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Joe May (born Joseph Otto Mandl; 7 November 1880 – 29 April 1954) was an Austrian film director and film producer and one of the pioneers of German cinema. [ 1 ] Biography
Joe May (1880-1954) Joe May. A businessman and operetta director, Joe May, one of the founders of the German cinema, started directing films in 1911 and started his own production company a few years later. He gave famous German director Fritz Lang his start in films, employing him as a screenwriter in his early films.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- November 7, 1880
- Joe May
- April 29, 1954
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Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of German cinema. In 1902 he married the actress Mia May, born Hermine Pfleger, and adapted her stage name as his. The same year their daughter Eva (1902-24) was born. In 1933 the family emigrated to USA.
Joe May. Director: Asphalt. A businessman and operetta director, Joe May, one of the founders of the German cinema, started directing films in 1911 and started his own production company a few years later. He gave famous German director Fritz Lang his start in films, employing him as a screenwriter in his early films. After the Nazi takeover, May fled to the United States where he directed ...
- November 7, 1880
- April 29, 1954
Dec 2, 2008 · A businessman and operetta director, Joe May can be considered one of the founders of the German cinema. He began directing films in 1911 and started his own production company a few years later.
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Joe May. 87%. 80%. Nov 7, 1880. Vienna, Austria-Hungary. May began his career as a director of low-budget crime films and, by the late 1910s, was running his own film empire comprising studios ...
