Walter Schlee (screenwriter)
Walter Schlee , born in Walter Schlesinger (born December 15, 1894 in Kempen , Posen Province , Germany ; † February 9, 1964 in Lugano , Switzerland ) was a German screenwriter .
Life
Schlee submitted his first script in 1929. Schlee worked with his colleague Walter Wassermann until 1933 . During this period, the duo provided the scripts for numerous film comedies.
The " seizure of power " by the National Socialists ended Schlee's career in Germany. He emigrated to the Netherlands , where he was initially able to continue his work as a screenwriter for the local cinema. In 1937 he went to London , where he was able to complete his first novel, Pebbles in the Stream , which appeared in March 1939, the following year . His next book was Isn't Life Wonderful? . In 1940 the Jew Schlee / Schlesinger was expatriated by Germany's National Socialists. After the war he lived in Lugano, Switzerland, until his death.
Schlee was married to the Dutch actress Margot 'Dolly' Mollinger (1911-2004) since 1936.
Filmography
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literature
- 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. ACABUS Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8 , p. 443.
Web links
- Walter Schlee in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Schlee, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlesinger, Walter (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kempen , Poznan Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1964 |
| Place of death | Lugano , Switzerland |