Rudolf Lothar
ú:dolf ló:tar(born Rudolf Lothar Spitzer; 25 February 1865 – 2 October 1943) was a
Hungarian-born
Austrian
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writer
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,
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
,
critic
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and
essayist
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. He was born and died in
Budapest
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.
Literary works
* 1891 ''Der verschleierte König'', drama
* 1900 ''König Harlekin'', play
* 1900 ''Das Wiener Burgtheater''
* 1904 ''
Tiefland'', opera libretto set to music by
Eugen d'Albert
Eugen (originally Eugène) Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish-born pianist and composer.
Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, he won a scholarship to stud ...
, based on the 1896 Catalan play ''Terra baixa'' by Ă€ngel GuimerĂ
* 1910 ''KurfĂĽrstendamm'', novel
* 1910 ''Die drei Grazien'', comedy
* 1910 ''Der Herr von Berlin'', novel
* 1912
Liebesketten', opera libretto set to music by
Eugen d'Albert
Eugen (originally Eugène) Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish-born pianist and composer.
Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, he won a scholarship to stud ...
based on
Angel Guimerá’s Villa del mar, score available from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
* 1916 ''Die Seele Spaniens''
* 1920 ''Casanovas Sohn'', comedy
* 1920 ''Li-Tai-Pe, Des Kaisers Dichter'', opera libretto set to music by
Clemens von Franckenstein
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* 1921 ''Der Werwolf'', comedy
* 1925 ''Die Kunst des VerfĂĽhrens''
* 1927 ''Der gute Europäer'', comedy
* 1927 ''Die Republik befiehlt'', comedy
* 1931 ''Friedemann Bach'', opera libretto set to music by
Paul Graener
Paul Graener (11 January 1872 – 13 November 1944) was a German composer and conductor. He composed numerous operas and orchestral works in the Romanticism style.
Biography
Graener was born in Berlin and orphaned as a young child. A boy ...
based on Albert Emil Brachvogel's novel of the same name
* 1931 ''Der Papagei'', comedy
* 1931 ''Besuch aus dem Jenseits'', drama
* 1934 ''The Red Cat'' (German title: ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo''), comedy
Filmography
*''Tiefland'', directed by
Friedrich Rosenthal and (Silent film, 1918, based on the opera ''
Tiefland'')
*''
Under the Mountains
''Under the Mountains'' (Hungarian: ''Hegyek alján'') is a 1920 Hungarian silent drama film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Oszkár Dénes, Ila Lóth and László Mihó.
Cast
* Oszkár Dénes - Sebastiano, földbirtokos
* Ila LĂłt ...
'', directed by
BĂ©la Balogh
BĂ©la Balogh (1 January 1885 in SzĂ©kesfehĂ©rvár – 30 March 1945 in Budapest) was a Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century. He was prominent in both silent and voiced productions, and is most known ...
(Silent film, 1920, based on the opera ''
Tiefland'')
*''
Lowlands
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'', directed by
Adolf E. Licho (Silent film, 1922, based on the opera ''
Tiefland'')
*''
The Masked Dancer'', directed by
Burton L. King
Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919).
Selected filmography
* '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913)
* ''Under the Crescent'' ...
(Silent film, 1924, based on the play ''Die Frau mit der Maske'')
*''
For Wives Only
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Cast
* Marie Prevost as Laura Rittenhaus
* Victor Varconi as Dr. Rittenhaus
* ...
'', directed by
Victor Heerman
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(Silent film, 1926, based on the story ''The Critical Year'')
*''
The Magic Flame
''The Magic Flame'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Henry King, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1900 play ''Konig Harlekin'' by Rudolph Lothar. George Barnes was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards for Best Cinem ...
'', directed by
Henry King (Silent film, 1927, based on the play ''König Harlekin'')
*''
The Boudoir Diplomat
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The film is ...
'', directed by
Malcolm St. Clair (English, 1930, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'')
**''Don Juan diplomático'', directed by
George Melford
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(Spanish, 1931, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'')
**''Boudoir diplomatique'', directed by Marcel De Sano (French, 1931, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'')
**''Liebe auf Befehl'', directed by
Johannes Riemann
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and Ernst L. Frank (German, 1931, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'')
*''
Folies Bergère de Paris
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'', directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893, Delaware – April 27, 1961) was an American filmmaker.
Early career
Beginning his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915, Del Ruth later directed his first short film ''Hungry Lions'' (1919) ...
(English, 1935, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'')
**''Folies-Bergère'', directed by
Roy Del Ruth
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Early career
Beginning his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915, Del Ruth later directed his first short film ''Hungry Lions'' (1919) ...
and
Marcel Achard
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(French, 1935, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'')
*''
Return of a Stranger'', directed by
Victor Hanbury
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Entering the film industry in 1919 after service in the First World War, he became a director and producer in the early 1930s. His last film as a director w ...
(English, 1937, based on a play)
*''
That Night in Rio
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'', directed by
Irving Cummings
Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director.
Career
Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long R ...
(English, 1941, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'')
*''Esta Ă© Fina'', directed by
Luiz de Barros
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(Portuguese, 1948, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'')
*''
On the Riviera
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'', directed by
Walter Lang
Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director.
Early life
Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a movie studio, film production company. The ...
(English, 1951, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'')
*''
Tiefland'', directed by
Leni Riefenstahl
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A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...
(German, 1940–54, based on the opera ''
Tiefland'')
References
Articlein
Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950
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