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Erich Schönfelder

1885 – 1933

German screenwriter, actor and film director

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Lived 1885 – 1933 (aged 48). Erich Schönfelder was a German film director, screenwriter, film actor, actor and director.

Erich Schönfelder (18851933) was a German screenwriter, actor, and film director of the silent and early sound eras. Early in his career he worked frequently with Ernst Lubitsch.

Selected filmography

Writer Shoe Palace Pinkus (1916) When Four Do the Same (1917) My Wife, the Movie Star (1919) Meyer from Berlin (1919) Love at the Wheel (1921)

Actor The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917) The Toboggan Cavalier (1918) Ruth's Two Husbands (1919) Hunted Men (1924) Struggle for the Soil (1925) Fight of the Tertia (1929) The Copper (1930)

Director The Bull of Olivera (1921) Miss Rockefeller Is Filming (1922) In the Name of the King (1924) Women of Luxury (1925) The Woman with That Certain Something (1925) Princess Trulala (1926) Grandstand for General Staff (1926) Marie's Soldier (1927) How Do I Marry the Boss? (1927) The Woman from Till 12 (1928) Der Ladenprinz (1928) The Beaver Coat (1928) From a Bachelor's Diary (1929) Come Back, All Is Forgiven (1929) Busy Girls (1930) Next, Please! (1930) Mischievous Miss (1930) A Crafty Youth (1931) The Secret of the Red Cat (1931) Contest (1932) At Your Orders, Sergeant (1932)

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Who was Erich Schönfelder?

German screenwriter, actor and film director (1885–1933)

When was Erich Schönfelder born?

Erich Schönfelder was born on 23 April 1885 in Frankfurt.

When did Erich Schönfelder die?

Erich Schönfelder died on 14 May 1933 in Berlin.

What was Erich Schönfelder's occupation?

Erich Schönfelder was a film director, screenwriter, film actor, actor and director.

What nationality was Erich Schönfelder?

Erich Schönfelder was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Erich Schönfelder

· Wikidata: Q123096

· DBpedia: Erich Schönfelder

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