About Stellan Rye
Lived 1880 – 1914 (aged 34). Stellan Rye was a Danish film director, screenwriter and director.
Stellan Rye (4 July 1880 – 14 November 1914) was a Danish-born film director, active in the early 20th century. Rye was born in Randers.
In 1913 he created (together with Hanns Heinz Ewers and Paul Wegener) the silent film Der Student von Prag (The Student of Prague). At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Reichsheer (German Army). He died in France, a prisoner of war.
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Who was Stellan Rye?
Danish film director (1880–1914)
When was Stellan Rye born?
Stellan Rye was born on 4 July 1880 in Randers.
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Stellan Rye died on 14 November 1914 in France.
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Stellan Rye was a film director, screenwriter and director.
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Stellan Rye was Danish.
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