Gustav Ucicky (6 July 1899 – 27 April 1961) was an
Austrian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He was one of the more successful directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s.
His work covered a wide variety of genres, but he is most acclaimed for his work in romantic drama and drama films.
Gustav Ucicky, All Movie Guide
accessed 26 July 2012
Biography
Born in Vienna
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, Ucicky is often stated to have been the illegitimate son of painter Gustav Klimt for whom his mother Marie Učická from Prague
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worked and modeled, although this paternity is unconfirmed.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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''New York Times''
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Austrian film directors
Austrian male screenwriters
Austrian cinematographers
Austrian film editors
Austrian people of Czech descent
Film people from Vienna
1899 births
1961 deaths
20th-century Austrian screenwriters
20th-century Austrian male writers
Klimt family