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Max Ernst(1891-1976)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Art Department
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Max Ernst in L'Age d'Or (1930)
Max Ernst was born on 2 April 1891 in Brühl, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for L'Age d'Or (1930), Maximiliana oder die widerrechtliche Ausübung der Astronomie (1966) and Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947). He was married to Dorothea Tanning, Peggy Guggenheim, Marie-Berthe Aurenche and Luise Straus. He died on 1 April 1976 in Paris, France.
BornApril 2, 1891
DiedApril 1, 1976(84)
BornApril 2, 1891
DiedApril 1, 1976(84)
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Known for

L'Age d'Or (1930)
L'Age d'Or
7.1
  • Bandit Leader in the Hut
  • 1930
Maximiliana oder die widerrechtliche Ausübung der Astronomie
6.8
Short
  • Director
  • 1966
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
Dreams That Money Can Buy
6.6
  • Le President(uncredited)
  • 1947
Angela Lansbury in The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.7
  • Art Department
  • 1947

Credits

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Actor



  • 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1955)
    8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements
    5.7
    • 1955
  • Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
    Dreams That Money Can Buy
    6.6
    • Le President (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Ilse Werner in Fräulein (1939)
    Fräulein
    • Barmann
    • 1939
  • Theo Lingen, Theo Mackeben, Gustaf Gründgens, Hans Leibelt, Ralph Arthur Roberts, Sybille Schmitz, Hans Steinhoff, and Gisela Uhlen in Tanz auf dem Vulkan (1938)
    Tanz auf dem Vulkan
    6.5
    • Theaterarbeiter
    • Pariser Bürger (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Fita Benkhoff, Johannes Heesters, and Hansi Knoteck in When Women Keep Silent (1937)
    When Women Keep Silent
    7.1
    • Gast im Restaurant (as Max Harry Ernst)
    • 1937
  • Karin Hardt, Paul Hörbiger, and Sybille Schmitz in Wenn die Musik nicht wär (1935)
    Wenn die Musik nicht wär
    5.9
    • 1935
  • L'Age d'Or (1930)
    L'Age d'Or
    7.1
    • Bandit Leader in the Hut
    • 1930

Writer



  • Was ist ein Wald?
    Short
    • text
    • 1974
  • La femme 100 têtes (1967)
    La femme 100 têtes
    6.8
    Short
    • graphic novel
    • 1967
  • Die widerrechtliche Ausübung der Astronomie (1967)
    Die widerrechtliche Ausübung der Astronomie
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Une semaine de bonté ou les sept éléments capitaux
    Short
    • book
    • text
    • 1961

Art Department



  • Rendezvous der Freunde
    • painter: "Au rendez-vous des amis"
    • 1992
  • Angela Lansbury in The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
    The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
    6.7
    • painting: "The Temptation of Saint Anthony"
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • M. Ernst
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • April 2, 1891
    • Brühl, Germany
  • Died
    • April 1, 1976
    • Paris, France
  • Spouses
      Dorothea TanningOctober 24, 1946 - April 1, 1976 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother in law of Jean Aurenche. His wife Marie-Berthe Aurenche, Jean's younger sister was later the last companion of painter Chaim Soutine.

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