Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou

Biography

Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German actress and author of Prussian aristocratic origin. She was born in Tauperlitz in the Kingdom of Bavaria. She is especially known for the 1927 science fiction film Metropolis directed by her husband Fritz Lang. She would often publish her screenplays as novels. In 1933, Lang fleed Nazi Germany as he was Jewish; whilst … Read more

Date of birth 1888-12-19
Place of birth Tauperlitz, Germany
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Date of birth
1888-12-19

Place of birth
Tauperlitz, Germany