Max Nosseck

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Max Nosseck (born September 19, 1902 in Nakel , † September 29, 1972 in Bad Wiessee ) was a German actor , director and screenwriter .

Life

Nosseck studied art in Vienna and came to Berlin as an apprentice around 1918 . He appeared in skits and was anonymous in films. In 1922 the twenty year old founded his own production company, “Nosskess-Film”. With himself in the lead role, he produced several short films, but in 1923 he had to file for bankruptcy.

He then worked for a year in the USA. After his return he worked as a stage actor in Berlin and can be seen in several silent films. In 1925 he founded the jazz band "Mac and Nolly", with which he appeared in Berlin cabarets. In 1930 he made his directorial debut with the film comedy Das Liebeskleeblatt . After the great success of Der Schlemihl with Curt Bois in the lead role, he switched to directing.

After the seizure of power by the Nazis, he emigrated as a Jew to France in 1933. In the following years, besides France, Nosseck worked in Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. In 1939 he settled in the USA. Here he was, sometimes under the name Alexander M. Norris , mainly employed for MGM .

In 1955 he returned to Germany, where he made his new debut with the military satire Der Hauptmann und seine Held . After that he worked primarily as a screenwriter and directed television films. Towards the end of his career, Nosseck reappeared as an actor. However, he was limited to very small appearances, such as the older crook in the crook comedy The Gentlemen with the White Waistcoat .

Nosseck's first marriage was to actress Olly Gebauer , his second to Geneviève Haugan and, since 1955, to actress Ilse Steppat .

Filmography

  • 1922: I'm my sister (production)
  • 1922: Toothache for Love (Production)
  • 1923: Traveling people (production)
  • 1926: Derby (actor)
  • 1926: Becoming a father is not difficult ... (actor)
  • 1927: Your last love affair / I will marry my wife (actor)
  • 1927: You shall not steal (actor)
  • 1929: Through the world without money (actor)
  • 1929: Miss Lausbub (actor)
  • 1930: Das Liebeskleeblatt (director, actor)
  • 1930: Lignosis audio film (actor)
  • 1930: Barracks Magic (Actor)
  • 1930: Dance into Happiness (Director)
  • 1931: Der Schlemihl (director)
  • 1932: Once I don't want to worry (director)
  • 1932: It's All About (Director)
  • 1934: Gado Bravo (artistic director)
  • 1934: Alegre voy! (Director)
  • 1934: Una semana de felicidad (director)
  • 1934: Le roi des Champs-Elysées (director)
  • 1935: De big van het Regiment (director)
  • 1935: Una aventura oriental (director)
  • 1935: Poderoso caballero (director)
  • 1936: Oranje Hein (director)
  • 1939: Ouverture to Glory (director and co-script)
  • 1940: Girls Under 21 (Director)
  • 1941: Gambling Daughters (Director)

literature

  • Wolfgang Jacobsen: Max Nosseck. in: CineGraph , lexicon for German-language film. Lg 7 (1986).
  • 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. P. 370 f., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8

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personal data
SURNAME Nosseck, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Norris, Alexander M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Nacle
DATE OF DEATH 29th September 1972
Place of death Bad Wiessee