Fritz Rotter

Fritz Rotter
Born	3 March 1900 Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	11 April 1984 Ascona, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Writer, composer

Fritz Rotter (1900–1984) was an Austrian writer and composer. Along with his brother Alfred he owned several Berlin theatres during the Weimar Republic but, due to his Jewish background, was forced to emigrate following the Nazi rise to power in 1933. After emigrating to the US he also used the writing alias M. Rotha ('Mausie Rotha').

Selected filmography

• The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna (1929)
• When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (1929)
• Love in the Ring (1930)
• End of the Rainbow (1930)
• Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar? (1930)
• Spoiling the Game (1932)
• Modern Dowry (1932)
• Baby Face (1933)
• Madame Wants No Children (1933)
• Little Mother (1935)
• Nights on the Road (1952)
• Illusion in a Minor Key (1952)
• When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (1953)
• Eva (1958)

Bibliography

• Marline Otte. Jewish Identities in German Popular Entertainment, 1890–1933. Cambridge University Press, 2006.

External links

• Fritz Rotter at IMDb