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F.W. Murnau
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Director Born: December 28, 1888 in Bielefeld, Westphalia Death: March 11, 1931 in Southern, CA Biography:To this day German filmmaker "F. W. Murnau" remains one of the most influential directors of cinema. After studying art and literature history at the University of Heidelberg, he became a student of director "Max Reinhardt" until serving in World War I as a combat pilot. During a flight, he accidentally strayed into Switzerland and stayed there till the war's end. He made his directorial debut in 1919 back in Germany; although he made several films over the next three years, most of them have been lost. Murnau first gained international renown with "Nosferatu the Vampire" in 1922. Unlike others, Murnau filmed this still chilling masterpiece on location. His next film, "The Last Laugh" (1924), utilized unique camera techniques that later became the basis for mise-en-scene. He continued making German films, notable for their pessimism and pervading sense of doom, until he moved to Hollywood in 1926 to... Full Biography
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