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 THE CINEMA OF ERNST LUBITSCH

 
     Ernst Lubitsch Timeline


1892:  Ernst Lubitsch is born on January 29 in Berlin, Germany

1911:   Joined Max Reinhardt's famous Deutsches Theater, where he rapidly advanced from bit parts to character leads

1912:  Worked as an apprentice and general-purpose handyman at Berlin's Bioscope film studios

1913:  Began acting in a series of German short film comedies, in which he played a character named Meyer

1914:  Made directorial debut with the short film "Fraulein Seifenschaum"  (aka: Miss Soapsuds)

1916:  Directed his first feature-film in Germany, "Als ich tot War"  (aka:  As I was Dead)

1918:  Made his mark as a serious director with the film "Eyes of the Mummy"

1922:  Moved to the United States, under contract to Mary Pickford 

1923:  Directed his first American film "Rosita" starring Mary Pickf