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Leo Perutz(1882-1957)

  • Writer
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Leo Perutz was born on 2 November 1882 in Prague, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Der Kosak und die Nachtigall (1935), Historia de una noche (1941) and The Betrayal (1928). He was married to Grete Humburger and Ida Weil. He died on 25 August 1957 in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria.
BornNovember 2, 1882
DiedAugust 25, 1957(74)
BornNovember 2, 1882
DiedAugust 25, 1957(74)
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Known for

Jarmila Novotna in Der Kosak und die Nachtigall (1935)
Der Kosak und die Nachtigall
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1935
Historia de una noche (1941)
Historia de una noche
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1941
The Betrayal
3.9
  • Writer
  • 1928
Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen
  • Writer
  • 1921

Credits

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Writer

  • Zwischen Neun und Neun
    Short
    • inspired by the works of
    • 2013
  • Iris Berben and Hartmut Becker in Sankt Petri-Schnee (1991)
    Sankt Petri-Schnee
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1991
  • Tyro
    Short
    • story "Nine to Nine"
    • 1990
  • Der Meister des jüngsten Tages (1990)
    Der Meister des jüngsten Tages
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1990
  • Historia de una noche (1962)
    Historia de una noche
    6.0
    • play "Morgen ist Feiertag"
    • 1962
  • Pedro Maratea and Tita Merello in Ceniza al viento (1942)
    Ceniza al viento
    6.8
    • story
    • 1942
  • Historia de una noche (1941)
    Historia de una noche
    7.2
    • play "Morgen ist Feiertag"
    • 1941
  • Rudolf Forster and Christl Mardayn in ...nur ein Komödiant (1935)
    ...nur ein Komödiant
    6.3
    • contribution
    • 1935
  • Jarmila Novotna in Der Kosak und die Nachtigall (1935)
    Der Kosak und die Nachtigall
    6.7
    • novel
    • 1935
  • The Betrayal
    3.9
    • novel "The Marquise of Bolibar"
    • 1928
  • Der Marquis von Bolibar
    • novel
    • 1922
  • Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen
    • novel "Das Mangobaumwunder"
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 2, 1882
    • Prague, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • August 25, 1957
    • Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria
  • Spouses
      Grete Humburger1935 - August 25, 1957 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "From Nine to Nine" (filmed as Tyro (1990)).

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