Thea von Harbou
Birth date
December 19, 1888
Death date
July 1, 1954
Place of birth
Tauperlitz, Germany
Profession
Writing
Age
65 years
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 she made several Nazi propaganda films. She later married Ayi Tendulkar, a journalist of Indian origin - before dying in 1954.
Also known as
Thea Gabriele von Harbou
