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Ernst Lubitsch


Birth name: Ernst Lubitsch
Birth: 29 January 1892
Died: 30 November 1943
Nationality: Germany

Career / Biography

Ernst Lubitsch started his career as an actor in German silent films, moved into directing silent films in Germany and then went to America wher he continued to make silent films and then sound films. He said that one of his favorite films was The Shop Around The Corner.

Director

That Lady In Ermine (1948)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
Ninotchka (1939)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Design For Living (1933)
Trouble In Paradise (1932)
One Hour With You (1932)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
The Parade (1929)
The Patriot (1928)
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) - Silent
The Marriage Circle (1924) - Silent
Rosita (1923) - Silent
The Doll (1919) - Silent

Oscars

Nomination - Best Director - Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Nomination - Best Director - The Parade (1929)
Nomination - Best Director - The Patriot (1928)