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Wilhelm Meyer-Förster(1862-1934)

  • Writer
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Wilhelm Meyer-Förster was born on 12 June 1862 in Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover [now Lower Saxony, Germany]. He was a writer, known for The Student Prince (1954), Alt Heidelberg (1923) and Old Heidelberg (1915). He was married to Elsbeth. He died on 17 March 1934 in Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
BornJune 12, 1862
DiedMarch 17, 1934(71)
BornJune 12, 1862
DiedMarch 17, 1934(71)
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Known for

Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
The Student Prince
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1954
Alt Heidelberg (1923)
Alt Heidelberg
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1923
Glass Slide, app 3" x 4"
Old Heidelberg
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1915
Omoide
  • Writer(as Wilhelm Förster)
  • 1927

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  • Alt-Heidelberg
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as W. Meyer-Förster)
    • 1995
  • Novela (1963)
    Novela
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Alt Heidelberg (1959)
    Alt Heidelberg
    6.7
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Alt-Heidelberg
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • based on the play "Alt Heidelberg" by
    • 1954
  • Omoide
    • story (as Mayer-Förster)
    • 1930
  • Omoide
    • story (as Wilhelm Förster)
    • 1927
  • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
    7.5
    • from the book: "Karl Heinrich"
    • play "Alt Heidelberg" (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Alt Heidelberg (1923)
    Alt Heidelberg
    7.6
    • play "Old Heidelberg"
    • 1923
  • Glass Slide, app 3" x 4"
    Old Heidelberg
    6.2
    • novel
    • 1915
  • Old Heidelberg
    Short
    • novel
    • 1909

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  • Alternative names
    • Wilhelm Förster
  • Born
    • June 12, 1862
    • Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover [now Lower Saxony, Germany]
  • Died
    • March 17, 1934
    • Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Elsbeth? - 1902 (her death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Old Heidelberg" (filmed as Old Heidelberg (1915)).

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