Difference between revisions of "Hanns Heinz Ewers"
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Actor, poet, philosopher, and writer. Known for his short stories of horror, many of which are autobiographical, notably 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' (1910) and 'Alraune' (1911). Charged and arrested during the Great War as a German spy, though he was never tried on the charge. Similarly, had Nazi sympathies, but the fact he was homosexual made his sympathies short-lived. Wrote several early film scripts. | Actor, poet, philosopher, and writer. Known for his short stories of horror, many of which are autobiographical, notably 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' (1910) and 'Alraune' (1911). Charged and arrested during the Great War as a German spy, though he was never tried on the charge. Similarly, had Nazi sympathies, but the fact he was homosexual made his sympathies short-lived. Wrote several early film scripts. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[LGBTQ Mystery and Horror Writers]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 8 November 2014
Country
Germany
Birth - Death
1871 - 1943
Occupation
Writer
Description
Actor, poet, philosopher, and writer. Known for his short stories of horror, many of which are autobiographical, notably 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' (1910) and 'Alraune' (1911). Charged and arrested during the Great War as a German spy, though he was never tried on the charge. Similarly, had Nazi sympathies, but the fact he was homosexual made his sympathies short-lived. Wrote several early film scripts.
