Theo Frenkel

(1871-1956)

Dutch film director

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Theodorus Maurita Frenkel (14 July 1871 – 20 September 1956) was a Dutch film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He worked in Britain under the name Theo Bouwmeester, using the surname of his renowned mother and uncle (both accomplished actors), before working in Germany in 1913 and 1914 and then returning to the Netherlands, a neutral country, before World War I. He directed 214 films between 1908 and 1928. He also appeared in 21 films between 1911 and 1948. His nephew Theo Frenkel Jr. (1893–1955) was a film actor.

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Born	14 July 1871 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	20 September 1956 (aged 85) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Zodiac	Cancer
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Julie Meijer 1878-1963 · Dutch actress · m. 1915; div. 1920 info edit

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Annie Wesling 1888-1957 · Dutch actress · m. 1920 info edit

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