Gunther von Fritsch (15 July 1906 – 27 August 1988) was an American film director who was born in Pula, Austro-Hungarian Empire and died in Pasadena.
Biography Gunther von Fritsch was born 15 July 1906 in Pula. He studied in Paris, and in 1930 moved to the United States and began as an editor and assistant director of films. He married actress Bunny Beatty (real name Hinemoa Gerome Lauri) on 29 June 1937 in Manhattan, New York."New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:248R-LFM : 21 June 2023), Gunther Von Fritsch and Hinemoa Gerome Lauri, 1937. They then moved to Los Angeles and had two daughters together."California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V277-G63 : 27 November 2014), Lauri in entry for Katherine Anncynthia Vonfritsch, 02 Jan 1943; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento."California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WZ-VXJ : 27 November 2014), Lauri in entry for Antoinette Lauri Vonfritsch, 05 Jul 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento. During World War II, he entered the United States Army Signal Corps. After the war, he directed training films for the State Department in West Berlin.
Von Fritsch died of a stroke in Pasadena 27 August 1988. His films won one known award for his work in 1944 when he had co-directed The Curse of the Cat People. In 2020, the film was recognized and awarded a Retro Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for the award year 1945.
Filmography (incomplete)
Year Title Type Notes 1930 Man Trouble film assistant director 1931 The Spy film assistant director 1936 Wanted – A Master short co-director 1943 Seeing Hands short 1944 The Curse of the Cat People film co-director 1946 Traffic with the Devil documentary 1947 Cigarette Girl film director 1947 Give Us the Earth documentary director and cinematographer 1947 Body and Soul film montages director 1949 Heart to Heart documentary 1950 Big Town TV series 1953 Stolen Identity film director 1954 Flash Gordon TV series 8 episodes (of 39) 1970 Snow Bear film director
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