Julius Urgiß

Julius Urgiß

Julius Urgiss
Born 6 August 1873 (1873-08-06)
Anklam, Pomerania, Prussia
Died 12 March 1948(1948-03-12) (aged 74)
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Occupation Sceenwriter, journalist, film critic, theatre critic, music critic, writer, biographer
Nationality German
Genre screenplays, reviews
Notable works Skandal um Eva, Die Straße, The Eleven Schill Officers

Julius Urgiß (6 August 1873 in Anklam[1] – 12 March 1948 in New York City[2]) was a German-Jewish screenwriter, musician,[3] and film critic.

He began his career as the author of various literary contributions. He worked as a senior journalist at the Berlin film journal Der Kinematograph, writing film reviews.[4] He wrote a biography of the silent-film star Henny Porten.

In 1918, he began his career as a screenwriter. For seven years from 1919, he collaborated with Max Jungk, and in 1928 he worked with Frederick Raff. Urgiss provided material for comedies, dramas, historical materials and literary adaptations. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, he emigrated from Germany and lived in New York until his death in 1948.

He was married to the German soprano Gerty Lewin (1879-1927[5]). They had one daughter, Eva Agathe Urgiss<ref name=Einstein's last great problem: who owns his house?>Einstein's last great problem: who owns his house? Article in The Independent mentioning Eva Kayser as Einstein's last heir.</ref> (1911-1999), who married Albert Einstein's biographer and former step-son-in-law, Dr. Rudolf Kayser.[6][7]

Filmography

  • 1918: Des Vaters Schuld
  • 1918: Der Trompeter von Säckingen
  • 1919: Maria
  • 1919: Morphium
  • 1919: Die Sekretärin des Gesandten
  • 1919: Störtebeker
  • 1920: Herztrumpf
  • Whitechapel (1920)
  • 1920: Uriel Acosta
  • 1921: Kinder der Finsternis - 1. Der Mann aus Neapel
  • 1921: Der Erbe der van Diemen
  • 1921: Eine Frau mit Vergangenheit
  • 1921: Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber
  • 1922: Sünden von gestern
  • 1922: Der Strom
  • 1922: Sodoms Ende
  • 1922: Sie und die Drei
  • 1922: Brigantenrache
  • 1922: Der Fluch des Schweigens
  • 1922: Die Tigerin
  • Miss Julie (1922)
  • 1922: Kinder der Finsternis - 2. Kämpfende Welten
  • 1922: Der Liebesroman des Cesare Ubaldi
  • 1923: Die Straße
  • 1923: Schlagende Wetter
  • 1924: Die Bacchantin
  • 1924: Die Stimme des Herzens
  • Nanon (1924)
  • 1924: Zwei Menschen
  • 1924: Der Sturz ins Glück
  • Bismarck (1925)
  • In the Name of the Kaisers (1925)
  • 1926: Spitzen
  • The Eleven Schill Officers (1926)
  • 1926: Deutsche Herzen am deutschen Rhein
  • 1926: Frauen der Leidenschaft
  • 1927: Da hält die Welt den Atem an
  • Hurrah! I Live! (1928)
  • 1926: Der Kampf um den Mann Batalla de damas
  • 1929: Hütet euch vor leichten Frauen
  • 1929: Mutterliebe
  • On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1929)
  • 1930: Bockbierfest
  • Josef the Chaste (1930)
  • 1930: Skandal um Eva
  • 1930: Der Detektiv des Kaisers
  • 1930: Der Witwenball
  • 1930: Wenn Du noch eine Heimat hast
  • Gold on the Street (1930)
  • Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1930)
  • Louise, Queen of Prussia (1931)
  • Panik in Chicago (1931)
  • 1933: Ich will Dich Liebe lehren[8]

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