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Friedrich Wilhelm "F. W." Murnau. Early Life. Geboren am 28. Dezember 1888 Gestorben am 11. März 1931 geboren in Bielefeld, Provinz Westfalen Richtiger Name ist Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe Änderte seinen Namen in "Murnau" von der Stadt in Deutschland namens Murnau am Staffelsee.
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Early Life • Geboren am 28. Dezember 1888 • Gestorben am 11. März 1931 • geboren in Bielefeld, Provinz Westfalen • Richtiger Name ist Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe • Änderte seinen Namen in "Murnau" von der Stadt in Deutschland namens Murnau am Staffelsee. • Emigrated to Hollywood in 1926 • starb bei einem Autounfall in Santa Barbara, Kalifornien am 11. März 1931
Films • DerKnabe in Blau (The Boy in Blue, released 28 June 1919) • Satanas (released around 30 January 1920 but made in 1919) • DerBucklige und die Tänzerin (The Hunchback and the Dancer, released 8 July 1920) • Der Janus-Kopf (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / The Head of Janus, released 17 September 1920) • Abend – Nacht – Morgen (Evening – Night – Morning, released October 1920) • Sehnsucht (Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer, released 18 October 1920) • Der Gang in die Nacht (Journey Into the Night, released 13 December 1920) • SchloßVogelöd (The Haunted Castle / Castle Vogeloed, released April 1921) • Herr Tartüff (Tartuffe, released 25 January 1926) • Faust (released 14 October 1926) • Sunrise (released 23 September 1927, won a special Oscar for "Unique Artistic Presentation" at the first Academy Awards) • 4 Devils (released 3 October 1928, is generally regarded as one of his best works and is a highly sought-after lost film) • City Girl / Our Daily Bread (released 19 May 1930) • Tabu (released 18 March 1931)
Fun Facts • He was openly gay • Er war 6'11 • Er war ein Kampfpilot im Ersten Weltkrieg • Viele seiner Filme wurden verloren • received several Oscars at the very first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929