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name: "Heinz Herald"
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born: "24 October 1890"
died: "22 July 1964"
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# Heinz Herald

Writer. Born 24 October 1890 in Międzychód. Died 22 July 1964.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 24 October 1890, Międzychód
- **Died:** 22 July 1964
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1600357, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378431/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/114367

## Biography

Heinz Herald was a German writer, dramaturg and screenwriter. Born Georg Pinner on 24 October 1890 in Birnbaum, Posen (now Międzychód, Poland), he studied in Berlin and began working as a dramaturg at the Deutsches Theater from 1910. He was closely associated with Max Reinhardt, co-founded theatrical ventures including the literary cabaret Schall und Rauch, and held editorial and leadership roles at Reinhardt theatres and the Berliner Theater before emigrating in 1933.

After settling in the United States, Herald worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood from the mid-1930s and became a member of the Screen Writers Guild. He received an Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay (shared with Norman Reilly Raine and Géza Herczeg) for *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), on which he is also credited with the story; he was further nominated for the original screenplay of *Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet* (1940). Other screen credits include *The Great Flamarion* (1945) and *The Vicious Circle* (1948). He returned to Germany in 1953, worked as an artistic adviser and broadcaster, and died on 22 July 1964 in Kreuth, Bavaria.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Fi1m 70, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Vicious Circle* (1948), Theatre Play, Writer
- *The Great Flamarion* (1945), Writer
- *Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet* (1940), Screenplay
- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)
- *Die schwarze Schachdame* (1922), Director
- *Brennendes Land* (1921), Director

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1941: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet*
- 1938: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Life of Emile Zola*
- 1938: Best Story (nominated), for *The Life of Emile Zola*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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