Felix Basch (1885–1944) was an American-

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n actor, screenwriter and film director. He first acted in

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, and he was a producer and director for the German film production company U. F. A. Following the

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takeover of power in Germany in 1933, the

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Basch was forced out of films and went into exile, moving to the United States where he appeared in a large number of films acting in character roles. He was married to the actress and singer Grete Freund and was the father of

Peter Basch Peter Basch (September 23, 1921 – March 15, 2004) was an American magazine and glamour photographer. He was born in Berlin, lived and died in New York City. The main body of his work was produced in the fifties and sixties. Early life Peter Ba ...

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was a second cousin of his . According to U.S. immigration entry records, he gained his American citizenship through his father. Basch died May 18, 1944, at

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in Hollywood, California, after several major operations.

Selected filmography

Actor

Director

* '' The Rose of Stamboul'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Mascotte'' (1920) * ''

Roswolsky's Mistress ''Roswolsky's Mistress'' (german: Die Geliebte Roswolskys) is a 1921 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Asta Nielsen, Paul Wegener, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It was based on a novel by George Froeschel. The f ...

'' (1921) * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1921) * ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' (1922) * '' The Stream'' (1922) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

'' (1925) * ''

Love's Finale ''Love's Finale'' (german: Finale der Liebe) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Nils Asther and Lucy Doraine. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast In alphabetical order *Nil ...

'' (1925) * '' Darling, Count the Cash'' (1926) * ''

Her Husband's Wife ''Her Husband's Wife'' (german: Der Mann seiner Frau) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Nils Asther, Lucy Doraine, and Erich Kaiser-Titz. Cast *Nils Asther *Lucy Doraine *Erich Kaiser-Titz *Rudolf Klein-Rogge *Olg ...

'' (1926) * '' The Girl on a Swing'' (1926) * '' The Son of Hannibal'' (1926) * ''

A Serious Case ''A Serious Case'' (german: Ein schwerer Fall) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Felix Basch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Alfons Fryland, and Gyula Szöreghy. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1927) * ''

One Plus One Equals Three ''One Plus One Equals Three'' (german: 1=Eins + Eins = Drei) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Veit Harlan, Georg Alexander, and Claire Rommer. Lamprecht, Gerhard. ''Deutsche Stummfilme: 1927–1931''. p. 45. The ...

'' (1927) * '' Mascottchen'' (1929) * ' (1930) * ''Seine Freundin Annette'' (1931)

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* 1880s births 1944 deaths Austrian film directors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Austrian male screenwriters Male actors from Vienna Austrian Jews Jewish emigrants from Austria to the United States after the Anschluss 20th-century Austrian male actors 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-film-bio-stub