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Ada Van Roon

Overview

  • Born
    May 4, 1882 · Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    January 27, 1953 · Berlin-Neukölln, Berlin, Germany (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Adelheid Magdalene Schneider

Mini bio

  • Ada Van Roon was born on May 4, 1882 in Berlin, Germany. She was a writer and actress, known for Der unsichtbare Dieb (1920), Ein Traum ein Leben (1924) and Der Mann im Schrank (1921). She was married to Gernot Bock-Stieber. She died on January 27, 1953 in Berlin-Neukölln, Berlin, Germany.

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      Gernot Bock-Stieber(October 16, 1917 - December 7, 1943) (his death)

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  • Shortly after the onset of the sound film era, Ada van Roon retired from script writing and produced from 1931 with her own company Ada van Roon production cultural films.
  • She moved from acting to screen writing to producing films.
  • She was a German actress, screenwriter and film producer.
  • In 1934 she had to cease her cinematic activity.
  • She also worked in her husband's production company. Their scripts included Paul Wegener's "World Without Weapons" which explored the idea of a weapon designed to defend and end war. The weapon is exploited and the message is that peace can only be achieved by consensus and cannot be imposed by technology.

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