Gunther von Fritsch (15 July 1906,

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– 27 August 1988,

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) was an American film director born in the

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Biography

Gunther von Fritsch was born 15 July 1906 in

. He studied in Paris, and in 1930 moved to the United States. During World War II, he entered the United States Army Signal Corps. After the war, he directed training films for the

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in West Berlin. Von Fritsch died of a stroke in

27 August 1988.

Filmography

(incomplete)

References

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* 1906 births 1988 deaths American film directors Yugoslav emigrants to the United States Yugoslav expatriates in France United States Army personnel of World War II {{US-film-director-1900s-stub