About Alfred Neumann
Lived 1895 – 1952 (aged 56). Alfred Neumann was an American, German and French writer, translator, screenwriter, literary editor, art historian and romanist.
Alfred Neumann (15 October 1895 – 3 October 1952) was a German writer of novels, stories, poems, plays, and films, as well as a translator into German.
Biography Neumann was born in Lautenburg, Germany (now Poland). He was a recipient of the Kleist Prize in 1926 and his writings were banned during the Third Reich. His novel Der Patriot was turned into a play and filmed in 1928, directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film was remade in France in 1938 directed by Maurice Tourneur.
He was working in Italy when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. The Nazi party seized all his property due to his Jewish heritage. He remained in Italy until 1938 when he moved to France.
Books published (incomplete list):
Life of Christina of Sweden Man of December Mirror of fools New Caesar The friends of the people Six of them The Devil
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Who was Alfred Neumann?
German writer (1895-1952)
When was Alfred Neumann born?
Alfred Neumann was born on 15 October 1895 in Lidzbark.
When did Alfred Neumann die?
Alfred Neumann died on 2 October 1952 in Lugano.
What was Alfred Neumann's occupation?
Alfred Neumann was a writer, translator, screenwriter, literary editor, art historian and romanist.
What nationality was Alfred Neumann?
Alfred Neumann was American, German and French.
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