| LC control no. | n 97872595 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gliese, Rochus |
| Biography/History note | German art director, a 1911 graduate from the Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin. He began work as a theatrical set designer. His talent was noticed by Paul Wegener, who hired him to design sculptural constructs for The Golem (1915). Gliese is also remembered for building the monumental sets for Finances of the Grand Duke (1924) and for the magnificent set he created on the Fox Hills backlot for F.W. Murnau's classic film Sunrise (1927) <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322843/bio> |
| Birth date | 18910106 |
| Death date | 19781222 |
| Place of birth | Berlin (Germany) |
| Place of death | Berlin (Germany) |
| Field of activity | Art direction Acting Writing Set designing Film directing |
| Profession or occupation | Motion picture art directors Set designers Screenwriters Actors Costume designers Film directors |
| Special note | Pseudonym not found on published works: Murglie; Peter Murglie Sources indicate that Gliese collaborated with F.W. Murnau on a scenario under the name Murglie, or Peter Murglie, the surname being a combination of their two names. Some data contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection. |
| Found in | NYPL Dict. Cat. of the Dance Coll., 1974- Internet movie database WWW site, viewed December 12, 2014 (Rochus Gliese; born, January 6, 1891 in Berlin, Germany; died, December 22, 1978 in Berlin, Germany; motion picture director, art director, production designer, actor, screenwriter, costume designer, theatrical set designer) |
| Associated language | ger |
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