Urban Gad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Urban Gad

Danish filmmaker (1879-1947)

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1879

Place of Birth: Skælskør, Region Zealand, Denmark

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1947

Profession: screenwriter, painter, film director

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Urban Gad

  • Peter Urban Gad (12 February 1879 in Korsør, Denmark – 26 December 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish film director.
  • He directed 40 film between 1910 and 1927.
  • His wife Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his début the famous film Afgrunden (The Abyss) from 1910.
  • They moved to Germany in 1911 where Gad worked with Paul Davidson until 1922. His uncle was Paul Gauguin.
  • His mother was the (in Denmark) very well known playwright and expert of good manners Emma Gad. His films include a German-language adaptation of Gerhart Hauptmann's play The Assumption of Hannele, which Gad directed in 1922.

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