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Henrik Galeen
actor, director, writer
- Birth name:
- Heinrich Wiesenberg
- Born:
- 1881-01-07, Stryj, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
- Died:
- 1949-07-30, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, writer
Biography
Henrik Galeen was born on 7 January 1881 in Stryj, then part of Galicia in Austria‑Hungary. As a screenwriter and director he made a lasting impact with films such as the groundbreaking *Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror* (1922), the later reinterpretation *Nosferatu* (2024), and the pioneering fantasy *The Golem* (1914). He was married to Countess Ilse von Schenk and later to Elvira Adler. Galeen died on 30 July 1949 in Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA.
