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Peter Viertel

Peter Viertel

Actor, Writer

Born November 16, 1920 in Dresden, Germany

Died November 4, 2007

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Peter Viertel, a WWII veteran whose debut novel received rave reviews at age 18, was born to European intellectual parents who had fled Adolf Hitler's regime. Raised in Hollywood, his home welcomed frequent guests such as Greta Garbo (his mother's closest friend), Bertolt Brecht, Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, and Franz Werfel. Despite this cultured environment, young Peter aspired to be American. To finance his writing and support his first wife, Jigee, Viertel began writing Hollywood scripts, eventually entering the circle of John Huston, the famed director of The Maltese Falcon (1941). Peter passed away in Marbella, Spain, just nineteen days after the death of his second wife, actress Deborah Kerr.

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Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes Poster

Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes Feature Film2024Self - Screenwriter & Friend

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Poster

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Documentary2014Self

Brunnen Documentary2005Self

Greta Garbo: A Lone Star Poster

Greta Garbo: A Lone Star Documentary2001Self - Friend

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote Poster

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote Documentary2000Self

Àngels de nit TV Series1996Self

¡Qué grande es el cine! Poster

¡Qué grande es el cine! TV Series1995Self

Moving Pictures Poster

Moving Pictures TV Series1990Self

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Poster

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Documentary1988Self

3x4 TV Series1986Self

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self

The Dick Cavett Show Poster

The Dick Cavett Show TV Series1968Self

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self

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Year

White Hunter Black Heart Poster

White Hunter Black Heart Feature Film1990

Five Miles to Midnight Poster

Five Miles to Midnight Feature Film1962

The Night Heaven Fell Poster

The Night Heaven Fell Feature Film1958

The Old Man and the Sea Poster

The Old Man and the Sea Feature Film1958

The Sun Also Rises Poster

The Sun Also Rises Feature Film1957

The Survivors TV Movie1957

Beat the Devil Poster

Beat the Devil Feature Film1953

The Village Poster

The Village Feature Film1953

Decision Before Dawn Poster

Decision Before Dawn Feature Film1951

The African Queen Poster

The African Queen Feature Film1951

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

Four Days Leave Poster

Four Days Leave Feature Film1949

Roughshod Poster

Roughshod Feature Film1949

We Were Strangers Poster

We Were Strangers Feature Film1949

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948

The Search Poster

The Search Feature Film1948

The Hard Way Poster

The Hard Way Feature Film1943

Saboteur Poster

Saboteur Feature Film1942

Thanks

2

Asfalto Feature Film2000

Spanish Fly Poster

Spanish Fly Feature Film1998

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