Paul Kohner
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Paul Kohner (born 29 May 1902 in Teplitz-Schoenau (Teplice), died 16 March 1988 in Los Angeles, California). The native of Bohemia in Austria-Hungary came to Hollywood in 1920 after having been a news reporter in Prague. He caught the attention of Carl Laemmle during an interview and was appointed head of Universal's European division.
In 1938 he opened the Paul Kohner Talent Agency and managed the careers of Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Maurice Chevalier, Billy Wilder, Liv Ullmann, Henry Fonda, David Niven, Erich von Stroheim and Ingmar Bergman.
Married to Lupita Tovar, he became the father of actress Susan Kohner and the grandfather of Chris and Paul Weitz, successful film directors in Hollywood, having helmed films such as American Pie and About a Boy.
[edit] Movies
- 1989 Wer war Arnold Fanck?
- 1986 Fast ein Jahrhundert - Luis Trenker
- 1978/1979 Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
- 1932/1933 S.O.S. Iceberg
- 1932 The Rebel
- 1931 Drácula
- 1929 Die seltsame Vergangenheit der Thea Carter
- 1929 Durchs Brandenburger Tor
- 1929 Frühlingsrauschen
