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Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a
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whose career was prominent in the 1920s and 1930s with
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Life and career

Little is known about Ida Wüst's early childhood. She discovered early the world of theater, and decided to make it her career. After attending secondary school in Frankfurt am Main, Wüst took acting lessons from Thessa Klinghammer and at the age of 16 received her first engagement at the StadtTheatre of
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, and further stage productions in Bromberg, and in 1904 performed extensively in
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. In 1907 she became a member of the ensemble of the Lessing-Theater in Berlin, where she performed roles in ''Hosenrollen'' (roles in which women impersonate men in trousers), and comedies and became sought after actress.Index Stummfilm
/ref> She befriended and married actor
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, with whom she began writing screenplays. The couple married in 1918, divorced in 1924, and had no children. Wüst appeared in the four-silent serial installments of ''
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'' and ''
The Countess of Paris ''The Countess of Paris'' (German: ''Die Gräfin von Paris'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and Joe May and starring Mia May, Emil Jannings and Erika Glässner. It was the sequel to '' Tragedy of Love''. The film ...
'' in 1923, which also featured a young
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. Many other silent movies quickly followed and Wüst's film career of the silent era was prolific. She transitioned to the sound era of the ''
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'' with relative ease and appeared in many stage and film production during the 1930s.
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brought a slump in Wüst's career. During the war years she played in only several film and theater roles. Following the war, Wüst's 1946 request for
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was dismissed because during the Nazi regime, she was accused of denouncing fellow actors such as
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. Wüst was known to have corresponded with
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throughout the war years and several of her letters to Hitler are on file at the
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Adolf Hitler Collection. Only in 1949 was Wüst classified as suitable to resume her career. During the 1950s, she made several films, often appearing as sprightly elderly ladies and comedic matronly types. Also, during the 1950s, she again returned to the stage. During her career, Ida Wüst appeared opposite some of the most notable stars of the German cinema, such as:
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, Hans Moser,
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and many more. On 4 October 1958 Ida Wüst died of a stroke, following a severe bout of
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, aged 73. She was buried at the Evangelical Lutheran parish church cemetery in
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.Heinzl Adolf Meier, Berndt Schulz: ''Lexicon der deutschen Film- und TV-Stars.'' Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2000.


Filmography

As a screenwriter *''
Only a Servant ''Only a Servant'' (German:''Nur ein Diener'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast In alphabetical order * Ernst Behmer * Ria Jende * Bruno Kastn ...
'' (1919) *''Der König von Paris Teil 1 & 2'' (1920) As an actress *''Der wird geheiratet'' (1921) *''Marquise von Pompadour'' (1922) *''
Tragedy of Love ''Tragedy of Love'' (German: ''Tragödie der Liebe'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Joe May and starring Mia May, Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut, Paul Leni and ...
'' (1923) *''
The Countess of Paris ''The Countess of Paris'' (German: ''Die Gräfin von Paris'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and Joe May and starring Mia May, Emil Jannings and Erika Glässner. It was the sequel to '' Tragedy of Love''. The film ...
'' (1923) *'' The Doll Queen'' (1925) *''
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'' (1925) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925) *'' Die vertauschte Braut'' (1925) *''Die Strasse des Vergessens'' (1925) *'' The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) *''
The Third Squadron ''The Third Squadron'' (german: Die dritte Eskadron) is a 1926 German silent war film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Fritz Spira, Eugen Burg, and Reinhold Häussermann. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location in Vie ...
'' (1926) *''
Accommodations for Marriage ''Accommodations for Marriage'' (german: Das Gasthaus zur Ehe) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Georg Alexander and Kurt Vespermann.The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. It was ba ...
'' (1926) *''
Unmarried Daughters ''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töchter'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Charlotte Ander and Ida Wüst.Parish p.297 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. C ...
'' (1926) *''Die Bräutigame der Babette'' (1927) *''Das Heiratsnest'' (1927) * ''
Excluded from the Public ''Excluded from the Public'' (German: ''Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Werner Krauss, Maly Delschaft and Vivian Gibson.St. Pierre p.207 It was shot at the Staak ...
'' (1927) *'' Homesick'' (1927) *''Venus im Frack'' (1927) *''Im Luxuszug'' (1927) *''
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'' (1927) *''Mein Freund Harry'' (1927) *''
The Last Waltz ''The Last Waltz'' was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ''The Last Waltz'' was advertised as The Band's "farewell concert a ...
'' (1927) *'' Queen Louise'' (1927) *''Der Bettelstudent'' (1927) *''
The Case of Prosecutor M ''The Case of Prosecutor M'' (German: ''Der Fall des Staatsanwalts M...'') is a 1928 German silent mystery film directed by Rudolf Meinert and Giulio Antamoro and starring Maria Jacobini, Jean Angelo and Gregori Chmara.Krautz p.46 It was releas ...
'' (1928) *''Die Königin seines Herzens'' (1928) * '' It Attracted Three Fellows'' (1928) *'' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1928) *'' Master and Mistress'' (1928) *''
Youth of the Big City ''Youth of the Big City'' (German: ''Grosstadtjugend'') is a 1929 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, Ida Wüst and Maria Paudler.Grange p.307 The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1929) *'' The Burning Heart'' (1929) *''
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'' (1929) *''
Diary of a Coquette ''Diary of a Coquette'' (German:''Tagebuch einer Kokotte'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Fee Malten, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Alfred Döderlein.Bock & Bergfelder p.258 Cast * Fee Malten as ...
'' (1929) *''
Fräulein Fähnrich ''Miss Midshipman'' (German: ''Fräulein Fähnrich'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Mary Parker, Willi Forst and Fritz Schulz. https://www.filmportal.de/film/fraeulein-faehnrich_35464754e66f4f6a9765b5e ...
'' (1929) *''Madame X, die Frau für diskrete Beratung'' (1929) *''Zwischen vierzehn und siebzehn'' *''
The Night Belongs to Us ''The Night Belongs to Us'' (german: Die Nacht gehört uns), released in English as ''The Night Is Ours'' or ''The Night Belongs to Us'', is a 1929 German sports romance film directed by Carl Froelich and Henry Roussel, and starring Hans Al ...
'' (1929) *''Der Walzerkönig'' (1930) *''Die Lindenwirtin'' (1930) *''
A Student's Song of Heidelberg ''A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (German: ''Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Brausewetter, Betty Bird and Willi Forst. It marked Hartl's directoral debut.Bock & Bergfeld ...
'' (1930) *'' Rooms to Let'' (1930) *''
Three Days Confined to Barracks ''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (German: ''Drei Tage Mittelarrest'') is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst, and Gretl Theimer. The film is a farce set around a military barracks. It was a m ...
'' (1930) *'' The Caviar Princess'' (1930) *''Die Scikosbaroness'' (1930) *'' Josef the Chaste'' (1930) *''Bockbierfest'' (1930) *''Das alte Lied'' (1930) *''
Marriage in Name Only ''Marriage in Name Only'' (german: Namensheirat) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Evelyn Holt, Erika Dannhoff, and Wolfgang Zilzer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 397 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich Ro ...
'' (1930) *''
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'' (1931) *'' Different Morals'' (1931) *''
When the Soldiers ''When the Soldiers'' (German: ''Wenn die Soldaten'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Otto Wallburg, Gretl Theimer and Ida Wüst Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a German s ...
'' (1931) *'' The Firm Gets Married'' (1931) *''Der Stumme von Portici'' (1931) *''Das verlorene Paradies'' (1931) *'' Elisabeth of Austria'' (1931) *'' Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (1931) *'' My Leopold'' (1931) *''Der verjüngte Adolar'' (1931) * ''
Shooting Festival in Schilda ''Shooting Festival in Schilda'' (German: ''Schützenfest in Schilda'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Sig Arno, Fritz Kampers and Eugen Rex. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.257 Cast * Si ...
'' (1931) *'' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931) *''Schön ist die Manöverzeit'' (1931) *''
The Night Without Pause ''The Night Without Pause'' (german: Die Nacht ohne Pause) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Andrew Marton and Franz Wenzler and starring Sig Arno, Camilla Horn and Max Adalbert.Waldman p. 193 It was made by the German subsidiary of Unive ...
'' (1931) *'' Two Heavenly Blue Eyes'' (1932) *'' At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (1932) *'' The Victor'' (1932) *''
No Money Needed ''No Money Needed'' (german: Man braucht kein Geld) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hedy Lamarr, Heinz Rühmann, and Hans Moser. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art di ...
'' (1932) *''
Once There Was a Waltz ''Once There Was a Waltz'' (german: Es war einmal ein Walzer) is a 1932 German operetta film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mártha Eggerth, Rolf von Goth and Paul Hörbiger. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with sets d ...
'' (1932) *'' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1932) *'' Melody of Love'' (1932) *''Aus einer kleinen Residenz'' (1932) *''
The Song of Night ''The Song of Night'' (German: ''Das Lied einer Nacht'') is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Jan Kiepura, Magda Schneider and Fritz Schulz.Murphy p.381 It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Th ...
'' (1932) *''Ballhaus goldener Engel'' (1932) *''Zwei glückliche Tage'' (1932) *''Ja, treu ist die Soldatenliebe'' (1932) *'' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932) *''
The Testament of Cornelius Gulden ''The Testament of Cornelius Gulden'' (german: Das Testament des Cornelius Gulden) is a 1932 German drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Magda Schneider, Georg Alexander, and Theo Lingen. It is based on the 1930 novel of the same title b ...
'' (1932) *''Mieter Schulze gegen alle'' (1932) *''
How Shall I Tell My Husband? ''How Shall I Tell My Husband?'' (german: Wie sag' ich's meinem Mann?) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Georg Alexander, and Ida Wüst. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios ...
'' (1932) *'' Frederica'' (1932) * ''
The Invisible Front ''The Invisible Front'' (german: Die unsichtbare Front) is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Trude von Molo, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Veit Harlan and Paul Hörbiger. The story was written by Robert A. Stemmle, ...
'' (1932) *''
I by Day, You by Night ''I by Day, You by Night'' (german: Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location at the Sansso ...
'' (1932) *''
You Don't Forget Such a Girl ''You Don't Forget Such a Girl'' (German: ''So ein Mädel vergißt man nicht'') is a 1932 Austrian-German romantic comedy film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Willi Forst, Dolly Haas, and Oskar Sima. The film was shot at the Halensee Studi ...
'' (1932) *'' Keinen Tag ohne Dich'' (1933) *''
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'' (1933) *''Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen'' (1933) *'' Little Man, What Now?'' (1933) * ''
Laughing Heirs ''Laughing Heirs'' (german: Lachende Erben) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel.Kreimeier p. 218 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios, Babelsberg and Te ...
'' (1933) * ''
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'' (1933) *''Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen'' (1933) *''Die Wette'' (1933) *'' The Tsarevich'' (1933) *''Des jungen Dessauers grosse Liebe'' (1933) *''
Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...
'' (1934) *'' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1934) *'' Annette im Paradies'' (1934) *''Frühlingsmärchen'' (1934) *''
Enjoy Yourselves ''Enjoy Yourselves'' (german: Freut Euch des Lebens) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Dorit Kreysler, Ida Wüst and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Gün ...
'' (1934) *'' The Csardas Princess'' (1934) *''
The Daring Swimmer ''The Daring Swimmer'' (german: Der kühne Schwimmer) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Susi Lanner, and Ida Wüst. Cast *Ralph Arthur Roberts as Otto Eberlein * Susi Lanner as Käthe *Ida ...
'' (1934) *''Jungfrau gegen Mönch'' 1934 * ''
Love and the First Railway ''Love and the First Railway'' (german: Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn) is a 1934 German historical film, historical comedy film directed by Robert Neppach and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Ida Wüst, and Karin Hardt. The plot revolves around the Be ...
'' (1934) *''Warum lügt Fräulein Käthe?'' (1935) *''
The Blonde Carmen ''The Blonde Carmen'' (german: Die blonde Carmen) is a 1935 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mártha Eggerth, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Ida Wüst.Zanger p. 30 It is part of the tradition of operetta films. It was ...
'' (1935) *''
The Private Life of Louis XIV ''The Private Life of Louis XIV'' or ''Liselotte of the Palatinate'' (German: ''Liselotte von der Pfalz'') is a 1935 German historical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Renate Müller, Eugen Klöpfer and Maria Krahn.Hake p.145 It was sh ...
'' (1935) *''Kater Lampe'' (1935) *'' The World's in Love'' (1935) *''
If It Were Not for Music ''Wenn die Musik nicht wär'' (English: ''If It Were Not for Music'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. It is ...
'' (1935) *''Eine Seefahrt, die ist lustig'' (1935) *''Herbstmanöver'' (1935) *''
A Night on the Danube ''A Night on the Danube'' (german: Eine Nacht an der Donau) is 1935 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Olga Engl, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Gustav Waldau. Klaus p.145 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location i ...
'' (1935) *''Die lustigen Weiber'' (1936) *''Kater Lampe'' (1936) *''
The Beggar Student ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sar ...
'' (1936) *''Nachtwache im Paradies'' (1936) * ''
A Wedding Dream ''A Wedding Dream'' (German: ''Ein Hochzeitstraum'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Ida Wüst, Heinz Salfner and Inge List. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets were d ...
'' (1936) *''Der lustige Witwenball'' (1936) *''Heiratsinstitut Ida & Co.'' (1937) *''Husaren, heraus'' (1937) *''Fremdenheim Filoda'' (1937) *''Wenn Du eine Schwiegermutter hast'' (1937) *''
The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...
'' (1937) *''Es leuchten die Sterne'' (1937–1939) *''Diskretion - Ehrensache'' (1938) *''Das Verlegenheitskind'' (1938) * ''
Little County Court ''Little County Court'' (German: ''Kleines Bezirksgericht'') is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Alwin Elling and starring Hans Moser, Ida Wüst and Lucie Englisch. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.115 The film's sets ...
'' (1938) *''Rote Mühle'' (1939) *''Die kluge Schwiegermutter'' (1939) *''Zwei Welten'' (1939) *''Die unvollkommenen Liebe'' (1940) *''
Wunschkonzert ''Wunschkonzert'' (''Request Concert'') is a 1940 German drama propaganda film by Eduard von Borsody. After '' Die große Liebe'', it was the most popular film of wartime Germany, reaching the second highest gross. Background The popular music s ...
'' (1940) *''Sein Sohn'' (1941) *''
Happiness is the Main Thing ''Happiness is the Main Thing'' (german: Hauptsache glücklich) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Theo Lingen and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Ida Wüst.Hake p. 94 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Hostivar ...
'' (1941) * ''
Beloved Darling ''Beloved Darling'' (German: ''Geliebter Schatz'') is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Johannes Riemann, Dorit Kreysler and Sonja Ziemann. Klaus p.149-50 It was shot partly at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The fi ...
'' (1943) *''Die beiden Schwestern'' (1943) *' (1944) *''
The Noltenius Brothers ''The Noltenius Brothers'' (german: Die Brüder Noltenius) is a 1945 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Willy Birgel, Karl Mathias and Hilde Weissner.Bock & Bergfelder p. 52 Released in Berlin on 7 April, it was, by mos ...
'' (1945) *'' When Men Cheat'' (1950) *''Es begann um Mitternacht'' (1950) *''Eva im Frack'' (1950) *''Heimat, Deine Sterne'' (1951) *''Der Jagerloisl vom Tegernsee'' (1951) *''
I'm Waiting for You ''I'm Waiting for You'' (german: Ich warte auf dich) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Volker von Collande and starring Hanna Rucker, Joachim Brennecke and Anne-Marie Blanc.Parish p.244 It was shot at Göttingen Studios and on locatio ...
'' (1952) *''
Aunt Jutta from Calcutta ''Tante Jutta aus Kalkutta'' ("Aunt Jutta from Calcutta") is a 1953 West German comedy film adapted from the play of the same name. It was directed by Karl Georg Külb and starred Viktor Staal, Ida Wüst, and Ingrid Lutz. It was made in Munich ...
'' (1953) *''
The Sweetest Fruits ''The Sweetest Fruits'' (german: Die süßesten Früchte) is a 1954 West German comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Maria Holst, Wolf Albach-Retty and Hannelore Bollmann. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on locat ...
'' (1954) *'' Sonne über der Adria'' (1954) *''
Die Barrings ''The Barrings'' (german: link=no, Die Barrings) is a 1955 West German historical drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Dieter Borsche, Nadja Tiller and Paul Hartmann.Bock & Bergfelder p.511 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios wit ...
'' (1955) *''
The Mistress of Solderhof ''The Mistress of Solderhof'' (german: Die Herrin vom Sölderhof) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Ilse Werner, Viktor Staal, and Harald Maresch. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on ...
'' (1955) *''Roter Mohn'' (1956) Selected theater performances *''Kammermusik'' (Lessing-Theater, Berlin, 1914) *''Drei arme kleine Mädels'' (Theater am Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, 1927) *''Die Männer sind nicht dankbar'' (Kabarett Simpl,
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wust, Ida 1884 births 1958 deaths German women screenwriters German stage actresses German film actresses German silent film actresses Actors from Frankfurt 20th-century German actresses Deaths from pneumonia in Germany 20th-century German screenwriters