Peter Viertel

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American writer human novelist screenwriter

Peter Viertel was a German-born American novelist and screenwriter known for works like "White Hunter Black Heart" and for his contributions to mid-20th-century Hollywood cinema.

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Peter Viertel canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
activeIn Hollywood ⓘ
adaptedFrom C. S. Forester (for The African Queen screenplay contribution) ⓘ
Ernest Hemingway ⓘ
surface form: Ernest Hemingway (for The Sun Also Rises screenplay)
alsoKnownAs Peter Berthold Viertel NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith European émigré community in Hollywood ⓘ
burialPlace Malaga, Spain ⓘ
surface form: Málaga, Spain
causeOfDeath lymphoma ⓘ
citizenship Germany ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth Germany ⓘ
countryOfDeath Spain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920-11-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2007-11-04 ⓘ
educatedAt Dartmouth College ⓘ
emigratedTo United States of America ⓘ
familyName Viertel ⓘ
genre fiction ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
givenName Peter ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
German ⓘ
motherTongue German ⓘ
name Peter Viertel self-link ⓘ
notableFor contributions to mid-20th-century Hollywood cinema ⓘ
notableWork Saboteur (screenplay contribution) ⓘ
The African Queen ⓘ
surface form: The African Queen (screenplay contribution)

The Sun Also Rises (1957 film) ⓘ
surface form: The Sun Also Rises (screenplay contribution)

White Hunter Black Heart ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
parent Berthold Viertel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salka Viertel ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dresden ⓘ
surface form: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
placeOfDeath Malaga, Spain ⓘ
surface form: Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
residence Spain ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
spouse Betsy Drake ⓘ
Deborah Kerr ⓘ
workPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
wroteAbout filmmaking in Africa ⓘ

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Saboteur → screenwriter → Peter Viertel ⓘ
Saboteur → storyBy → Peter Viertel ⓘ
Deborah Kerr → spouse → Peter Viertel ⓘ
Decision Before Dawn → screenplayBy → Peter Viertel ⓘ
The Sun Also Rises (1957 film) → screenwriter → Peter Viertel ⓘ
Peter Viertel → name → Peter Viertel self-link ⓘ