Leo Birinsky(1884-1951)

Writer
Director
Producer

Leo Birinsky was born on 8 June 1884 in Lysianka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]. Leo was a writer and director, known for Flirtation (1934), Der Meister der Welt (1927) and Waxworks (1924). Leo died on 23 October 1951 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Flirtation

5.3

Writer

1934

Der Meister der Welt

Writer

1927

Waxworks

6.6

Director

1924

Stamboul Quest

6.2

Writer(as Leo Birinski)

1934

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Chaos
TV Movie
- story
- 2000
The Lady Has Plans
6.6
- based on a story by
- 1942
Full Confession
6.1
- story (as Leo Birinski)
- 1939
Street of Shadows
6.6
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1937
The Gay Desperado
6.1
- story
- 1936
Flirtation
5.3
- original story
- 1934
Stamboul Quest
6.2
- story (as Leo Birinski)
- 1934
The Song of Songs
6.7
- screenplay (as Leo Birinski)
- 1933
Mata Hari
6.5
- by (as Leo Birinski)
- 1931
Olympia
6.9
- Writer (as Leo Birinski)
- 1930
Love and the Devil
5.8
- story (as Leo Birinski)
- 1929
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer
- screenplay
- 1927
Laster der Menschheit
6.9
- Writer (as Leo Birinski)
- 1927
Der Meister der Welt
- Writer
- 1927
Verbotene Liebe
- screenplay
- 1927

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Alternative name
- Leo Birinski
Born
- June 8, 1884
- Lysianka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]
Died
- October 23, 1951
- New York City, New York, USA
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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Trivia
He wrote in German and English. Until recently, only a minimal amount of information about his life has been available. Complicating matters, there have been many legends and rumors concerning Birinski's person, including the false report of his "suicide" in 1920 that found its way from newspaper obituaries into encyclopedias.