Kurt E. Walter
Kurt E. Walter (born January 12, 1908 in Berlin ; † January 24, 1960 there ) was a German screenwriter and film director .
Life
From 1925 Walter studied German, English, history and philosophy at the University of Berlin . In June 1932 he finished his studies without a degree and worked as a journalist for various newspapers.
He came into contact with film through Rolf Meyer in November 1934. He was then involved in several scripts without being mentioned in the opening credits. Officially screenwriter from 1936, he achieved success as co-writer Meyers with the musical comedy The Divine Jette , which helped Grethe Weiser achieve a breakthrough.
In the years that followed, Walter wrote several mostly undemanding comedies, romances, crime novels and melodramas. With Das Gewehr über , Spähtrupp Hallgarten and Heimaterde , he showed himself to conform to the regime during the Second World War.
For Hallo - You have forgotten your wife , in 1949 he worked as a director for once. After that he wrote numerous scripts with honest and harmless content, as they were characteristic of the cinema of the Adenauer era . He committed suicide by hanging a few hours after he was involved in a car accident.
Filmography
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literature
- Kay Less : The large personal dictionary of films , Volume 8, Berlin 2001
Web links
- Kurt E. Walter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Walter, Kurt E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1960 |
| Place of death | Berlin |