About Hans Jacoby
Lived 1904 – 1963 (aged 59). Hans Jacoby was a German screenwriter, production designer and writer.
Hans Jacoby (1904–1963) was a German screenwriter. Jacoby was of Jewish background and was forced to go into exile when the Nazi Party took power in 1933. Jacoby settled in the United States for many years, working on the screenplays of a number of Hollywood productions. He returned to Germany in the mid-1950s, and worked in the West German film industry until his death.
Selected filmography
Screenwriter
Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1926) The Land of Smiles (1930) There Goes Susie (1934) I Was an Adventuress (1938) Gibraltar (1938) I Was an Adventuress (1938) Princess Tarakanova (1938) There's No Tomorrow (1939) Night in December (1940) I Was an Adventuress (1940) Between Us Girls (1942) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) Phantom of the Opera (1943) Tars and Spars (1946) Champagne for Caesar (1950) Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) Sirocco (1951) Reunion in Reno (1951) Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) Taxi (1953) Carnival Story (1954) Circus of Love (1954) Ten on Every Finger (1954) Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1954) Stranger from Venus (1954) Vater sein dagegen sehr (1957) The Mad Bomberg (1957) Eva (1958) It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958) Heart Without Mercy (1958) The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959) Menschen im Hotel (1959) Das schwarze Schaf (1960) The Good Soldier Schweik (1960) The Juvenile Judge (1960) The Liar (1961) Street of Temptation (1962) Max the Pickpocket (1962) Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele (1962) A Nearly Decent Girl (1963)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Hans Jacoby?
German screenwriter (1904–1963)
When was Hans Jacoby born?
Hans Jacoby was born on 23 October 1904 in Wrocław.
When did Hans Jacoby die?
Hans Jacoby died on 31 October 1963 in Zurich.
What was Hans Jacoby's occupation?
Hans Jacoby was a screenwriter, production designer and writer.
What nationality was Hans Jacoby?
Hans Jacoby was German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hans Jacoby. https://biography.guide/hans-jacoby-screenwriter/
MLA: "Hans Jacoby." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hans-jacoby-screenwriter/.
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