Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1888-12-19

  • Day of Death

    1954-07-01 (65 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Tauperlitz, Germany

Biography

Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German actress and author of Prussian aristocratic origin. She was born in Tauperlitz in the Kingdom of Bavaria. She is especially known for the 1927 science fiction film Metropolis directed by her husband Fritz Lang. She would often publish her screenplays as novels. In 1933, Lang fleed Nazi Germany as he was Jewish; whilst she made several Nazi propaganda films. She later married Ayi Tendulkar, a journalist of Indian origin - before dying in 1954.

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