About Johanna Sibelius
Lived 1913 – 1970 (aged 57). Johanna Sibelius was a German screenwriter and writer.
Johanna Sibelius (10 February 1913 – 8 March 1970) was a German screenwriter.
Her sisters were the actress Jutta Freybe and the writer Martha Albrand.
Selected filmography Congo Express (dir. Eduard von Borsody, 1939) — based on her own novel Der dunkle Punkt (dir. Georg Zoch, 1940) Wenn du noch eine Heimat hast (dir. Günther Rittau, 1942) — based on the play Der Strom by Max Halbe My Friend Josephine (dir. Hans H. Zerlett, 1942) Nacht ohne Abschied (dir. Erich Waschneck, 1943) Am Abend nach der Oper (dir. Arthur Maria Rabenalt, 1945) — based on the novella Der Fund by Five Suspects (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1950) — based on the novel Thomsen verhört die Prima by Herbert Moll Heart's Desire (dir. Paul Martin, 1951) — based on the novel D-Zug 517 by Maria von Peteani Captive Soul (dir. Hans Wolff, 1952) Klettermaxe (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1952) — based on the eponymous novel by Hans Mahner-Mons Until We Meet Again (dir. Gustav Ucicky, 1952) Dreaming Lips (dir. Josef von Báky, 1953) — remake of the 1932 film Dreaming Lips, based on the play Mélo by Henri Bernstein Music by Night (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1953) Mailman Mueller (dir. John Reinhardt, 1953) When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (dir. Hans Deppe, 1953) Men at a Dangerous Age (dir. Carl-Heinz Schroth, 1954) The Seven Dresses of Katrin (dir. Hans Deppe, 1954) — based on the eponymous novel by Gisi Gruber Love is Forever (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1954) — based on the play Fires of St. John by Hermann Sudermann Sacred Lie (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1955) I Was an Ugly Girl (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1955) — based on the eponymous novel by Annemarie Selinko My Leopold (dir. Géza von Bolváry, 1955) — based on the play My Leopold by Adolphe L'Arronge My Husband's Getting Married Today (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1956) — based on the eponymous novel by Annemarie Selinko (dir. Günther Lüders, 1957) — based on the eponymous novel by Scandal in Bad Ischl (dir. Rolf Thiele, 1957) — based on the play The Master by Hermann Bahr Meine schöne Mama (dir. Paul Martin, 1958) — based on the eponymous novel by Mathilde Walewska Arms and the Man (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1958) — based on the play Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw Rendezvous in Vienna (dir. Helmut Weiss, 1959) — based on the play Rendezvous in Wien by Fritz Eckhardt Jacqueline (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1959) Mrs. Warren's Profession (dir. Ákos Ráthonyi, 1960) — based on the play Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw Der Traum des Mr. Borton (dir. Anton Schelkopf, 1960, TV film) Stefanie in Rio (dir. Curtis Bernhardt, 1960) — sequel to the film Stefanie, based on the novel Stefanie oder Die liebenswerten Torheiten by (dir. Georg Tressler, 1961) — based on the eponymous novel by Robert Pilchowski (dir. , 1961) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (dir. , 1961) — based on the play The Last of Mrs. Cheyney by Frederick Lonsdale Adorable Julia (dir. Alfred Weidenmann, 1962) — based on the novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham Only a Woman (dir. Alfred Weidenmann, 1962) Mark of the Tortoise (1964) — based on the novel Mission To Siena by James Hadley Chase Condemned to Sin (dir. Alfred Weidenmann, 1964) — based on the novel The Fortress by Henry Jaeger Among Vultures (dir. Alfred Vohrer, 1964) — based on the eponymous book by Karl May Old Surehand (dir. Alfred Vohrer, 1965) — based on the eponymous novel by Karl May Hocuspocus (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1966) — based on the eponymous play by Curt Goetz Long Legs, Long Fingers (dir. Alfred Vohrer, 1966) Liselotte of the Palatinate (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1966) The Heathens of Kummerow (dir. Werner Jacobs, 1967) — based on the eponymous novel by Ehm Welk 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (dir. , 1968) — based on the novella Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman by Stefan Zweig Morning's at Seven (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1968) — based on the eponymous novel by Eric Malpass Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (dir. Werner Jacobs, 1969) When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1969) — based on the eponymous novel by Eric Malpass
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Who was Johanna Sibelius?
German screenwriter (1913–1970)
When was Johanna Sibelius born?
Johanna Sibelius was born on 10 February 1913 in Berlin.
When did Johanna Sibelius die?
Johanna Sibelius died on 8 March 1970 in Starnberg.
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Johanna Sibelius was a screenwriter and writer.
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Johanna Sibelius was German.
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