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Joe May profile
Director

Joe May

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

43

Prolific

Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.9

Low visibility

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Directed movies: 43Directed series: 0All crew credits: 62

TMDB ID: 100593

IMDb ID: nm0562004

Known for: Directing

Born: November 7, 1880

Died: April 29, 1954

Age: 73

Place of birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1913 - 1950

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 6.57

Wikidata: Q85134

Also known as

José May • Fred Majo

Frequent jobs

Director (43)Writer (7)Producer (5)Story (5)Original Story (1)Screenplay (1)

Biography

Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of German cinema. In 1902 he married the actress Mia May, born Hermine Pfleger, and adapted her stage name as his. The same year their daughter Eva (1902-24) was born. In 1933 the family emigrated to USA.

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