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William Dieterle

Directing

Born July 15, 1893 · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Died December 8, 1972

Also known as Wilhelm Dieterle · W. Dieterle · 윌리엄 디터리

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. His 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Dieterle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Awards & recognition

  • Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen · 1961
  • Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Director · 1938 · nominated

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