Frederic Zelnik (born Friedrich Zelnik, 17 May 1885 â€" 29 November
1950) was a Ukrainian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the
most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik
achieved success through period operetta films in the 1920s and
1930s.Friedrich Zelnik was born into a Jewish family in Czernowitz,
today in Ukraine, at the time the capital of the Duchy of Bukovina in
the Austrian part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. After studying in
Vienna, Friedrich Zelnik worked as an actor in theaters in Nürnberg,
Aachen, Worms, Prague and finally Berlin - in the theaters Theater an
der Königsgrätzer Straße, Berliner Theater, and Komödienhaus.In
1914 Friedrich Zelnik began acting in films, and after 1915 producing
and directing movies while still appearing in roles as an actor in
other director'films. In 1918 he married a young Polish ballet dancer
turned film actress named Lya Mara and promoted her to stardom by
producing and directing movies for her. In 1920 he established a film
production firm Zelnik-Mara-Film GmbH.
1950) was a Ukrainian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the
most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik
achieved success through period operetta films in the 1920s and
1930s.Friedrich Zelnik was born into a Jewish family in Czernowitz,
today in Ukraine, at the time the capital of the Duchy of Bukovina in
the Austrian part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. After studying in
Vienna, Friedrich Zelnik worked as an actor in theaters in Nürnberg,
Aachen, Worms, Prague and finally Berlin - in the theaters Theater an
der Königsgrätzer Straße, Berliner Theater, and Komödienhaus.In
1914 Friedrich Zelnik began acting in films, and after 1915 producing
and directing movies while still appearing in roles as an actor in
other director'films. In 1918 he married a young Polish ballet dancer
turned film actress named Lya Mara and promoted her to stardom by
producing and directing movies for her. In 1920 he established a film
production firm Zelnik-Mara-Film GmbH.
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