Norbert Jacques (6 June 1880 – 15 May 1954) was a Luxembourgish novelist, journalist,

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

, and translator who wrote in German. He was born in Luxembourg-Eich,

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and died in

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

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. He created the character

Dr. Mabuse Dr. Mabuse is a fictional character created by Norbert Jacques in his 1921 novel ('Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'), and his 1932 follow-up novel ''Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse'' (1932). The character was made famous by three films about the character ...

, who was a feature of some of his novels. ''Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler'', the first novel to feature Mabuse, was one of the bestsellers of its time; it sold over 500,000 copies in Germany. Today, Jacques is known best for Dr. Mabuse. In 1922, he received German citizenship.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler'' (1921) * ''Ingenieur Mars'' (1923) * ''Mensch gegen Mensch'' (1924) * ''Plüsch und Plümowski'' (1927) * ''Mabuses Kolonie'' (1930, fragment) – Never finished. First published in 1994. * ''Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse'' (1932) – First published in 1950 under the title ''Dr. Mabuses letztes Spiel''. In the late 1980s, it was reprinted under its original title. * ''Chemiker Null'' (1934) – Serialized in 1934. First reprinted in a book in 1994. * ''Leidenschaft: Ein Schiller-Roman'' (1939)

Short stories

* "Dr. Mabuse auf dem Presseball" (1923)

Translations

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''. Published in German as ''Orlac’s Hände'' (1922). *

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- '' Stalky & Co.'' Published in German as ''Staaks und Genossen'' (1928). * Rudyard Kipling - ''

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''. Published in German as ''Fischerjungs: Ein Seeroman'' (1930). *

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- ''Jeremy at Crale''. Published in German as ''Jeremy auf der Schule'' (1931).

Selected filmography

* '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) – Adaptation of ''Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler''. * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) – Adaptation of ''Mensch gegen Mensch''. Screenplay written by Jacques. * ''

The Bordello in Rio ''The Bordello in Rio'' or ''The Women's House of Rio'' (german: Das Frauenhaus von Rio) is a 1927 silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Vivian Gibson, Albert Steinrück and Hans Stüwe. It was based on a novel by Norbert Ja ...

'' (1927) – Adaptation of ''Plüsch und Plümowski''. * ''

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...

'' (1933) * ''

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius ''Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius'' (german: Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies) is a 1940 German film, based on the novel ''Passion'' by Norbert Jacques. The film focuses on the early career of the German poet Fried ...

'' (1940) – Adaptation of ''Leidenschaft: Ein Schiller-Roman''. * ''

Blondes for Export ''Blondes for Export'' (german: Export in Blond) is a 1950 West German crime thriller film directed by Eugen York and starring Lotte Koch, Catja Görna and René Deltgen. Norbert Jacques wrote the screenplay, adapting his own novel.Elsaesser & We ...

'' (1950) – Adaptation of ''Plüsch und Plümowski''. Screenplay written by Jacques. * '' Final Destination: Red Lantern'' (1960) – Adaptation of ''Plüsch und Plümowski''. * ''

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse ''The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse'' (German ''Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse'') is a 1960 black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film. A West German/French/Italian international co-production, it starred Peter van ...

'' (1960) – Based on characters created by Jacques. * ''

The Return of Doctor Mabuse ''The Return of Doctor Mabuse'' (german: Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse) is a 1961 black-and-white crime film/thriller made in West Berlin. It was a West German/French/Italian international co-production directed by Harald Reinl that was the second ...

'' (1961) – Based on characters created by Jacques. * ''

'' (1962) – Remake of the 1933 film. * ''The Invisible Dr. Mabuse'' (1962) * ''

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse ''Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse'' or ''Scotland Yard vs. Dr Mabuse'' (german: Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse) is a 1963 German crime film directed by Paul May and starring Peter van Eyck. ''Scotland Yard vs. Dr. Mabuse'' was distributed in West ...

'' (1963) – Based on characters created by Jacques. * '' The Secret of Dr. Mabuse'' (1964) a.k.a. ''The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse'' – Based on characters created by Jacques. * ''The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse'' (1971) - Spanish film directed by

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* '' Dr. M'' (1990) – Adaptation of ''Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler''.

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