Hugo Haas

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Hugo Haas
Born	February 18, 1901(1901-02-18) Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died	December 1, 1968 (aged 67) Vienna, Austria
Years active	1926-1962
Awards won Academy Awards Nominated for WGA Award (screen) for best written American low budget for Pickup (1951) shared with Arnold Phillips

Hugo Haas (18 February 1901 – 1 December 1968), was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in over 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962.

He was born in Brno (now in Czech Republic), and died in Vienna, Austria from complications of asthma. His brother Pavel Haas (1899–1944) was a noted composer.

Contents 1 Selected filmography 1.1 As an actor 1.2 As a director 2 External links

[edit] Selected filmography

[edit] As an actor

• The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
• Two Smart People (1946)
• Dakota (1945)
• The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
• King Solomon's Mines (1950)

[edit] As a director

• Born to Be Loved (1959)
• Lizzie (1957) based on Shirley Jackson's The Bird's Nest (1954)
• Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
• One Girl's Confession (1953)

[edit] External links

• Hugo Haas at the Internet Movie Database

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NAME	Haas, Hugo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1901(1901-02-18)
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH	1968-12-1
PLACE OF DEATH	Vienna, Austria