Stellan Rye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stellan Rye

Danish film director

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1880

Place of Birth: Randers, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1915

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Stellan Rye (4 July 1880 – 14 November 1914) was a Danish-born film director, active in the early 20th century.
Rye was born in Randers.
In 1913 he created (together with Hanns Heinz Ewers and Paul Wegener) the silent film Der Student von Prag (The Student of Prague). At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Reichsheer (German Army).
He died in France, a prisoner of war.