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:''For the German playwright (1896–1977), see Carl Zuckmayer.'' Carl Mayer (20 November 1894 in Graz – 1 July 1944 in London) was an Austrian screenplay writer who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), ''The Haunted Castle'' (1921), ''Der Letzte Mann'' (1924), ''Tartuffe'' (1926), ''Sunrise'' (1927) and ''4 Devils'' (1928), the last five being films directed by F. W. Murnau. ==Early life and career== Mayer was the son of a stock speculator who committed suicide, forcing the young Carl to leave school at 15, and go to work as a secretary. Mayer moved from Graz to Innsbruck and then Vienna, where he worked as a dramatist. The events of World War I turned him into a pacifist. In 1917, Mayer went to Berlin, where he worked at the small Residenztheater. He befriended Gilda Langer, a leading actress of the theater and fell in love with her. He wrote the script for ''Dr. Caligari'' (1920) with Hans Janowitz, and planned to have Langer star in the movie. However, Langer became engaged to director Paul Czinner, then Langer died unexpectedly early in 1920. (The role went to actress Lil Dagover instead.) Mayer paid for Langer's tombstone and had notes from Wagner's ''Tristan und Isolde'' engraved on it. ''Kabinett'' led to Mayer working with many leading directors in Germany. He worked with F. W. Murnau on ''Der Letzte Mann'' (1924, known as ''The Last Laugh'' in the English-speaking world) in Germany, and he also wrote the scenario for Murnau's ''Sunrise'' (1927), made during Murnau's stay in Hollywood. Mayer also co-wrote ''Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis'' (1927) with Karl Freund and Walter Ruttmann. Shortly after working with Béla Balázs on the script for ''Das Blaue Licht'' (1932), which was directed by Leni Riefenstahl, Mayer moved to London in 1933 to escape the Nazi regime. Being a Jew as well as a pacifist, he thought it best to leave Germany when the Nazis came to power. In London, he worked as an adviser to the British film industry, and became friends with British film figures such as director and film writer Paul Rotha. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carl Mayer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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