Ernst Lubitsch

1892

1947

Director, Producer

Ernst Lubitsch was a German-born director, writer, producer, and actor active from 1912 to 1947. As a filmmaker, his work includes TROUBLE IN PARADISE, NINOTCHKA, THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, and HEAVEN CAN WAIT, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. In 1946 he received an honorary Academy Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.

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