Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Overview:

Director, F.W. Murnau, was born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe on Dec 28, 1888 in Bielefeld, Germany. Murnau died at the age of 42 on Mar 11, 1931 in Santa Barbara, CA and was laid to rest in S?dwestfriedhof der Berliner Synode Cemetery in Stahnsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany.

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Silents are Golden: Silent Directors ? The Ingenious F.W. Murnau

By Lea Stans on Oct 21, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Silents are Golden: Silent Directors ? The Ingenious F.W. Murnau F.W. Murnau Very tall and described as having an ?icy, imperious disposition,? F.W. Murnau certainly fit the stereotypical idea of a German silent film director. Highly cultured, his love of the arts and extreme attention to deta... Read full article


F. W. Murnau, Happy Birthday! Born December 28th; 1888-1931

By C. S. Williams on Dec 28, 2016 From Classic Film Aficionados

F. W. Murnau Storyteller supreme is an apt title for Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe, better known as F. W. Murnau; 21 movies in 12 years, his career stopped short by an automobile accident, just prior to the premier of his last film, Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, in 1931. What a genius for moving-pictu... Read full article


F. W. Murnau, Happy Birthday! Born December 28th; 1888-1931

By C. S. Williams on Dec 28, 2016 From Classic Film Aficionados

F. W. Murnau Storyteller supreme is an apt title for Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe, better known as F. W. Murnau; 21 movies in 12 years, his career stopped short by an automobile accident, just prior to the premier of his last film, Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, in 1931. What a genius for moving-pictu... Read full article


F. W. Murnau, Happy Birthday! Born December 28th; 1888-1931 (3)

By C. S. Williams on Dec 29, 2013 From Classic Film Aficionados

Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: F. W. Murnau Storyteller supreme is an apt title for Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe, better known as F. W. Murnau; 21 movies in 12 years, his career stopped short by an automobile accident, just prior to the premier of his last film, Tabu: A Story of the Sout... Read full article


F. W. Murnau, Happy Birthday! Born December 28th; 1888-1931

By C. S. Williams on Dec 29, 2013 From Classic Film Aficionados

Classic Film Aficionados Storyteller supreme is an apt title for Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe, better known as F. W. Murnau; 21 movies in 12 years, his career stopped short by an automobile accident, just prior to the premier of his last film, Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, in 1931. What a genius for ... Read full article


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Was voted the 33rd Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

Murnau did not live to see the premiere of his last film; he died in an automobile accident in Santa Barbara, California on March 11, 1931. The car was driven by Murnau's fourteen-year old Filipino valet Garcia Stevenson. Murnau was entombed in Berlin. Robert Flaherty, Emil Jannings and Greta Garbo attended the funeral, and Fritz Lang delivered the funeral speech.

The border between dream and reality is often fluent in his films.

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