Carl Mayer

Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Der Letzte Mann (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and 4 Devils (1928), most of them being films directed by F. W. Murnau. Mayer was a fundamental figure in the dramatic and narrative establishment of both German expressionist cinema and Kammerspielfilm.

For other people named Carl Mayer, see Carl Mayer (disambiguation).
Carl Mayer
Carl Mayer (c. 1920s)
Born(1894-11-20)November 20, 1894
Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary
(present-day Graz, Austria)
DiedJuly 1, 1944(1944-07-01) (aged 49)
London, England
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery, London
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1919–1940
Notable work
  • The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920)
  • The Last Laugh (1924)
  • Sunrise (1927)
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