About Karl Friedrich Klein
Lived 1898 – 1981 (aged 83). Karl Friedrich Klein was a German screenwriter, writer, film director, playwright, director and author.
Charles Klein (1898–1981) was a German film director, screenwriter and novelist. He began his career in Hollywood during the silent era. In 1928 he produced The Telltale Heart, an expressionist short film version of the Edgar Allan Poe story. He later moved to Germany, but the Second World War brought an end to his film career and he was called up to the Wehrmacht.
Selected filmography Blindfold (1928) Pleasure Crazed (1928) The Telltale Heart (1928, short) The Sin Sister (1929) When the Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights (1933) Gypsy Blood (1934) Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (1938) The Fourth Is Not Coming (1939) Woman Without a Past (1939) Her Private Secretary (1940)
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Who was Karl Friedrich Klein?
German screenwriter (1898–1981)
When was Karl Friedrich Klein born?
Karl Friedrich Klein was born on 29 January 1898 in Namedy.
When did Karl Friedrich Klein die?
Karl Friedrich Klein died on 1 February 1981.
What was Karl Friedrich Klein's occupation?
Karl Friedrich Klein was a screenwriter, writer, film director, playwright, director and author.
What nationality was Karl Friedrich Klein?
Karl Friedrich Klein was German.
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· Wikipedia: Karl Friedrich Klein
· DBpedia: Charles Klein (director)
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