Curt Goetz

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Curt Goetz (German: [kʊʁt ɡœt͡s] ⓘ; 17 November 1888 – 12 September 1960), born Kurt Walter Götz, was a Swiss German writer, actor and film director. He was regarded[by whom?] as one of the most brilliant German comedy writers of his time. With his wife Valérie von Martens, he acted in his own plays and also filmed them. He was a distant relative of Irish writer George Bernard Shaw, to whom he was often compared.[by whom?]

Born Kurt Walter Götz
17 November 1888
Mainz, German Empire
Died 12 September 1960 (aged 71)
Grabs, Switzerland
Occupations Actor, director, writer
Contents
1 Life and work
2 Works (originally published in German)
2.1 Plays
2.2 Novels
2.3 Autobiography
2.4 Other works
3 Filmography
3.1 Screenplays
3.2 Directing
3.3 Acting
4 References
5 External links
Life and work

Goetz was born in Mainz, Germany the son of Swiss wine examiner Bernhard Götz and his German wife of Italian-French descent, Selma (born Rocco). His father died in 1890. Two-year-old Curt and his mother then moved to Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, where she managed a private clinic.