Walter Supper (screenwriter)
Walter Supper (born April 8, 1887 in Hamm , † March 3, 1943 in Berlin ) was a German screenwriter .
Life
The trained lawyer and singer became a writer after participating in the First World War and from 1920 switched to writing screenplays. He often worked with the director Carl Froelich . Occasionally he also acted as an actor , editor or co- production manager (1931 for girls in uniform ).
In 1934 he rose to the position of chief dramaturge at UFA . As a screenwriter, he now mainly worked for the director Arthur Robison . Since Supper refused to part with his Jewish wife, he was expelled from the Reichsschrifttumskammer in 1939 . He and his wife committed suicide .
Filmography
|
|
literature
- Kay Less : Between the stage and the barracks. Lexicon of persecuted theater, film and music artists from 1933 to 1945 . With a foreword by Paul Spiegel . Metropol, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-938690-10-9 , p. 332.
Web links
- Walter Supper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 558.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Supper, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamm |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1943 |
| Place of death | Berlin |