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Joe May

Directing

Birth Date

November 7, 1880

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Date of Death

April 29, 1954

Biography

Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of German cinema. In 1902 he married the actress Mia May, born Hermine Pfleger, and adapted her stage name as his. The same year their daughter Eva (1902-24) was born. In 1933 the family emigrated to USA.

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