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Georg Wilhelm Pabst
BornAugust 27, 1885(1885-08-27)
 Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic)
DiedMay 29, 1967 (aged 81)
Vienna, Austria
Years active1901 - 1957
Spouse(s)Gertrude Hennings 1924 - 1967

Georg Wilhelm Pabst (August 25, 1885 - May 29, 1967) was an Austrian film director. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roudnice nad Labem (ˈroʊ̯dɲɪtsɛ ˈnadlabɛm German: Raudnitz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in Czech Republic, north of Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the Roudnice nad Labem (ˈroʊ̯dɲɪtsɛ ˈnadlabɛm German: Raudnitz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in Czech Republic, north of The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Pabst was born in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (today's Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic), the son of a railroad employee. Roudnice nad Labem (ˈroʊ̯dɲɪtsɛ ˈnadlabɛm German: Raudnitz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in Czech Republic, north of Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the Roudnice nad Labem (ˈroʊ̯dɲɪtsɛ ˈnadlabɛm German: Raudnitz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in Czech Republic, north of The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,

Returning from the United States, he was in France when World War I began. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He was interned there near Brest until 1919. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.

Some of his most famous films concern the plight of women in German society, including The Joyless Street (1925) with Greta Garbo and Asta Nielsen, Geheimnisse einer Seele (1926) with Lili Damita, The Loves of Jeanne Ney (1927) with Brigitte Helm, Pandora's Box (1928), and Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), the last two starring American actress Louise Brooks. Die freudlose Gasse ( Joyless Street, 1925) is a film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst in Germany based on the novel by Hugo Bettauer Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Asta Nielsen ( 11 September, 1881 - 24 May, 1972) was a Danish Silent film actress who became the most popular leading Lili Damita ( July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994) was a French film actress Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm ( March 17, 1908, Berlin, Germany – June 11, 1996 For the Greek myth see Pandora. For other uses see Pandora (disambiguation and Pandora's box (disambiguation Pandora's Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diary of a Lost Girl ( Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1929 Silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louise Brooks ( November 14, 1906 &ndash August 8, 1985) was an American Dancer, model, Showgirl He also co-directed with Arnold Fanck a mountain film entitled The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) starring Leni Riefenstahl. Arnold Fanck ( 6 March 1889 in Frankenthal, Germany – 28 September 1974 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany A mountain film is a Film genre that focuses on Mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature The White Hell of Pitz Palu (German Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü) is a 1929 silent Mountain film directed by Arnold Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl ( August 22 1902 – September 8 2003) was a German Film director

After the coming of sound he made a trilogy of films that secured his reputation Westfront 1918 (1930), The Threepenny Opera (1931) (based on the Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill musical), and Kameradschaft (1931). Westfront 1918 is a German film set mostly in the trenches of the Western Front during World War I. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Threepenny Opera (Die 3groschenoper is a 1931 German Musical film directed by G Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, Kameradschaft ( 1931) is a dramatic Film with Socialist overtones directed by German director Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pabst also filmed three versions of Pierre Benoit's novel L'Atlantide in 1932, in German, English, and French, titled Die Herrin von Atlantis, The Mistress of Atlantis, and L'Atlantide, respectively. Pierre Benoit ( July 16 1886 - March 3 1962) was a novelist and member of the Académie française. Atlantida (L'Atlantide is a French Novel by Pierre Benoit published in February 1919 In 1933, Pabst directed Don Quixote in three versions, once again, German, English, and French.

After making A Modern Hero (1934) in the U. S. and Mademoiselle Docteur (1936) in France, Pabst returned to Austria and Germany in 1938, he later claimed, to take care of family business. He made two films during the Nazi period, Komödianten (1941) and Paracelsus (1943). Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln Switzerland – 24 September 1541 in Salzburg, Austria) was an alchemist,

In 1953, Pabst directed four opera productions in Italy: La forza del destino for the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence (conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos, the cast included Renata Tebaldi, Fedora Barbieri, Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti, Cesare Siepi), and a few weeks later, for the Arena di Verona Festival, a spectacular Aïda, with Maria Callas in the title role (conducted by Tullio Serafin, with del Monaco), Il trovatore and again La forza del destino. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto La forza del destino ( The Force of Destiny) is an Italian Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is an annual opera festival which was founded in April 1933 by conductor Vittorio Gui with the aim of presenting contemporary Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Dimitris Mitropoulos (Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος ( &ndash November 2, 1960) known in the West as Dimitri Mitropoulos WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Renata Tebaldi ( Pesaro, Italy Fedora Barbieri ( 4 June 1920 - 4 March 2003) was an Italian Mezzo-soprano. Mario Del Monaco ( Florence July 27, 1915 - October 16, 1982 in Mestre) was an Italian Tenor and Aldo Protti ( July 19, 1920, Cremona - August 10, 1995, Cremona) was an Italian Baritone, particularly associated Cesare Siepi (born Milan, February 10, 1923) is an Italian opera singer generally considered to be one of the finest basses The Arena di Verona Festival ( Verona Arena Festival) is a summer festival of Opera, located in the city of Verona Italy. This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Tullio Serafin ( September 1, 1878 - February 2, 1968) was an Italian conductor of Opera. Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare [1]

Pabst died in Vienna, Austria and was interred at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery is situated in the district of Simmering, Simmeringer Hauptstraße 230–244 Vienna 1110 Austria, and is the

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Filmography, as director, includes

References

  1. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818661,00.html Time Magazin Article about Pabst's Aida for the Arena di Verona, August 10, 1953

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