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Curt Siodmak

German-American writer
Person human Q77489

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 10, 1902
Date of death
September 2, 2000
Place of birth
Dresden
Place of death
Three Rivers
Country of citizenship
Germany, United States, German Empire, Weimar Republic[10][11][12][13]
Ethnic group
Germans, Jewish people[14][15]
Occupation
screenwriter, film director, novelist, writer, science fiction writer, film producer, director[16][17]
Sibling
Robert Siodmak[26]
Cause of death
cancer[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German[24][25]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[23]
Family name
Siodmak[20]
Given name
Curt[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
P14536
438081
P14750
DAE4-5AD4-0EE3-C737-45CE
🏷️ Also known as
en Curt Siodmak ar كيرت سيوداك cs Kurt Siodmak da Kurt Siodmak de Kurt Siodmak de Curd siodmak de Curtis Siodmak fa کورت زیودماک he קורט סיודמק it Kurt Siodmak ja クルト・シオドマク ja カート・シオドマク nl Curtis Siodmak nl Kurt Siodmak ru Курт Сиодмак ru Курт Сьёдмак ru Курт Сьодмак ru Сиодмак, Курт sv Kurt Siodmak sv Siodmak
🔖 Identifiers · 78
ISNI
0000000066372422
VIAF cluster ID
69015057
Library of Congress authority ID
n50057275
GND ID
119337681
AllMovie person ID
p111676
AlloCiné person ID
31422
American Film Institute person ID
34461
BIBSYS ID
90849271
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124001592
BookBrainz author ID
52cc9f8c-ee54-475a-98cb-13d8b1f3b6b2
CANTIC ID
981058516790606706
CBDB.cz author ID
27649
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DDB person (GND) ID
119337681
Danish National Filmography person ID
119951, 120892
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u9510
Databazeknih.cz author ID
15952
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119337681
Elonet person ID
190446
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
siodmak_curt
FAST ID
18264
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119337681
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Curt_Siodmak
Fandango person ID
629005
Film.ru person ID
curt-siodmak
Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
6678236
Freebase ID
/m/06c049
Geni.com profile ID
6000000069385159835
George Eastman Museum people ID
107295
Goodreads author ID
307570
IMDb ID
nm0802561
ISFDB author ID
1374
IdRef ID
033100888
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
119337681
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119337681
Kallías ID
PE00036608
Kinobox person ID
82892
Kinopoisk person ID
2407
LdiF person ID
6086
Libraries Australia ID
35502539
MYmovies person ID
47941
MovieMeter person ID
5028
Munzinger person ID
00000021811
NDL Authority ID
00516241
NL CR AUT ID
jx20080909064
NLA Trove people ID
976491
NLP ID
a0000002718607
NUKAT ID
n97090245
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007314860405171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199625458
National Library of Latvia ID
000001812
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810562562205606
National Library of Portugal ID
185956
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1081598
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071564527
NooSFere author ID
352
Open Library ID
OL409427A
Open Media Database person ID
5028
PM20 folder ID
pe/016634
PORT person ID
140810
Related category
Category:Films directed by Curt Siodmak, Category:Films with screenplays by Curt Siodmak
SBN author ID
RAVV034257, LO1V327432
SNAC ARK ID
w60882xj
SVKKL authority ID
0448461-Siodmak-Curt-19022000
Scope.dk person ID
48168
Swedish Film Database person ID
151217
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
26509
TMDB person ID
5028
Tabakalera ID
101391
Topic's main category
Category:Curt Siodmak
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058516790606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1293006
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
14908
WikiTree person ID
Siodmak-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhXb7K9pDdgXfGwP7y68C
Yale LUX ID
person/f01a6815-5605-4e54-97ea-a858d3a1fbe9
ČSFD person ID
5523

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🔗 Connections
Films written 29
The Wolfman, The Wolf Man, I Walked with a Zombie, House of Frankenstein, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Son of Dracula, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, The Invisible Man Returns +21 more
Occupation 5
writer, film director, screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer
Country of citizenship 4
United States, Germany, German Empire, Weimar Republic
Films directed 4
Bride of the Gorilla, People on Sunday, The Magnetic Monster, Love Slaves of the Amazons
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
← Category combines topics 2
Category:Films with screenplays by Curt Siodmak, Category:Works by Curt Siodmak
Cause of death 1
cancer
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Curt Siodmak Award
Place of birth 1
Dresden
Place of death 1
Three Rivers
Related category 1
Category:Films with screenplays by Curt Siodmak
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Robert Siodmak
Siblings 1
Robert Siodmak
Works by author 1
Donovan's Brain
← After a work by 1
The Brain
← Cast member 1
Metropolis
← SNARC ID 1
Soho
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Summary

Curt Siodmak was born on August 10, 1902[1], in Dresden[2]. He died on September 2, 2000[3], in Three Rivers[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and science fiction writer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Curt Siodmak include Curt Siodmak Award[27], an award[28], in Germany[29], founded in 2003[30].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Curt Siodmak include Donovan's Brain[31], a literary work[32]. Entities named for him include Curt Siodmak Award[27], an award[28], in Germany[29], founded in 2003[30].

FAQs

Where was Curt Siodmak born?

Curt Siodmak was born in Dresden[2].

Where did Curt Siodmak die?

Curt Siodmak passed away in Three Rivers[4].

What did Curt Siodmak do for work?

Curt Siodmak worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and science fiction writer[9].

Related Entities

German Empire Germany Metropolis Robert Siodmak The Wolfman The Wolf Man United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 26509
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  6. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0448461-Siodmak-Curt-19022000
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  7. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → screenwriter, film director, novelist +4
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