Julius Urgiß (6 August 1873 – 12 March 1948) was a German-Jewish

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, musician, and film critic. He began his career as the author of various literary contributions. He worked as a senior journalist at the Berlin film journal Der Kinematograph, writing film reviews. He wrote a biography of the silent-film star

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. In 1918, he began his career as a screenwriter. For seven years from 1919, he collaborated with Max Jungk, and in 1928 he worked with Friedrich Raff. Urgiss provided material for comedies, dramas, historical materials and literary adaptations. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, he emigrated from Germany and lived in New York until his death in 1948. He was married to the German soprano Gerty Lewin (1879–1927). They had one daughter, Eva Agathe Urgiss (1911–1999), who married Albert Einstein's biographer and former step-son-in-law Rudolf Kayser.

Filmography

* ''Des Vaters Schuld'' (1918) *' (1918) *''Maria'' (1919) *''Morphium'' (1919) *'' Die Sekretärin des Gesandten'' (1919) *''Störtebeker'' (1919) * '' Hearts are Trumps'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''Uriel Acosta'' (1920) * '' Children of Darkness'' (1921, 2 parts) *''Der Erbe der van Diemen'' (1921) *''Eine Frau mit Vergangenheit'' (1921) * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1921) * '' Sins of Yesterday'' (1922) * '' The Stream'' (1922) * ''Sodoms Ende'' (1922) * '' She and the Three'' (1922) * ''

Revenge of the Bandits ''Revenge of the Bandits'' () is a 1922 German silent film directed by Reinhard Bruck and starring Asta Nielsen, Bruno Decarli and Walter Brugman. The film was released on 17 February 1922. Cast * Asta Nielsen Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen ( ...

'' (1922) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * '' The Tigress'' (1922) * ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' () is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of a count in Sweden. ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Love Story of Cesare Ubaldi ''The Love Story of Cesare Ubaldi'' () is a 1922 German silent film directed by and starring Johannes Riemann, Margit Barnay, and Ferdinand von Alten Ferdinand von Alten (born Baron von Lamezan auf Altenhofen; 13 April 1885 – 16 March 1933) ...

'' (1922) * '' The Street'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Enchantress'' (1924) * '' The Voice of the Heart'' (1924) * '' Nanon'' (1924) * '' Two People'' (1924) * ''Der Sturz ins Glück'' (1924) * '' Bismarck'' (1925) * ''

In the Name of the Kaisers ''In the Name of the Kaisers'' () is a 1925 German silent film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Lya De Putti, Hermann Vallentin Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor. Biography Hermann Vallentin was ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1926) * ''

German Hearts on the German Rhine ''German Hearts on the German Rhine'' () is a 1926 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Gyula Szőreghy, Frieda Lehndorf, and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''Der Kampf um den Mann - Batalla de damas'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Hurrah! I Live!'' (1928) * '' Beware of Loose Women'' (1929) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1929) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1929) * ''Bockbierfest'' (1930) * '' Josef the Chaste'' (1930) * '' Scandalous Eva'' (1930) * ''Der Detektiv des Kaisers'' (1930) * ''

The Widow's Ball ''The Widow's Ball'' () is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Lucie Englisch, Fritz Kampers, and Sig Arno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast *Lucie Englisch as Frieda *Fritz Ka ...

'' (1930) * ''Wenn Du noch eine Heimat hast'' (1930) * ''

Money on the Street ''Money on the Street'' () is a 1930 Austrian-German romantic comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Lydia Pollman, Georg Alexander, and Franz Schafheitlin. It is notable for the screen debut of Hedy Lamarr, who made a short appea ...

'' (1930) * '' Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (1930) * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * '' Panic in Chicago'' (1931) * ''Ich will Dich Liebe lehren'' (1933)Profile on IMDB
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Other works

* Allgemeine Musiklehre (1939) Leipzig : Hörhold
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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urgiss, Julius 1873 births 1948 deaths German male screenwriters German film critics Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States Writers from the Province of Pomerania Musicians from the Province of Pomerania People from Anklam German male non-fiction writers Film people from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 20th-century German screenwriters