Hans Rameau

{{Short description|German screenwriter (1901–1980)}}

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| birth_date = 28 November 1901

| birth_place = Berlin, German Empire

| death_date = 9 April 1980

| death_place = Gavignano, Lazio, Italy

| othername = Paul H. Rameau

| occupation = Writer

| yearsactive = 1919–1965 (film)

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Hans Rameau (1901 – 1980) was a German screenwriter.Hardt p.235

Biography

Born Paul H. Gulder,Laut filmportal.de. he was the stepson of the actor and stage director Emil Rameau (actually Pulvermacher).Antrag auf Einbürgerung von Emil Pulvermacher/Emil Rameau, Declaration of Intention, Nr. 104997, ausgestellt in Los Angeles am 24. März 1941; kostenpflichtig abrufbar auf Ancestry.com  He attended the Werner von Siemens High School in Berlin and graduated from high school in 1919. After training at the Berlin Reinhardt Seminar, Rameau played at the Neue Schauspielhaus in Königsberg in 1920 and at the Munich Kammerspiele from 1921 to 1924.

Having established himself in the German film industry, he left the country following the Nazi Party's taking of power in 1933. He spent time in several other countries, including Austria and Britain before moving to Hollywood. He returned to Europe in 1951.

Selected filmography

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Bibliography

  • Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.