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Curt Siodmak

Curt Siodmak, German-English author and screenwriter (died 2000)

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Born
August 10, 1902
Died
September 2, 2000
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1902

About Curt Siodmak

Curt Siodmak was a German-American novelist, screenwriter and director. He is known for his work in the horror and science fiction film genres, with such films as The Wolf Man and Donovan's Brain. He was the younger brother of noir director Robert Siodmak. He invested early royalties earned by his first books in the 1929 movie Menschen am Sonntag, a documentary-style chronicle of the lives of four Berliners on one Sunday, based on their own lives. In 1998, he won the Berlinale Camera at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. An extensive interview with Siodmak about his career in both Germany and Hollywood is found in Eric Leif Davin's Pioneers of Wonder.

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Curt Siodmak timeline

  1. He invested early royalties earned by his first books in the 1929 movie Menschen am Sonntag, a documentary-style chronicle of the lives of four Berliners on one Sunday, based on their own lives.
  2. In 1998, he won the Berlinale Camera at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

The world when Curt Siodmak was born

Curt Siodmak was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Curt Siodmak's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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