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Bruno Traven(1882-1969)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Bruno Traven was born on 23 February 1882 in Schwiebus, Prussia, Germany [now Swiebodzin, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Rebellion of the Hanged (1954) and Macario. He was married to Rosa Elena Lujan. He died on 27 March 1969 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornFebruary 23, 1882
DiedMarch 27, 1969(87)
BornFebruary 23, 1882
DiedMarch 27, 1969(87)
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Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
8.2
  • Writer(as B. Traven)
  • 1948
The Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)
The Rebellion of the Hanged
7.2
  • Writer(as B. Traven)
  • 1954
Macario
  • Writer(as B. Traven)
    The White Rose
    The White Rose
    • Writer(as B. Traven)

      Credits

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      Writer

      • Macario
        • based on a book by (as B. Traven)
        • Script
      • Günther Maria Halmer, Uwe Ochsenknecht, and Reiner Schöne in La rebelión de los colgados (1986)
        La rebelión de los colgados
        6.7
        • novel (as B. Traven)
        • 1986
      • Kuolemanlaiva
        TV Movie
        • novel "Das Totenschiff" (as B. Traven)
        • 1983
      • Sonntagsgeschichten
        TV Movie
        • ep.: Seele eines Hundes (as B. Traven)
        • 1976
      • Rosa blanca (1972)
        Rosa blanca
        7.4
        • novel "La Rosa Blanca" (as B. Traven)
        • 1972
      • Au verre de l'amitié
        Short
        • short story (as B. Traven)
        • 1970
      • The Bridge in the Jungle (1970)
        The Bridge in the Jungle
        4.7
        • novel (as B. Traven)
        • 1970
      • Die Baumwollpflücker
        7.4
        TV Series
        • writer (as B. Traven)
        • 1970
      • The Legend of Pepito
        TV Movie
        • short story (as B. Traven)
        • 1967
      • Días de otoño (1963)
        Días de otoño
        7.7
        • short story: Frustration (as B. Traven)
        • 1963
      • Ignacio López Tarso in Macario (1960)
        Macario
        8.3
        • story "The Third Guest" (as B. Traven)
        • 1960
      • Horst Buchholz in Das Totenschiff (1959)
        Das Totenschiff
        6.8
        • novel (as B. Traven)
        • 1959
      • Gerd Brüdern and Heinz Schimmelpfennig in Der Banditendoktor (1957)
        Der Banditendoktor
        6.6
        TV Movie
        • play (as B. Traven)
        • 1957
      • Pedro Armendáriz, Arturo de Córdova, María Félix, and Elvira Quintana in Canasta de cuentos mexicanos (1956)
        Canasta de cuentos mexicanos
        7.0
        • stories (as B. Traven)
        • 1956
      • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
        General Electric Theater
        6.8
        TV Series
        • tale (as B. Traven)
        • 1956
      • Cheyenne (1955)
        Cheyenne
        8.0
        TV Series
        • from a novel by (as B. Traven)
        • 1955

      Actor

      • Im Busch von Mexiko
        6.5
        TV Series
        • B. Traven (as Traven-Torsvan)
        • 1967
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Personal details

      • Official site
        • Official Site
      • Alternative names
        • Hal Croves
      • Born
        • February 23, 1882
        • Schwiebus, Prussia, Germany [now Swiebodzin, Lubuskie, Poland]
      • Died
        • March 27, 1969
        • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(undisclosed)
      • Spouse
        • Rosa Elena LujanMay 16, 1957 - March 27, 1969 (his death)
      • Other works
        Story: "The Legend of Pepito". NOTE: Filmed as The Legend of Pepito (1955)/
      • Publicity listings
        • 1 Biographical Movie
        • 2 Print Biographies
        • 1 Article

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      • Salary
        • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
          (1948)
          $500 /week

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