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Writer 1894 - 1944

Carl Mayer

Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Carl Mayer

Known For

Writing

Birthday

November 20th, 1894 00:00

Place of Birth

Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Died

July 1st, 1944 00:00 (aged 49)

TMDB ID

2792

IMDb ID

nm0562346

Biography

Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Head of Janus (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and 4 Devils (1928), most of them being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was a fundamental figure in the dramatic and narrative establishment of both German Expressionist cinema and Kammerspielfilm.