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Léo Lania(1896-1961)

  • Writer
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Léo Lania was born in 1896 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. Léo was a writer, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Melody of Hate (1962) and Cose da pazzi (1954). Léo died on 10 November 1961.
Born1896
DiedNovember 10, 1961
Born1896
DiedNovember 10, 1961
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Known for

The Threepenny Opera (1931)
The Threepenny Opera
7.2
Movie
  • Writer(as Lania)
  • 1931
Melody of Hate (1962)
Melody of Hate
5.7
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1962
Cose da pazzi (1954)
Cose da pazzi
5.6
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1954
Pasha's Wives (1939)
Pasha's Wives
6.2
Movie
  • Writer(as L. Lania)
  • 1939

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Writer

  • Melody of Hate (1962)
    Melody of Hate
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Cose da pazzi (1954)
    Cose da pazzi
    5.6
    • screenplay & story
    • 1954
  • Frères corses (1939)
    Frères corses
    • adaptation
    • 1939
  • Pasha's Wives (1939)
    Pasha's Wives
    6.2
    • screenplay (as L. Lania)
    • 1939
  • Erich von Stroheim, Raymond Aimos, and Dita Parlo in Ultimatum (1938)
    Ultimatum
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Louis Jouvet and Christl Mardayn in The Shanghai Drama (1938)
    The Shanghai Drama
    6.4
    • writer (as L. Lania)
    • 1938
  • Anna Sten and Henry Wilcoxon in Two Who Dared (1936)
    Two Who Dared
    5.8
    • adaptation (as Leo Lania)
    • 1936
  • Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. (1931)
    Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • The Threepenny Opera (1931)
    The Threepenny Opera
    7.2
    • adaptation
    • manuscript (as Lania)
    • 1931
  • Hunger in Waldenburg (1929)
    Hunger in Waldenburg
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer (as Leo Lania)
    • 1929

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • L. Lania
  • Born
    • 1896
    • Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • November 10, 1961
  • Other works
    Biography (w/Joseph Schildkraut): "My Father and I"

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    Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Lania was interned by the Daladier government. Lania subsequently made his way to the United States via Spain and Portugal.

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