William Dieterle 2 pictures

Director, Actor, Writer
Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Wilhelm Dieterle was the youngest of nine children of parents Jacob and Berthe Dieterle. They lived in poverty, and when he was old enough to work, young Wilhelm earned money as a carpenter and a scrap dealer. He dreamed of better things, though, and theater caught his eye as a teen. By the age of 16 he had joined a ...

Born: July 15, 1893
Star sign: Cancer
Known for: The Life of Emile Zola (1937), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), Portrait of Jennie (1948), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
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