Paul Verhoeven (Germany)

Paul Verhoeven (born birth_date|1901|6|23 in Unna, Germany; died death_date|1975|3|22 in Munich)was a German actor, film and theatre director, and writer.

Verhoeven had 13 siblings and the family lived in simple circumstances. His first wife wasthe actress Doris Kiesow with whom he had three children: Lis Verhoeven became an actressand the first wife of Mario Adorf, Michael Verhoeven became a film director who married
Senta Berger, and Monika. Verhoeven's second wife was the actress Edith Schultze-Westrum andthey had the son Thomas Schultze-Westrum, a zoologist and maker of animal documentaries.

From 1945 to 1948 he was artistic director at the Residenz Theatre/Staatsschauspiel in Munich.

He directed, and acted in, over 50 films, and wrote over 20 film scripts, the first of which was"Das kleine Hofkonzert", an operetta with music by Edmund Nick based on Verhoeven's (and Toni Impekoven's) comedy.

Verhoeven died while he delivered the eulogy for the actress Therese Giehse at the Munich Kammerspiele.

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NAME= Verhoeven, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German actor, film and theatre director, and writer
DATE OF BIRTH=June 23, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH=Unna, Germany
DATE OF DEATH=March 22, 1975
PLACE OF DEATH=Munich