Gina Kaus
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Gina Kaus, née Regina Wiener (21 October 1893, Vienna, Austria – 23 December 1985, Los Angeles, California
) was an Austrian-American novelist and screenwriter.
and Peter.
In the twenties, Gina Kaus published her first novel The Rise, which won the Theodor Fontane Prize. And was very active in the circle of literary intellectuals in Berlin and Vienna. She had friendships with both Austrian writers Karl Kraus
and a romance with Otto Soyka; in her autobiography she would write "... I had a lover, I am not loved." in 1933 she would watch both their books fall victim to the Nazi Bücherverbrennung or book burnings.
Kaus had visited America in 1936. And in March 1938 she moved from Vienna via Zurich to Paris. In Paris she wrote two screenplays from her novels "Gefangnis ohne Gitter" and "Die Schwestern Kleeh", which became the popular movies "Prison sans barreaux" and "Conflict", before coming to the United states in 1939. After a few months in New York, she settled in Hollywood in November 1939. Her 1940 novel written Devil Next Door was filmed by director Rolf Hansen
in 1956, with Lilli Palmer
and Curt Jürgens as Teufel in Seide or the Devil in Silk. Gina Kaus wrote many scripts in Hollywood, and would not return to Vienna until 1948 and visit Berlin until 1951.
In 1979 Kaus wrote an autobiography published in Germany as : Und was für ein Leben...mit Liebe und Literatur, Theater und Film.
She died in Los Angeles in 1985.
, "Andreas Eckbrecht".
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
) was an Austrian-American novelist and screenwriter.
Biography
Regina Wiener, the daughter of money broker Max Wiener, attended an all-girl's school. Regina married the Viennese musician Josef Zirner in 1913, but he died in 1915 on the battlefield in World War I. She was the mistress and common law wife of the banker Josef Kranz and used the last name Zirner-Kaus. Four years later, 1920, she married the writer Otto Kaus, but the couple divorced in 1926, after the birth of two sons, OttoOtto Kaus
Otto M. Kaus was a former judge from the State of California. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He was already attending school in Great Britain when the rest of his family fled the Nazis in the 1930s. Immigrating to the United States, his family settled in Los Angeles, California...
and Peter.
In the twenties, Gina Kaus published her first novel The Rise, which won the Theodor Fontane Prize. And was very active in the circle of literary intellectuals in Berlin and Vienna. She had friendships with both Austrian writers Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He is regarded as one of the foremost German-language satirists of the 20th century, especially for his witty criticism of the press, German culture, and German and Austrian...
and a romance with Otto Soyka; in her autobiography she would write "... I had a lover, I am not loved." in 1933 she would watch both their books fall victim to the Nazi Bücherverbrennung or book burnings.
Kaus had visited America in 1936. And in March 1938 she moved from Vienna via Zurich to Paris. In Paris she wrote two screenplays from her novels "Gefangnis ohne Gitter" and "Die Schwestern Kleeh", which became the popular movies "Prison sans barreaux" and "Conflict", before coming to the United states in 1939. After a few months in New York, she settled in Hollywood in November 1939. Her 1940 novel written Devil Next Door was filmed by director Rolf Hansen
Rolf Hansen (director)
Rolf Hansen was a German film director. He directed 20 films between 1936 and 1960.-Selected filmography:* Die grosse Liebe * Dr. Holl * Desires...
in 1956, with Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer , born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life and career:...
and Curt Jürgens as Teufel in Seide or the Devil in Silk. Gina Kaus wrote many scripts in Hollywood, and would not return to Vienna until 1948 and visit Berlin until 1951.
In 1979 Kaus wrote an autobiography published in Germany as : Und was für ein Leben...mit Liebe und Literatur, Theater und Film.
She died in Los Angeles in 1985.
Fiction
Gina Kaus wrote some of their works under the pseudonymPseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
, "Andreas Eckbrecht".
- Der Aufstieg (The Rise) (1920)
- Der lächerliche Dritte (the Third Ridiculous) (1926)
- Die Verliebten (the Lovers) (1928)
- Toni: Eine Schulmächen-Komödie in zehn Bildern. (Toni: a schoolgirl comedy in ten pictures) (1927)
- Luxusdampfer (Luxury Ship) (1932)
- Die Überfahrt (the Crossing) (1932)
- Die Schwestern Kleh (The sisters Kleh) (1933)
- Dark Angel (1934)
- Katharina die Große (Catherine the Great) (1935)
- Whisky and Soda (1937)
Non Fiction
- Und was für ein Leben...mit Liebe und Literatur, Theater und Film, (And what a life ... with love and literature, theatre and film) (1979) - autobiography
Film credits
- Luxury Liner (1933), novel
- Prison sans barreaux (1938), story
- Prison Without Bars (1938), play Prison sans barreaux
- ConflictConflitConflit is a 1938 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy, who co-wrote screenplay with Hans Wilhelm and Charles Gombault , based on novel "Les soeurs Kleh" by Gina Kaus.-Cast:*Corinne Luchaire as Claire...
(1938) (novel "Les soeurs Kleh") - Prison Without Bars (1939), play Prison sans Barreaux
- Charlie Chan in City in DarknessCharlie Chan in City in DarknessCharlie Chan in City in Darkness, also titled City in Darkness, is a 1939 mystery film starring Sidney Toler in his fourth performance as detective Charlie Chan.-Cast:*Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan*Lynn Bari as Marie Dubon...
(1939), play - Western Mail (1942), story
- The Night Before the Divorce (1942), play
- The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942), screenplay, story
- They All Kissed the BrideThey All Kissed the BrideThey All Kissed the Bride is a Columbia Pictures feature film starring Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Roland Young, and Billie Burke in a story about a trucking firm executive who falls in love. The screenplay by P. J. Wolfson was based on a story by Gina Kaus and Andrew P. Solt. The film was...
(1942), story - Isle of Missing Men (1942), play White Lady
- Blazing Guns (1943), story
- Camino del infierno (1946), writer
- Her Sister's Secret (1946), novel Dark Angel
- Whispering CityWhispering CityWhispering City is a black-and-white film directed by Fyodor Otsep. The movie was filmed on location in Quebec City and Montmorency Falls, Québec, Canada in both English and French. A French language version La Forteresse, with different actors, was made simultaneously...
(1947), additional dialogue - Julia MisbehavesJulia MisbehavesJulia Misbehaves is a 1948 romantic comedy film. It stars Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as a married couple who are soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when the daughter he has raised, played by Elizabeth Taylor, invites her mother to her wedding...
(1948), adaptation - The Red DanubeThe Red DanubeThe Red Danube is a 1949 drama film directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon. The film was based on the 1947 novel Vespers in Vienna by Bruce Marshall.-Plot:Shortly after World War II, British Col...
(1949), screenplay - Three Secrets (1950), story "Rock Bottom", uncredited
- We're Not Married!We're Not Married!We're Not Married! is a romantic comedy film released by 20th Century Fox. The featured was directed by Edmund Goulding, and released on July 11, 1952....
(1952) , story - All I Desire (1953), writer
- The RobeThe Robe (film)The Robe is a 1953 American Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman military tribune who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus. The film was made by 20th Century Fox and is notable for being the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope.It was directed by Henry Koster...
(1953), adaptation - Teufel in Seide (1956), novel Der Teufel nebenan
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956), 1 episode
- Wie ein Sturmwind (1957), writer
- Schloß in Tirol, Das (1957), writer
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1957), 1 episode
- Geu yeojaui joiga anida (It's Not Her Sin) (1959), novel
- Verbotenes Land (1967), German TV version