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Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont.
Ewald André Dupont. Writer: Variety. German film director E.A. Dupont was an influential critic and newspaper columnist before breaking into the film industry. He wrote several screenplays and worked as a story editor for Richard Oswald before turning to directing in 1917.
- January 1, 1
- Zeitz, Germany
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891, Zeitz, Saxony, Germany – 12 December 1956, Hollywood) was a German film director, one of the founders of the German film industry. He was frequently credited as E. A. Dupont.
Dupont, E.A. (1891-1956) Ewald André Dupont was one of the many European émigrés who arrived in Britain in the late 1920s to work in a production industry embarking upon expansion stimulated by government legislation.
German film director E.A. Dupont was an influential critic and newspaper columnist before breaking into the film industry. He wrote several screenplays and worked as a story editor for Richard Oswald before turning to directing in 1917.
- December 25, 1891
- December 12, 1956
Mar 31, 2016 · E.A. Dupont achieved early fame for Varieté (1925), a grimly saucy slice of Weimar doom and spiciness, and followed it up with prestigious British productions Moulin Rouge (1928) and Piccadilly (1929), the latter starring Anna May Wong—but just as his career was on the upswing he fell prey to the advent of sound, producing a big-budget ...
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Ewald-Andre Dupont made some 30 films in Germany, the most well-known being Variety (1925), before moving to Great Britain in 1927. Dupont brought to his British productions the sense of form and all the lush, intricate artistry characteristic of the German silent.
