Karl Frey (director)
Karl Frey , pseudonym Karl Fröhlich (* 20th February 1866 in Amberg ; † 28. June 1950 in Bad Tolz ), was a German actor , director and stage and screenwriter .
Life
Karl Frey was born as the son of the Amberg photographer Ferdinand Frey and his wife Mathilde, geb. Bechtle, born on February 20, 1866. He had three brothers named Ferdinand, Anton and Ruppert. At first he wanted to become a monk and entered the Benedictines in Weltenburg as a novice in 1877 , but he left them after a short time.
After that he began to work as a theater actor . He worked as a court actor in Munich . Later he was director of the Leo film company. He was the author of plays, mainly folk plays , pranks and comedies . He also wrote libretti for operettas , e.g. for Der Dorfcaruso (1915) and When the grandfather took his grandmother (1917). He last lived in Bad Tölz.
Works (selection)
- The wrong court ; Upper Bavarian folk piece, 1906
- The ancestor ; Upper Bavarian folk piece, 1907
- with Wilhelm Hagen: Lieber Bavarian Die , Erlangen, Th. Krische, 1907, 94 pp.
- with Adele Gaus-Bachmann: Millions Fever , Regensburg; Habbel, 1908, 178 pp. (Schwank in three acts)
- Autumn maneuvers ; Schwank, 1908
- Back in the day ; Upper Bavarian folk piece, 1909
- The beautiful Kreuzhof farmer ; Volksstück, 1910
- The last postilion from Tegernsee ; Volksstück, 1911
- The suspicious hat ; Volksstück, 1915
- The magician ; Volksstück, 1916
- The village rooster ; Volksstück, 1917
- Platzl ; Volksstück, 1936
- Women's economy ; Volksstück, 1937
Filmography
- 1917: The life of St. Elisabeth
- 1919: The swamp lily
- 1919: The Miss von Scuderi
- 1919: Fabiola
- 1920: Spitzweg, the eternal bride
- 1920: Papa Haydn
- 1920: The devil's mill
- 1920: Poor Margret
- 1920: The beggar of Assisi
- 1921: Mother's heirloom
- 1922: Falling gods
literature
- Wilhelm Kosch (Ed.): German Theater Lexicon . Volume I. A - Hurka. De Gruyter, Berlin [et al.]. January 1953. ISBN 978-3-907820-27-8 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).
Web links
- Karl Frey at filmportal.de
- Karl Frey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Karl Frey at The German Early Cinema Database
- Karl Frey in the Bavarian literature portal (project of the Bavarian State Library )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frey, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merry, Karl (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, director as well as playwright and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | On the mountain |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1950 |
| Place of death | Bad Tölz |