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John Knittel(1891-1970)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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John Knittel was born on 24 March 1891 in Dharwad, British India. He was a writer and actor, known for The Way Through the Night (1929), Het verborgen leven (1920) and Via Mala (1945). He was married to Frances White Mac Bridger. He died on 26 April 1970 in Maienfeld, Switzerland.
BornMarch 24, 1891
DiedApril 26, 1970(79)
BornMarch 24, 1891
DiedApril 26, 1970(79)
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Known for

The Way Through the Night
  • Writer
  • 1929
Het verborgen leven
  • Writer
  • 1920
Hans Otto Wendt in Via Mala (1945)
Via Mala
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1945
Guillermo Battaglia, Sebastián Chiola, Homero Cárpena, Elsa O'Connor, Ricardo Passano, and Silvana Roth in Se abre el abismo (1945)
Se abre el abismo
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1945

Credits

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Writer

  • Maruschka Detmers in Via Mala (1985)
    Via Mala
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1985
  • Via Mala (1961)
    Via Mala
    6.9
    • novel
    • 1961
  • Thérèse Étienne (1958)
    Thérèse Étienne
    6.0
    • novel and play
    • 1958
  • O.W. Fischer, John Knittel, Elisabeth Müller, Giulia Rubini, Charles Regnier, Rolf Thiele, and Nadja Tiller in El Hakim (1957)
    El Hakim
    6.3
    • novel: Dr. Ibrahim
    • 1957
  • Michèle Morgan and Cornell Borchers in Oasis (1955)
    Oasis
    4.7
    • novel
    • 1955
  • Hans Otto Wendt in Via Mala (1945)
    Via Mala
    6.7
    • novel "Via Mala"
    • 1945
  • Guillermo Battaglia, Sebastián Chiola, Homero Cárpena, Elsa O'Connor, Ricardo Passano, and Silvana Roth in Se abre el abismo (1945)
    Se abre el abismo
    6.5
    • story
    • 1945
  • The Way Through the Night
    • novel
    • 1929
  • Het verborgen leven
    • novel "Hidden lives"
    • 1920

Actor

  • Die Oswald-Story
    TV Movie
    • John Hunt
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 24, 1891
    • Dharwad, British India
  • Died
    • April 26, 1970
    • Maienfeld, Switzerland(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Frances White Mac Bridger1915 - April 26, 1970 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Via Mala".

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In "Le Basalte Bleu", Knittel speculated that the origins of the Cinderella fairy tale came from the story of Egyptian Queen Nitocris, who lost a golden sandal that was later found by pharaoh.

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