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Curt Siodmak

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Curt Siodmak · Arts & Literature

What

Wrote 'The Wolf Man'; fled Nazi Germany with his brother Robert

When

1902, Dresden, Germany — 2000, Three Rivers, California, United States

Where

Germany · United States

Biography

Curt Siodmak is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Wrote 'The Wolf Man'; fled Nazi Germany with his brother Robert

How & why

Curt Siodmak was a German-American screenwriter and novelist best known for writing 'The Wolf Man' (1941), which codified much of modern werewolf lore, and the science-fiction novel 'Donovan's Brain'. He fled Nazi Germany with his brother, director Robert Siodmak, and built a Hollywood career. Born to a Jewish family in Dresden, he was Jewish.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)

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Wrote 'The Wolf Man'; fled Nazi Germany with his brother Robert

1902

Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)