Julius Urgiß

Julius Urgiß
Born(1873-08-06)6 August 1873
Anklam, Pomerania, Prussia
Died12 March 1948(1948-03-12) (aged 74)
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
OccupationScreenwriter, journalist, film critic, theatre critic, music critic, writer, biographer
NationalityGerman
Genrescreenplays, reviews
Notable worksSkandal um Eva, Die Straße, The Eleven Schill Officers
SpouseGerty Lewin
ChildrenEva Kayser

Julius Urgiß (6 August 1873[1] – 12 March 1948[2]) was a German-Jewish screenwriter, musician,[3] 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.[4] He wrote a biography of the silent-film star Henny Porten.

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[5]). They had one daughter, Eva Agathe Urgiss[6] (1911–1999), who married Albert Einstein's biographer and former step-son-in-law Rudolf Kayser.[7][8]

Filmography

Other works

  • Allgemeine Musiklehre (1939) Leipzig : Hörhold[10]

References

  1. ^ "Julius Urgiß | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Wayback Machine". 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ Downs, Winfield Scott (1968). Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series. American Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Hollywood in Berlin". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Wayback Machine". 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Einstein's last great problem: who owns his house? | The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ Reiser, Anton; Kayser, Rudolf (1930). Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait. A. & C. Boni. ISBN 978-1-258-17219-0.
  8. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ Profile on IMDB
  10. ^ Citations in Deutschen Nationalbibliothek