Berthold Viertel

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Berthold Viertel (born June 28, 1885 in Vienna, Austria) was a screen writer and film director. He died on September 24, 1953, in Vienna, Austria.

He was married to the screen writer and actress Salka Stenermann from April 30, 1918, to December 20, 1947. They had three sons: Hans, Peter and Thomas. Peter Viertel is a book and screenplay writer.

Previously, Berthold Viertel had been married to Grete Viertel, but they divorced in 1918. After his divorce from Salka in 1947, he married for a third time, this time to Elisabeth Newmann with whom he remained married until his death in 1953.

[edit] External links

• Berthold Viertel at the Internet Movie Database