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Joseph Than(1903-1985)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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His mother's family came from Brno, Moravia. His father had been manager at the Österr. Postsparkasse. His first wife had been the actress, Grit Haid, sister of the actress, Liane Haid. Grit (or Gretel) died in 1938 in an aircrash, when she had to leave Vienna. Josef Than (better known as Pepi Than), came from France to the USA, where he married his second wife Marina Novikowa.
BornJuly 26, 1903
DiedDecember 2, 1985(82)
BornJuly 26, 1903
DiedDecember 2, 1985(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Pas un n'échappera (1944)
Pas un n'échappera
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1944
Edward Arnold, Nils Asther, and Fay Wray in Madame Spy (1934)
Madame Spy
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1934
Paradis perdu (1939)
Paradis perdu
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1939
Rudolf Forster and Christl Mardayn in ...nur ein Komödiant (1935)
...nur ein Komödiant
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1935

Credits

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  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii police d'état (1968)
    Hawaii police d'état
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1971
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in Les espions (1965)
    Les espions
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Escale à Orly (1955)
    Escale à Orly
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Meine Schwester und ich (1954)
    Meine Schwester und ich
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Jeunes mariés (1953)
    Jeunes mariés
    4.3
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Les dépravées (1950)
    Les dépravées
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Le pirate (1948)
    Le pirate
    6.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Jalousie (1946)
    Jalousie
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Pas un n'échappera (1944)
    Pas un n'échappera
    7.0
    • story
    • 1944
  • Paradis perdu (1939)
    Paradis perdu
    6.7
    • original story and scenario
    • 1939
  • Rudolf Forster and Christl Mardayn in ...nur ein Komödiant (1935)
    ...nur ein Komödiant
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Heinz Bonné in Haute école (1934)
    Haute école
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Edward Arnold, Nils Asther, and Fay Wray in Madame Spy (1934)
    Madame Spy
    6.2
    • story
    • 1934
  • Heimkehr ins Glück (1933)
    Heimkehr ins Glück
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933

Producer



  • Paradis perdu (1939)
    Paradis perdu
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Rudolf Forster and Christl Mardayn in ...nur ein Komödiant (1935)
    ...nur ein Komödiant
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Else Elster, Heinrich Heilinger, Fritz Kampers, and Paul Richter in Drei Kaiserjäger (1933)
    Drei Kaiserjäger
    2.1
    • executive producer
    • 1933
  • Heimkehr ins Glück (1933)
    Heimkehr ins Glück
    6.1
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Hans Albers in Casse-cou (1931)
    Casse-cou
    6.7
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Schön ist die Manöverzeit (1931)
    Schön ist die Manöverzeit
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Heinz Rühmann and Käthe von Nagy in Meine Frau, die Hochstaplerin (1931)
    Meine Frau, die Hochstaplerin
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1931

Additional Crew



  • Escale à Orly (1955)
    Escale à Orly
    5.6
    • dialogue director
    • 1955
  • Folco Lulli, Silvana Pampanini, and Henri Vidal in Orient-Express (1954)
    Orient-Express
    5.3
    • dialogs: German translation
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Josef Than
  • Born
    • July 26, 1903
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • December 2, 1985
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Grit Haid(her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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