Jane Bess was a German

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

.Taves p.155 Following the rise to power of the

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in 1933, she went into exile in the

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Selected filmography

* ''The Inheritance from New York'' (1919) * '' Yellow Star'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

The Cigarette Countess ''The Cigarette Countess'' () is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Esther Carena, Carl Auen and Olga Limburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Esther Carena ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' The Heart of Lilian Thorland'' (1924) * ''

The Morals of the Alley ''The Morals of the Alley'' () is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Werner Krauss, Ernst Hofmann, and Mary Odette. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – ...

'' (1925) * '' The Golden Butterfly'' (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. ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Divorcée ''The Divorcée'' () is a 1953 German musical film directed by George Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hans Nielsen (actor), Hans Nielsen. It was based on the operetta ''Die geschiedene Frau'' by Leo Fall and Victor Léon. ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Queen of the Baths ''The Queen of the Baths'' () is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mary Nolan, Walter Rilla and Livio Pavanelli.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Mary N ...

'' (1926) * '' Sword and Shield'' (1926) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * '' Radio Magic'' (1927) * '' The Woman with the World Record'' (1927) * ''

The Story of a Little Parisian ''The Story of a Little Parisian'' (, , ) is a 1928 silent film directed by Augusto Genina. It was made as a co-production between France, Germany and Italy. The film was created in conjunction with Maurice Yvain's operetta ''Yes''; a stage work ...

'' (1928) * ''

A Girl with Temperament ''A Girl with Temperament'' (German: ''Ein Mädel mit Temperament'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maria Paudler, Eugen Neufeld and Luigi Serventi.Krautz p.383 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Beloved of His Highness ''The Beloved of His Highness'' () is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Vivian Gibson, Mary Kid and Lia Eibenschütz. It was based on an operetta, by Jean Gilbert.Goble p. 775 The film's s ...

'' (1928) * ''

Who Invented Divorce? ''Who Invented Divorce?'' (American: ''William Moreno'') is a 1928 American silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Alfred Abel, Hans Albers and Caleb Glenn.Bock & Bergfelder p.168 The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Woman in the Advocate's Gown ''The Woman in the Advocate's Gown'' (; ) is a 1929 Norwegian-German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Paul Richter, and Fritz Kortner. The screenplay was based on 's novel ''Frk. Statsadvokat'', published ...

'' (1929) * '' The Circus Princess'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' The Cross-Patch'' (1935)

References

Bibliography

* Taves, Brian. ''P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations''. McFarland, 2006.

External links

* 1894 births Year of death unknown German screenwriters German women screenwriters Women film pioneers Emigrants from Nazi Germany to the Netherlands 20th-century German women writers {{Germany-film-bio-stub