script, R = direction, P = production

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personal data
SURNAME Stephani, Frederick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter, writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 1962
Place of death Los Angeles , California