Directing
Edgar G. Ulmer
- Born
- Sep 17, 1904 · Aged 68
- Died
- Sep 30, 1972
- Place of birth
- Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 52
Also known as (4)
- John Warner
- Edgar George Ulmer
- Edgar Georg Ulmer
- Ove H. Sehested
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edgar Georg Ulmer (September 17, 1904 – September 30, 1972) was an Austrian-American film director. He is best remembered for the movies The Black Cat (1934) and Detour (1945). These stylish and eccentric works have achieved cult status, whereas Ulmer's other films remain relatively unknown. The first feature he directed in North America, Damaged Lives (1933), was a low-budget exploitation film exposing the horrors of venereal disease. His next film, The Black Cat (1934), starring Béla Lugosi and Boris Karloff, was made for a major studio, Universal…