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B. Traven(1882-1969)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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B. Traven was born on 23 February 1882 in Schwiebus, Prussia, Germany [now Swiebodzin, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for Le Trésor de la Sierra Madre (1948), Macario and The White Rose. He was married to Rosa Elena Lujan. He died on 27 March 1969 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornFebruary 23, 1882
DiedMarch 27, 1969(87)
BornFebruary 23, 1882
DiedMarch 27, 1969(87)
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Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in Le Trésor de la Sierra Madre (1948)
Le Trésor de la Sierra Madre
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1948
Macario
  • Writer
    The White Rose
    The White Rose
    • Writer
      Macario
      • Writer

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        Writer

        • Macario
          • based on a book by
          • In Development
        • Günther Maria Halmer, Uwe Ochsenknecht, and Reiner Schöne in La rebelión de los colgados (1986)
          La rebelión de los colgados
          7.2
          • novel
          • 1986
        • Kuolemanlaiva
          TV Movie
          • novel "Das Totenschiff"
          • 1983
        • Sonntagsgeschichten
          TV Movie
          • ep.: Seele eines Hundes
          • 1976
        • Rosa blanca (1972)
          Rosa blanca
          7.5
          • novel "La Rosa Blanca"
          • 1972
        • Au verre de l'amitié
          Short
          • short story
          • 1970
        • The Bridge in the Jungle (1970)
          The Bridge in the Jungle
          4.9
          • novel
          • 1970
        • Die Baumwollpflücker
          8.3
          TV Series
          • writer
          • 1970
        • Mandjes uit Mexico
          TV Movie
          • short story
          • 1967
        • Jours d'automne (1963)
          Jours d'automne
          7.6
          • story "Frustration"
          • 1963
        • Ignacio López Tarso in Macario (1960)
          Macario
          8.3
          • story "The Third Guest"
          • 1960
        • Horst Buchholz in Les mutins du Yorik (1959)
          Les mutins du Yorik
          6.8
          • novel
          • 1959
        • Gerd Brüdern and Heinz Schimmelpfennig in Der Banditendoktor (1957)
          Der Banditendoktor
          7.1
          TV Movie
          • play
          • 1957
        • Pedro Armendáriz, Arturo de Córdova, María Félix, and Elvira Quintana in Canasta de cuentos mexicanos (1956)
          Canasta de cuentos mexicanos
          7.0
          • stories
          • 1956
        • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
          General Electric Theater
          6.7
          TV Series
          • tale
          • 1956
        • Cheyenne (1955)
          Cheyenne
          8.0
          TV Series
          • from a novel by
          • 1955

        Actor

        • Im Busch von Mexiko
          7.3
          TV Series
          • B. Traven (as Traven-Torsvan)
          • 1967
        • In-development projects at IMDbPro

        Personal details

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        • Alternative names
          • Hal Croves
        • Born
          • February 23, 1882
          • Schwiebus, Prussia, Germany [now Swiebodzin, Lubuskie, Poland]
        • Died
          • March 27, 1969
          • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(undisclosed)
        • Spouse
          • Rosa Elena LujanMay 16, 1957 - March 27, 1969 (his death)
        • Other works
          Story: "The Legend of Pepito". NOTE: Filmed as The Legend of Pepito (1955)/
        • Publicity listings
          • 1 Biographical Movie
          • 2 Print Biographies

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        • Salary
          • Le Trésor de la Sierra Madre
            (1948)
            $500 /week

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