William Markus
Appearance
William Markus | |
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![]() William Markus and Sonja Wigert in 1951 | |
Born | Karl William Söderström 12 January 1917 Liverpool, England |
Died | 10 October 1989 Espoo, Finland | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Film director Actor Screenwriter |
Years active | 1944–1965 |
Karl William Marcus (12 January 1917 – 10 October 1989) was a Finnish film director, actor and screenwriter who used the screenname William Markus.[1] He directed 13 films between 1953 and 1965. His film Miriam was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Markus was born in Liverpool, England, to a Finnish father and an English mother.[3]
Selected filmography
- Kvinnan bakom allt (1951) – actor
- Miriam (1957)
References
- ^ Uusitalo, Kari (2005). "Markus, William (1917–1989)". Suomen kansallisbiografia 6 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. pp. 561–562. ISBN 951-746-447-9. ISSN 1456-2138.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Miriam". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ William Markus (in Finnish) at Elonet
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