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Hans Hömberg

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Hans Hömberg
Born14 December 1903
Died4 July 1982 (1982-07-05) (aged 78)
Kufstein, Tyrol
Austria
Occupation(s)Screenwriter
Writer
Journalist
Years active1931-1968 (film)

Hans Hömberg (14 December 1903 – 4 July 1982) was a German playwright, journalist, novelist and screenwriter. Hömberg worked occasionally on feature film scripts, and supplied the idea for Alexis Granowsky's 1931 comedy film The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (1931).[1] Hömberg enjoyed a successful stage career, his biggest hit being Cherries for Rome (1940) although he faced censorship issues with some of his works.

During the Nazi era he also wrote film reviews. He wrote the novelisation of the controversial anti-Semitic 1940 film Jud Süß directed by Veit Harlan.

Selected filmography

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Plays

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References

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  1. ^ Youngkin p.465

Bibliography

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  • Tegel, Susan. Jew Suss: His Life and Afterlife in Legend, Literature and Film. Continuum, 2011.
  • Youngkin, Stephen. The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
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