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Thea von Harbou
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Screenwriter Born: December 12, 1888 in Tauperlitz, Bavaria Death: July 1, 1954 Biography:Screenwriting came third on Thea von Harbou's list of successful careers, after actress and bestselling novelist, but it is her film writing for which she is remembered. Indeed, she is one of the most renowned and one of the most reviled figures in the history of German cinema, depending upon which decade of her film career one is talking about. Von Harbou was born in 1888 in Tauperlitz, to an aristocratic Prussian family with military and civil service ties as well as a smattering of members of low-level noble rank. Educated in a convent school and later by private tutors, von Harbou was a precocious child who became fluent in several languages and showed special talents in music and literature. An avid reader of classics, drama, and philosophical texts as well as poetry, she wrote and sold her first piece of short fiction before she'd reached her teens. At 13, von Harbou published a volume of deeply... Full Biography
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