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Date of Birth

27 December 1888, Tauperlitz, Germany

Date of Death

1 July 1954, West Berlin, Germany (aftermath of a fall)

Birth Name

Thea Gabriele von Harbou

Spouse

Fritz Lang	(26 August 1922 - 26 April 1933) (divorced)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge	(1914 - 1921) (divorced)

Trivia

Thea von Harbou was married to the famous director Fritz Lang. He brought many of her scripts to the screen. In 1932, von Harbou joined the NSDAP, or Nazi Party. Lang, who was opposed to the Nazis, left her and emigrated to America. They divorced in 1933.

Was interned briefly following the end of the Second World War. Following her release, she went back into the film industry synchronizing foreign films. However, she was not as successful as before and her career ended in the early 1950s.

In 1954 one of her first movies - "Der müde Tod" (1921) - was shown in Berlin once more. Thea von Harbou was present as a guest of honor as well. When she left the cinema she slipped in such an unfortunate way that she died some days later as a result of the fall.

The novel "Metropolis" first appeared in the magazine Illustriertes Blatt, Frankfurt. The book was published by August Scherl Verlag GmbH.

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