Fanny Carlsen was a German
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
of the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
. As she was
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
she was likely forced to emigrate with the
Nazi Party
The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...
's coming to power in 1933, although her exact fate is unknown.
[Nelmes & Selbo]
Selected filmography
* ''
The Yellow Diplomat'' (1920)
* ''
The Law of the Desert
''The Law of the Desert'' (German: ''Das Gesetz der Wüste'') is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Bernhard Goetzke and Heinrich Peer.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer.
Cast
...
'' (1920)
* ''
Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac
''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (german: Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Johannes Riemann, and Gisela Werbisek. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Fanny Elssler
Fanny Elssler (born Franziska Elßler; 23 June 181027 November 1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period.
Life and career
She was born in Gumpendorf, a neighborhood of Vienna. Her father Johann Florian Elssler was a second ge ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Count Varenne's Lover'' (1921)
* ''
The Convict of Cayenne'' (1921)
* ''
Miss Beryll'' (1921)
* ''
Memoirs of a Film Actress'' (1921)
* ''
Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (1921)
* ''
The Buried Self
''The Buried Self'' (German: ''Das begrabene Ich'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Frederic Zelnik and Wilhelm Diegelmann.Bock & Bergfelder p.549
The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Mistress of the King'' (1922)
* ''
Insulted and Humiliated'' (1922)
* ''
The Marriage of Princess Demidoff
''The Marriage of Princess Demidoff'' (german: Die Ehe der Fürstin Demidoff) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Charles Willy Kayser, and Olga Limburg. It premiered at the Marmorhaus cinema in ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Tania, the Woman in Chains'' (1922)
* ''
Lyda Ssanin'' (1923)
* ''
The Men of Sybill
''The Men of Sybill'' (German: ''Die Männer der Sybill'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Carl Auen and Rudolf Forster. It was screened at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
The film's sets w ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Resurrection
Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, whic ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Irene of Gold'' (1923)
* ''
The Girl from Hell'' (1923)
* ''
Daisy'' (1923)
* ''
The Other Woman'' (1924)
* ''
The Mistress of Monbijou
''The Mistress of Monbijou'' (German: ''Die Herrin von Monbijou'') is a 1924 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara and Hermann Böttcher.
Cast
*Ulrich Bettac
*Hermann Böttcher
*Lya Mara
*Albert Patry
*Jul ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Sailor Perugino
''The Sailor Perugino'' (german: Der Matrose Perugino) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Anton Pointner, Heinz Schröder and Hans Brausewetter.Krautz p. 374
The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband'' (1924)
* ''
The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (1925)
* ''
Athletes
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-dev ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Old Mamsell's Secret
''Old Mamsell's Secret'' (German:''Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Frida Richard, Guido Parish and Marcella Albani.Nelmes & Selbo
The film's art direction was by Andrej ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Bohemian Dancer'' (1926)
* ''
The Blue Danube
"The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed on 15 Februar ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Fadette'' (1926)
* ''
The Violet Eater
''The Violet Eater'' (German: ''Der Veilchenfresser'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lil Dagover, Harry Liedtke and Ernö Verebes.Grange p.235 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The House of Lies'' (1926)
* ''
The Weavers
The Weavers were an American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City originally consisting of Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. Founded in 1948, the group sang traditional folk songs fr ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Dancing Vienna'' (1927)
* ''
The Gypsy Baron
''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Mary Lou'' (1928)
* ''
The Beaver Coat'' (1928)
* ''
Mariett Dances Today'' (1928)
* ''
The Crimson Circle'' (1929)
* ''
The Dancer of Sanssouci'' (1932)
References
Bibliography
* Jill Nelmes & Jule Selbo. ''Women Screenwriters: An International Guide''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
External links
*
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
German women screenwriters
German screenwriters
19th-century German Jews
{{Germany-film-bio-stub