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Robert Thoeren(1903-1957)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Robert Thoeren was born on 21 April 1903 in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Some Like It Hot (1959), The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) and Temptation (1946). He was married to Erica Beer and Manina Tischler. He died on 13 July 1957 in Munich, Germany.
BornApril 21, 1903
DiedJuly 13, 1957(54)
BornApril 21, 1903
DiedJuly 13, 1957(54)
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Known for

Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot
8.2
  • Writer(as R. Thoeren)
  • 1959
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene, and Patricia Medina in The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
The Fighting O'Flynn
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1949
George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas, and Merle Oberon in Temptation (1946)
Temptation
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1946
Ava Gardner and Fred MacMurray in Singapore (1947)
Singapore
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1947

Credits

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Writer

  • Vic Damone in Some Like It Hot (1961)
    Some Like It Hot
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • suggested by a story by (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Some Like It Hot
    8.2
    • suggested by a story by (as R. Thoeren)
    • 1959
  • Petersburger Nächte (1958)
    Petersburger Nächte
    5.5
    • story (as Thoeren)
    • 1958
  • Lilli Palmer in Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will (1958)
    Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will
    6.0
    • idea
    • 1958
  • Horst Buchholz and Liselotte Pulver in Confessions of Felix Krull (1957)
    Confessions of Felix Krull
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Between Time and Eternity (1956)
    Between Time and Eternity
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • film story
    • previous screenplay
    • 1954–1956
  • Klaus Kinski, Hubert Hilten, and Wolfrid Lier in Sarajevo (1955)
    Sarajevo
    6.6
    • Writer (as Franz Werner)
    • 1955
  • Banditen der Autobahn (1955)
    Banditen der Autobahn
    6.9
    • screenplay (as Robert T. Thoeren)
    • 1955
  • Daniel Gélin, Michèle Morgan, and Jean Gabin in The Moment of Truth (1952)
    The Moment of Truth
    6.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Dieter Borsche, Inge Egger, and Grethe Weiser in Fanfaren der Liebe (1951)
    Fanfaren der Liebe
    5.5
    • story
    • 1951
  • Van Heflin and Evelyn Keyes in The Prowler (1951)
    The Prowler
    7.1
    • from an original story by
    • 1951
  • September Affair (1950)
    September Affair
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1950
  • Edward G. Robinson, Peggy Cummins, and Richard Greene in Operation X (1950)
    Operation X
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1950
  • Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix in Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949)
    Captain Carey, U.S.A.
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1949

Actor

  • Peter und Billy - die Kameradschaftsehe
    Short
    • (as Robert T. Thoeren)
    • 1932
  • Annie Markart in Er und sein Diener (1931)
    Er und sein Diener
    • Frank
    • 1931
  • Der Zinker (1931)
    Der Zinker
    5.7
    • Charles 'Charly' Tillmann
    • 1931
  • Dita Parlo in Tropennächte (1931)
    Tropennächte
    • Heyst
    • 1931
  • ...und das ist die Hauptsache!? (1931)
    ...und das ist die Hauptsache!?
    6.5
    • Der Fürst
    • 1931
  • Woman in the Jungle
    • Geoffrey Hammond
    • 1931
  • Max Fliess in Der Schuß im Tonfilmatelier (1930)
    Der Schuß im Tonfilmatelier
    5.7
    • Komparse Seemann
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • R. Thoeren
  • Born
    • April 21, 1903
    • Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • July 13, 1957
    • Munich, Germany(cardiac weakness following car crash)
  • Spouses
      Erica Beer? - July 13, 1957 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the step-father of producer Konstantin Thoeren and adopted him.

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