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Jane Bess

1891 – 1944

German screenwriter

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Lived 1891 – 1944 (aged 52–53). Jane Bess was a German screenwriter.

Jane Bess (1891–1944) was a German screenwriter. Following the rise to power of the Nazi Party in 1933, she went into exile in the Netherlands. She was later murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp in occupied Poland in 1944 during the holocaust.

Selected filmography The Inheritance from New York (1919) Yellow Star (1922) Fratricide (1922) The Cigarette Countess (1922) Shame (1922) The Marriage Swindler (1922) The Heart of Lilian Thorland (1924) The Morals of the Alley (1925) The Golden Butterfly (1926) Unmarried Daughters (1926) The Divorcée (1926) The Queen of the Baths (1926) Sword and Shield (1926) State Attorney Jordan (1926) Radio Magic (1927) The Woman with the World Record (1927) The Story of a Little Parisian (1928) A Girl with Temperament (1928) The Beloved of His Highness (1928) Who Invented Divorce? (1928) The Woman in the Advocate's Gown (1929) The Circus Princess (1929) Alarm at Midnight (1931) The Cross-Patch (1935)

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Birth century
Died
1944, Auschwitz
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Also known as
Hanna Holl

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People whose lives overlapped Jane Bess's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jane Bess?

German screenwriter (1891-1944)

When was Jane Bess born?

Jane Bess was born on 28 November 1891 in Poznań.

When did Jane Bess die?

Jane Bess died in 1944 in Auschwitz.

What was Jane Bess's occupation?

Jane Bess was a screenwriter.

What nationality was Jane Bess?

Jane Bess was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jane Bess

· Wikidata: Q1120847

· DBpedia: Jane Bess

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