Edith Posca (1892–1931) was a German

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and

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.A New History of German Cinema p.106 The wife of director

Lupu Pick Lupu Pick (2 January 1886 – 7 March 1931) was a Romanian-German actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1910 and 1928. Born in Romania, Pick's father was a Jewish Austrian,Hans ...

, she appeared as the

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in a number of his

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productions.

Selected filmography

* '' City in View'' (1920) * '' Marionettes of Desire'' (1920) * '' The Forbidden Way'' (1920) * '' Nobody Knows'' (1920) * '' Nights of Terror'' (1921) * '' Shattered'' (1921) * ''

To the Ladies' Paradise ''To the Ladies' Paradise'' (German: ''Zum Paradies der Damen'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick.Taylor p.182 It is based on the 1883 novel '' Au Bonheur des Dames'' by Emile Zola. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1922) * '' The House Without Laughter'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924)

References

Bibliography

* Jennifer M. Kapczynski & Michael D. Richardson. ''A New History of German Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2014.

External links

* 1892 births 1931 suicides German film actresses 1931 deaths Suicides in Germany {{Germany-stage-actor-stub