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Leo Birinsky(1884-1951)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Leo Birinsky was born on 8 June 1884 in Lysianka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]. Leo was a writer and director, known for Flirtation (1934), Der Meister der Welt (1927) and Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924). Leo died on 23 October 1951 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 8, 1884
DiedOctober 23, 1951(67)
BornJune 8, 1884
DiedOctober 23, 1951(67)
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Jeanette Loff in Flirtation (1934)
Flirtation
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1934
Der Meister der Welt
  • Writer
  • 1927
Otto Arpke in Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924)
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
6.6
  • Director
  • 1924
Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro in Mata Hari (1931)
Mata Hari
6.6
  • Writer(as Leo Birinski)
  • 1931

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Writer

  • Dusan Cinkota, Vladimír Hajdu, Lukás Latinák, and Lucia Luzinská in Chaos (2000)
    Chaos
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2000
  • Paulette Goddard in The Lady Has Plans (1942)
    The Lady Has Plans
    6.6
    • based on a story by
    • 1942
  • Sally Eilers and Victor McLaglen in Full Confession (1939)
    Full Confession
    6.1
    • story (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1939
  • Mademoiselle Docteur (1937)
    Mademoiselle Docteur
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Leo Carrillo, Ida Lupino, and Nino Martini in The Gay Desperado (1936)
    The Gay Desperado
    6.1
    • story
    • 1936
  • Jeanette Loff in Flirtation (1934)
    Flirtation
    5.3
    • original story
    • 1934
  • Myrna Loy and George Brent in Stamboul Quest (1934)
    Stamboul Quest
    6.2
    • story (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1934
  • Marlene Dietrich and Brian Aherne in The Song of Songs (1933)
    The Song of Songs
    6.8
    • screenplay (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1933
  • Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro in Mata Hari (1931)
    Mata Hari
    6.6
    • by (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1931
  • Olympia (1930)
    Olympia
    6.9
    • Writer (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1930
  • María Corda and Milton Sills in Love and the Devil (1929)
    Love and the Devil
    5.8
    • story (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1929
  • Mata Hari, die rote Tänzerin (1927)
    Mata Hari, die rote Tänzerin
    • screenplay
    • 1927
  • Alfred Abel, Asta Nielsen, Werner Krauss, and Willy Dietrich in Laster der Menschheit (1927)
    Laster der Menschheit
    6.9
    • Writer (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1927
  • Der Meister der Welt
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Verbotene Liebe
    • screenplay
    • 1927

Director

  • Jeanette Loff in Flirtation (1934)
    Flirtation
    5.3
    • Director (as Leo Birinski)
    • 1934
  • Otto Arpke in Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924)
    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1924

Producer

  • Jeanette Loff in Flirtation (1934)
    Flirtation
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Otto Arpke in Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924)
    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1924

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Leo Birinski
  • Born
    • June 8, 1884
    • Lysianka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • October 23, 1951
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    He wrote in German and English. Until recently, only a minimal amount of information about his life has been available. Complicating matters, there have been many legends and rumors concerning Birinski's person, including the false report of his "suicide" in 1920 that found its way from newspaper obituaries into encyclopedias.

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