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Paul L. Stein

Overview

  • Born
    February 4, 1892 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    May 2, 1951 · London, England, UK (coronary thrombosis)
  • Birth name
    Paul Ludwig Stein
  • Height
    5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)

Mini bio

  • Paul L. Stein was born on February 4, 1892 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for April Blossoms (1934), Das Martyrium (1920) and Tagebuch meiner Frau (1920). He was married to Olga Schroeder Devrient. He died on May 2, 1951 in London, England, UK.

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  • Spouse
      Olga Schroeder Devrient

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  • Austrian-born director, a former stage actor, prolific in German silent cinema during the 1920s with UFA. After a brief spell in Hollywood directing "women's pictures", he started working in Britain (for British International Pictures) from 1931. He became a British citizen in 1938. His films ranged from operettas and light romantic comedies to crime thrillers.
  • He entered the film business as an actor in 1915 and his first movie was "Zucker und Zimt" (1915).
  • The director Paul Ludwig Stein began his career as a stage actor in Berlin where he appeared at the "Reinhardt-Bühnen" among others. He also wrote few plays.
  • He left Germany and he went to the USA and later to England where he was able to continue his film career as a director.
  • His last cinematical work came one year before his death into being with "The 20 Questions Murder Mystery" (1950).

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