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Gunther von Fritsch

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  • Born
    July 15, 1906 · Pola, Küstenland, Austria-Hungary [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]
  • Died
    August 27, 1988 · Pasadena, California, USA (stroke)

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  • Gunther von Fritsch was born on July 15, 1906 in Pola, Küstenland, Austria-Hungary [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]. He was a director and editor, known for The Curse of the Cat People (1944), Flash Gordon (1954) and Cigarette Girl (1947). He was married to Bunny Beatty. He died on August 27, 1988 in Pasadena, California, USA.

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      Bunny Beatty(June 29, 1937 - August 27, 1988) (his death, 2 children)

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  • He came to the United States in 1930 after graduating from École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière (Government Film School) in Paris, France.
  • He entered the United States Army Signal Corps in 1943, where he remained until the end of World War II.
  • He died of a stroke at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA.
  • He had 2 daughters with his wife, Hinemoa: Antoinette, and Katharine. He also had two grandchildren.

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