Hans Jacoby (art director) explained

Hans Jacoby
Birth Date:5 December 1898
Birth Place:Berlin, German Empire
Death Date:19 December 1967 (aged 69)
Death Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Othername:Juan Jacoby Renard
Occupation:Art director
Yearsactive:1921–1949 (film)

Hans Jacoby (1898–1967) was a German art director who designed the film sets for many German productions.[1] [2] He worked for a number of companies during the Weimar Era, notably Bavaria Film, Terra Film and Universum Film AG. Of Jewish background, he emigrated to Austria following the Nazi takeover in Germany, where he worked on The Eternal Mask (1935). He later emigrated to Argentina where he worked under the name Juan Jacoby Renard and also directed one film Sombras en el río in 1939. He was employed by the Argentina Sono Film company.

Selected filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Weniger p.188
  2. Giesen p.208