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William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937.
William Dieterle. Actor: Faust. Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Wilhelm Dieterle was the youngest of nine children of parents Jacob and Berthe Dieterle. They lived in poverty, and when he was old enough to work, young Wilhelm earned money as a carpenter and a scrap dealer. He dreamed of better things, though, and theater caught his eye as a teen.
Jul 11, 2024 · William Dieterle was a German-born filmmaker who directed a diverse range of movies but was perhaps best known for a series of acclaimed biopics, one of which won the Warner Brothers studio its first-ever Academy Award for best picture.
William Dieterle is best known for his biographical films, the most acclaimed of which is ‘The Life of Emile Zola’ the story of the French author Emile Zola, played by Paul Muni.
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
William Dieterle. "Though the director's filmography includes memorably dull biopics (Zola, Pasteur, Juarez and the discoverer of a cure for syphilis) his finest work reveals a flair for romanticism…. Though a minor, erratic talent, Dieterle is deserving of more serious critical attention than he has so far received."
May 19, 2024 · Though his career as a film director spanned three decades of near-constant work, William Dieterle (his last name is pronounced “Dee-ter-lee”) has never garnered much of a reputation of any kind.
