Norbert Jacques

{{Infobox person

| image = Norbert Jacques by Waldemar Flaig 1927.jpg

| name = Norbert Jacques

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|6|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Luxembourg-Eich, Luxembourg

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1954|5|15|1880|6|6|df=y}}

| death_place = Koblenz, West Germany

| occupation = Novelist, journalist, screenwriter, translator

| yearsactive = 1901–1954

}}

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Norbert Jacques (6 June 1880 – 15 May 1954) was a Luxembourgish novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and translator who wrote in German. He was born in Luxembourg-Eich, Luxembourg and died in Koblenz, West Germany. He created the character Dr. Mabuse, who was a feature of some of his novels. Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, the first novel to feature Mabuse, was one of the bestsellers of its time; it sold over 500,000 copies in Germany.{{sfn|Kalat|2001|p=16}} Today, Jacques is known best for Dr. Mabuse. In 1922, he received German citizenship.

Bibliography

=Novels=

Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1921)
Ingenieur Mars (1923)
Mensch gegen Mensch (1924)
Plüsch und Plümowski (1927)
Mabuses Kolonie (1930, fragment) – Never finished. First published in 1994.
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1932) – First published in 1950 under the title Dr. Mabuses letztes Spiel.{{sfn|Kalat|2001|p=19}} In the late 1980s, it was reprinted under its original title.{{sfn|Kalat|2001|p=19}}
Chemiker Null (1934) – Serialized in 1934.{{sfn|Kalat|2001|p=18}} First reprinted in a book in 1994.
Leidenschaft: Ein Schiller-Roman (1939)

=Short stories=

"Dr. Mabuse auf dem Presseball" (1923)

=Translations=

Maurice Renard - Les Mains d'Orlac. Published in German as Orlac’s Hände (1922).
Rudyard Kipling - Stalky & Co. Published in German as Staaks und Genossen (1928).
Rudyard Kipling - Captains Courageous. Published in German as Fischerjungs: Ein Seeroman (1930).
Hugh Walpole - Jeremy at Crale. Published in German as Jeremy auf der Schule (1931).

Selected filmography

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) – Adaptation of Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler.
Man Against Man (1924) – Adaptation of Mensch gegen Mensch. Screenplay written by Jacques.
The Bordello in Rio (1927) – Adaptation of Plüsch und Plümowski.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius (1940) – Adaptation of Leidenschaft: Ein Schiller-Roman.
Blondes for Export (1950) – Adaptation of Plüsch und Plümowski. Screenplay written by Jacques.
Final Destination: Red Lantern (1960) – Adaptation of Plüsch und Plümowski.
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) – Based on characters created by Jacques.
The Return of Doctor Mabuse (1961) – Based on characters created by Jacques.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962) – Remake of the 1933 film.
The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962)
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963) – Based on characters created by Jacques.
The Secret of Dr. Mabuse (1964) a.k.a. The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse – Based on characters created by Jacques.
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1971) - Spanish film directed by Jesus Franco
Dr. M (1990) – Adaptation of Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler.

References

Notes

=Sources=

{{cite book|last=Kalat |first=David |year=2001 |title=The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Movies and Five Novels |place=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=0786423374 }}