Willy Haas (6 July 1891 – 4 September 1973) was a German editor, film critic, and screenwriter. He wrote for 19 films between 1922 and 1933, and was a member of the jury at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Willy Haas was the son of a Jewish lawyer. He studied law himself, and at a young age joined a literary circle with his friends Franz Werfel, Paul Kornfeld and Johannes Urzidil. He had personal contacts with Franz Kafka and Max Brod. This circle, which met in Prague at the Café Arco, also included Ernst Polak, the husband of Milena Jesenská.
From 1911 to 1912 in Prague, the press of the Johann Gottfried Herder Association published the Herder-Blätter (Literary Journal of the Herder Association), whose editors were Willy Haas and Norbert Eisler. The journal published several essays by Haas. For the last two issues (# 4 and # 5), Otto Pick was involved.[2] The Herder-Blätter published the work of many literary authors for the first time.
After World War I Haas went to Berlin, where he did editorial work and also worked as a screenwriter and film critic. Together with Ernst Rowohlt, he founded the weekly Die literarische Welt in 1925.
Grave of Willy Haas and Herta Haas, Ohlsdorf Cemetery
When his apartment in Berlin was repeatedly searched in 1933, he emigrated to Prague, where he worked as a newspaper editor. The literary magazine Welt im Wort (World in the Word), founded by Haas in Prague, soon ceased publication for financial reasons. After the German occupation of Prague in 1939, he went first to Italy and from there to India, where he worked as a screenwriter for at least two Indian films by Mohan Bhavnani.[3][4] He also earned a salary as a censor for the British army in India. In 1948 he returned to Germany and lived in Hamburg. There he wrote for Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag, as well as for other magazines and newspapers.[5]
Haas was married three times: from 1921 to 1925 with the translator Jarmila Ambrozova, from 1925 to 1936 with Hanna Waldeck (who gave birth to their son in 1925), and from 1947 with Herta Doctor. Willy Haas and his wife Herta were buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg.
^"8th Berlin International Film Festival: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
^Rudolf M. Wlaschek: Juden in Böhmen. Beiträge zur Geschichte des europäischen Judentums im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. (= Veröffentlichungen des Collegium Carolinum. Bd. 66). 2., vollständig überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Oldenbourg, München 1997, ISBN3-486-56283-5, S. 41.
^Chandrima S. Bhattacharya: In: The Telegraph, 16 January 2006.
willy, haas, july, 1891, september, 1973, german, editor, film, critic, screenwriter, wrote, films, between, 1922, 1933, member, jury, berlin, international, film, festival, 20th, centuryborn, 1891, july, 1891prague, bohemia, austria, hungary, czech, republic,. Willy Haas 6 July 1891 4 September 1973 was a German editor film critic and screenwriter He wrote for 19 films between 1922 and 1933 and was a member of the jury at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival 1 Willy Haasmid 20th centuryBorn 1891 07 06 6 July 1891Prague Bohemia Austria Hungary now Czech Republic Died4 September 1973 1973 09 04 aged 82 Hamburg GermanyOccupationScreenwriterYears active1922 1933 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editWilly Haas was the son of a Jewish lawyer He studied law himself and at a young age joined a literary circle with his friends Franz Werfel Paul Kornfeld and Johannes Urzidil He had personal contacts with Franz Kafka and Max Brod This circle which met in Prague at the Cafe Arco also included Ernst Polak the husband of Milena Jesenska From 1911 to 1912 in Prague the press of the Johann Gottfried Herder Association published the Herder Blatter Literary Journal of the Herder Association whose editors were Willy Haas and Norbert Eisler The journal published several essays by Haas For the last two issues 4 and 5 Otto Pick was involved 2 The Herder Blatter published the work of many literary authors for the first time After World War I Haas went to Berlin where he did editorial work and also worked as a screenwriter and film critic Together with Ernst Rowohlt he founded the weekly Die literarische Welt in 1925 nbsp Grave of Willy Haas and Herta Haas Ohlsdorf Cemetery When his apartment in Berlin was repeatedly searched in 1933 he emigrated to Prague where he worked as a newspaper editor The literary magazine Welt im Wort World in the Word founded by Haas in Prague soon ceased publication for financial reasons After the German occupation of Prague in 1939 he went first to Italy and from there to India where he worked as a screenwriter for at least two Indian films by Mohan Bhavnani 3 4 He also earned a salary as a censor for the British army in India In 1948 he returned to Germany and lived in Hamburg There he wrote for Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag as well as for other magazines and newspapers 5 Haas was married three times from 1921 to 1925 with the translator Jarmila Ambrozova from 1925 to 1936 with Hanna Waldeck who gave birth to their son in 1925 and from 1947 with Herta Doctor Willy Haas and his wife Herta were buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg Selected filmography editThe Burning Soil 1922 Doctor Wislizenus 1924 In the Name of the King 1924 Joyless Street 1925 The Girl with a Patron 1925 One Does Not Play with Love 1926 The Brothers Schellenberg 1926 Dancing Vienna 1927 The Weavers 1927 Mariett Dances Today 1928 The Beaver Coat 1928 Napoleon at Saint Helena 1929 Ways to a Good Marriage 1933 References edit 8th Berlin International Film Festival Juries berlinale de Retrieved 31 December 2009 Rudolf M Wlaschek Juden in Bohmen Beitrage zur Geschichte des europaischen Judentums im 19 und 20 Jahrhundert Veroffentlichungen des Collegium Carolinum Bd 66 2 vollstandig uberarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage Oldenbourg Munchen 1997 ISBN 3 486 56283 5 S 41 Chandrima S Bhattacharya Hitler hand in advance of Hindi cinema In The Telegraph 16 January 2006 Prem Nagar Drehbuch Willy Haas Haas Willy In Kirsten Hiensohn ed Das judische Hamburg 2006 p 102 External links editWorks by or about Willy Haas at Internet Archive Willy Haas at IMDb Willy Haas Pictures and Images Getty Images Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willy Haas amp oldid 1218251672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
