Carl Mayer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Mayer

British-German screenwriter

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1894

Place of Birth: Graz, Styria, Austria

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1944

Profession: screenwriter

Nationality: Austria, United Kingdom, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

For the German playwright (1896–1977), see Carl Zuckmayer.
Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 in Graz – 1 July 1944 in London) was an Austrian-Jewish screenplay writer who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr.
Caligari (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise (1927) and 4 Devils (1928), the last five being films directed by F.
W.
Murnau.