Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Ernst Lubitsch
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Ernst Lubitsch Mary Pickford in Rosita scene from Design for Living Claudette Colbert in Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Ninotchka James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shop Around the Corner scene from To Be or Not to Be Don Ameche and Gene Tierney in Heaven Can Wait
For Students
Ernst Lubitsch summary
Related Questions
Read Next
Bag end on Bagshot row from the movies Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in Hobbiton, New Zealand, Australia
You Ought to Be in Pictures: 8 Filming Locations You Can Actually Visit
Tom Cruise as Maverick in Top Gun(1986) directed by Tony Scott.
Can You Guess the Movie by the Scene?
Discover
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls
Pro and Con: School Uniforms

Ernst Lubitsch: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Ernst-Lubitsch
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born January 28, 1892 • Berlin • Germany
Died November 30, 1947 (aged 55) • Los Angeles • California • (Anniversary in 7 days)
Notable Works “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” • “Monte Carlo” • “Ninotchka” • “One Hour with You” • “Rosita” • “That Uncertain Feeling” • “The Love Parade” • “The Smiling Lieutenant” • “To Be or Not to Be” • “Trouble in Paradise”

Photos

Ernst Lubitsch
Mary Pickford in Rosita
scene from Design for Living
Claudette Colbert in Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Ninotchka
James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shop Around the Corner
scene from To Be or Not to Be
Don Ameche and Gene Tierney in Heaven Can Wait
See All Images →
Douglas Sirk
German-American director
The Bishop's Wife
Henry Koster
American director
Robert Wiene
German film director
David Maysles
American documentary filmmaker
Harold Ramis
American actor, writer, and director
Judith Malina
American theater director and actress
Jesse Lasky
American producer
Michael Cimino
American director
Ethan Coen
American filmmaker
Joel Coen
American filmmaker
Don Ameche
American actor
Master of suspense
Alfred Hitchcock
English-born American director
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
American film director and producer
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
American actor and director
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
American actor, director, and writer
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
American director
Filming of The Bad and the Beautiful
Vincente Minnelli
American director
Huston, John; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
American director, writer, and actor
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Frank Capra
American film director
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Hungarian-American director, actor, and writer