- Born
- Died
- Birth nameThea Gabriele von Harbou
- Thea von Harbou was born on December 27, 1888 in Tauperlitz, Döhlau, Bavaria, Germany. She was a writer and director, known for Metropolis (1927), M (1931) and Woman in the Moon (1929). She was married to Fritz Lang and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. She died on July 1, 1954 in Berlin, Germany.
- SpousesFritz Lang(August 26, 1922 - April 26, 1933) (divorced)Rudolf Klein-Rogge(1914 - 1921) (divorced)
- Thea von Harbou was married to the famous director Fritz Lang. He brought many of her scripts to the screen. In 1932, von Harbou joined the NSDAP, or Nazi Party. Lang, who was opposed to the Nazis, left her and emigrated to America. They divorced in 1933.
- In 1954 one of her first movies - "Der müde Tod" (1921) - was shown in Berlin once more. Thea von Harbou was present as a guest of honor as well. When she left the cinema she slipped in such an unfortunate way that she died some days later as a result of the fall.
- During the production of Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Lang discovered von Harbou in bed with Ayi Tendulkar, an Indian journalist and student 17 years younger than she.
- Shortly after her divorce from Lang, von Harbou and Ayi Tendulkar contracted a clandestine marriage because the Nazi state did not permit someone of her public stature to marry a dark-skinned Indian.
- Several years after her death, Lang directed the film The Indian Tomb, based upon one of her novels.
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