Fanny Carlsen was a German

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of the

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. As she was

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she was likely forced to emigrate with the

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's coming to power in 1933, although her exact fate is unknown.Nelmes & Selbo

Selected filmography

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The Yellow Diplomat ''The Yellow Diplomat'' (German: ''Der gelbe Diplomat'') is a 1920 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Käthe Haack, Nien Soen Ling and Nien Tso Ling.Bock & Bergfelder p.549 Cast * Käthe Haack * Nien Soen Ling * Nien Tso ...

'' (1920) * '' The Law of the Desert'' (1920) * ''

Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac ''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (german: Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Gisela Werbisek. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Cast ...

'' (1920) * ''

Fanny Elssler Fanny Elssler (born Franziska Elßler; 23 June 181027 November 1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period. Life and career She was born in Gumpendorf, a neighborhood of Vienna. Her father Johann Florian Elssler was a second ge ...

'' (1920) * ''

Count Varenne's Lover ''Count Varenne's Lover'' (german: Die Geliebte des Grafen Varenne) is a 1921 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Josef Commer, and Johannes Riemann. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin Berlin ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Convict of Cayenne ''The Convict of Cayenne'' (German: ''Der Sträfling von Cayenne'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Frederic Zelnik and Loni Nest.Bock & Bergfelder p.549 It premiered in Berlin at the Marmorhaus. Cast In a ...

'' (1921) * ''

Miss Beryll ''Miss Beryll'' (german: Miss Beryll ... die Laune eines Millionärs) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) was ...

'' (1921) * ''

Memoirs of a Film Actress ''Memoirs of a Film Actress'' (german: Aus den Memoiren einer Filmschauspielerin) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The ...

'' (1921) * ''

Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess ''Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (german: Trix, der Roman einer Millionärin) is a 1921 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann, and Ilka Grüning. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Ber ...

'' (1921) * '' The Buried Self'' (1921) * ''

The Mistress of the King ''The Mistress of the King'' (German: ''Die Geliebte des Königs'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara and Hans Albers. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1922) * ''

Insulted and Humiliated ''Insulted and Humiliated'' (German: ''Erniedrigte und Beleidigte'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Ralph Arthur Roberts. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel ''Humili ...

'' (1922) * '' The Marriage of Princess Demidoff'' (1922) * ''

Tania, the Woman in Chains ''Tania, the Woman in Chains'' (german: Tanja, die Frau an der Kette) is a 1922 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Friedrich Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Heinrich Peer. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1922) * ''

Lyda Ssanin ''Lyda Ssanin'' is a 1923 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Hans Albers and Rudolf Forster.Bock & Bergfelder p.8 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer. Cast In alphabetical order ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Men of Sybill ''The Men of Sybill'' (German: ''Die Männer der Sybill'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Carl Auen and Rudolf Forster. It was screened at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1923) * ''

Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, which ...

'' (1923) * ''

Irene of Gold ''Irene of Gold'' (German: ''Irene d'Or'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Karl Sander and Frederic Zelnik and starring Margarete Schlegel, Yelena Polevitskaya and Hans Albers. Cast *Margarete Schlegel *Yelena Polevitskaya *Hans Albers ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Girl from Hell ''The Girl from Hell'' (german: Das Mädel aus der Hölle) is a 1923 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Carl Auen and Harald Paulsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 549 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in ...

'' (1923) * '' Daisy'' (1923) * '' The Other Woman'' (1924) * '' The Mistress of Monbijou'' (1924) * '' The Sailor Perugino'' (1924) * ''

Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband ''Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband'' (german: Nelly, die Braut ohne Mann) is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Else Berna. The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Dealer from Amsterdam ''The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (German: ''Der Trödler von Amsterdam'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and starring Werner Krauss, Hilde Hildebrand and Harry Hardt. It was made by the German subsidiary of the Fox Film Com ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

Old Mamsell's Secret ''Old Mamsell's Secret'' (German:''Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Frida Richard, Guido Parish and Marcella Albani.Nelmes & Selbo The film's art direction was by Andrej A ...

'' (1925) * '' The Bohemian Dancer'' (1926) * ''

The Blue Danube "The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed on 15 Februa ...

'' (1926) * ''

Fadette ''Fadette'' (german: Die lachende Grille) is a 1926 German silent film, silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Yvette Guilbert and Eugen Klöpfer.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Violet Eater ''The Violet Eater'' (German: ''Der Veilchenfresser'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lil Dagover, Harry Liedtke and Ernö Verebes.Grange p.235 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The f ...

'' (1926) * '' The House of Lies'' (1926) * ''

The Weavers The Weavers were an American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City originally consisting of Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. Founded in 1948, the group sang traditional folk songs fro ...

'' (1927) * ''

Dancing Vienna ''Dancing Vienna'' (German: ''Das tanzende Wien'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ben Lyon and Alfred Abel. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew, Ferdinand Bellan and Erich Ket ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Gypsy Baron ''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...

'' (1927) * '' Mary Lou'' (1928) * ''

The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...

'' (1928) * ''

Mariett Dances Today ''Mariett Dances Today'' (German: ''Heut tanzt Mariett'') is a 1928 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Fred Louis Lerch and Harry Halm.Nelmes & Selbo It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and o ...

'' (1928) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1929) * ''

The Dancer of Sanssouci ''The Dancer of Sanssouci'' (german: Die Tänzerin von Sans Souci) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lil Dagover, and Rosa Valetti. Set at the court of Frederick the Great, the film is p ...

'' (1932)

References

Bibliography

* Jill Nelmes & Jule Selbo. ''Women Screenwriters: An International Guide''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

External links

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