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- Birth nameWilhelm Isersohn
- Height1.68 m
- Wilhelm Thiele was born on May 10, 1890 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now in Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Le secret de la madone (1946), Madame hat Ausgang (1931) and Das Totenmahl auf Schloß Begalitza (1923). He died on September 7, 1975 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Spouse? (3 children)
- Thiele got his start in Austria and Germany but never achieved the same level of fame in the U.S. as he had overseas. He is credited with giving actress Dorothy Lamour her big start in movies.
- Thiele acted on stage from 1909. He took part in entertaining troops in revues during World War I. Subsequently directed for the theatre, films from 1923. Specialised in comedies, best known for Le chemin du paradis (1930), the most successful German film of its year. Left Germany after the Nazi takeover, by the mid-1930's directing second features in Hollywood.
- Children: John, Fred, Doris
- His career in Germany came to an abrupt end because as a Jew he was no longer able to work there. He went to England where he shot the movie "Waltz Time (1933) and later to Austria where he realised the movie "Grossfürstin Alexandra" (1933) and then to the USA.
- He realised productions in the 50s like the serial "The Lone Ranger" (54-55) and the serial "Cavalcade of America" (52-57).
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