Käthe Mey
Käthe Mey (born January 19, 1907 in Berlin , † 1987 in Würselen ) was a German - British - Swiss film editor .
Career
Born in Germany, Käthe Mey became a British citizen by marriage and was an editor at Tobis .
Lazar Wechsler brought her to Zurich for his planned feature films . Since there was a general work ban for foreigners in Switzerland during the war, Käthe Mey had to hand over her position to Hermann Haller in 1942 .
After the war she worked in England and Canada and received Swiss citizenship in 1962.
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: How d'Warret works
- 1935: Yeah-soo!
- 1935: Eroticism in Switzerland
- 1938: Fusilier Wipf
- 1939: Sergeant Studer
- 1940: Miss Huser
- 1940: The abused love letters
- 1941: Gilberte de Courgenay
- 1941: Romeo and Juliet in the village
- 1941: Landammann Stauffacher
- 1942: The haunted house
- 1942: The shot from the pulpit
- 1949: Swiss Tour
- 1954: Country doctor Dr. Hilfiker marries
literature
- Hervé Dumont : History of Swiss Film. Feature films 1896–1965. Swiss Film Archive / Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne 1987, ISBN 2-88267-001-X .
Web links
- Käthe Mey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mey, Kathe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mey, Claire (real name); Schulenburg, Claire von; Grenyer, Kate; Demmer-Mey, Kate; Grinyer, Kate |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-British-Swiss film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1987 |
| Place of death | Würselen |