William Dieterle , born of Wilhelm Dieterle and called The Iron Stove (in French the iron frying pan) in the medium of the Cinema, is a Réalisateur, Acteur, Scénariste, producing and Assistant German realizer . He was born the July 15th 1893 in Ludwigshafen amndt Rhein, but died the December 8th 1972 with Ottobrunn, in Germany. After being itself married with Charlotte Hagenbruch, whom later he will divorce a few years, he will remariera himself with Elisabeth Daum.

Biography

Its beginnings

William, the junior by a family of nine children, is resulting from the German average medium: they lived then in poor districts of this country. But, at the eight years age, it decided to change its life: to help his parents, it became Charpentier, and merchant of scrap, but it ambitionnait to become Acteur in a Théâtre very tôt.
At 16 years, it joined a company of theater where one offered to him the role of a character romantique.
In 1913, it is a career in the cinema which starts: he plays then in its first film, Fiesko of Carl Hoffmann. The medium rained desuite to him, and in 1919 it launched out then in the realization, but not having a great success, it gives up it. During its beginnings, it was largely helped by max Reinhardt, Director of Austrian theater , great man of theater of his time.

During the Years 1920, William Dieterle turned primarily as an actor in films mainly romantic, with characters characteristic of this kind. It then revolutionized the era of the Silent film in Germany. But the realization attracted it, and he did not want to remain on a failure. In its second feature-length film, it succeeds in making turn Marlène Dietrich, an young woman very in vogue.

The beginning of its success

With his wife Charlotte Hagenbruch, then actress and Scenario writer, it builds his first company of Production which then engaged some of the largest actors and German realizers of the moment, like Paul Leni, F.W. Murnau, Conrad Veidt or Emil Jannings.
In 1930, with the rise of the Nazi party, it decides to leave to the the United States for an interesting offer the production company Warner. Its first Feature-length film in collaboration with Warner was The Last Flight in 1931.
It off re-enlisted then Paul Muni for several with its films like The Story Louis Pasteur ( history of Louis Pasteur ) in 1936, The Life off Emile Zola ( Life of Emile Zola ) in 1937, or Juarez in 1939. All its films were nominated with the Oscars. One also notices at his sides King Vidor, not credited, and Jennifer Jones.

Of all its films, the Portrait of Jennie is its greater success: a romantic history where all the talents mix, on a bottom of darkness. This feature-length film was drawn from the novel of Robert Nathan.

In 1958, it will turn over in Germany, and will continue to carry out some films before mourrie in 1972. Many artists will allot a great style to him, and a work fills up energy: jewels of the 7th art

Catalog of films

Rewards

• 1936 : Named at the Mussolini Price with the Mostra of Venice
• 1938: Named with the Oscar of the best realizer for the Life of Emile Zola
• 1949: Named with the Lion of gold to the Mostra of Venice
• 1970: Price of honor to the Berlinale
• Star of honor on the Walk off famed with Los Angeles