Leopold Jessner

Director | Writer

Date of birth : 03/02/1878

Date of death : 12/13/1945

City of birth : Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]

Leopold Jessner was born on March 3, 1878 in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany [now Kaliningrad, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Maria Stuart, Teil 1 und 2 (1927), Hintertreppe (1921) and Children of the Fog (1935). He was married to Elsa Caspary. He died on December 13, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.