Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda | |
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| Born | (1862-07-07)July 7, 1862 |
| Died | March 7, 1939(1939-03-07) (aged 76) |
Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda (July 7, 1862 – March 7, 1939) was a German playwright and poet, with a strong social commitment. He lived withMoritz Moszkowski's first wife Henriette, née Chaminade, younger sister of pianist and composerCécile Chaminade.[1]
He was born in theFree City of Frankfurt. He was a member of thePrussian Academy of Arts and the first president of thePEN of Germany (1925–1932). He visited the United States in 1906 on the invitation of the Germanistic Society.[2]
A Jew, he was removed from his work by the Nazis in 1933. Fulda committed suicide in Berlin in 1939 when he was denied entry into the United States.[3]
Fulda's creations used the relationships of his characters to develop the social and political issues of his time. Fulda's works includeDas verlorene Paradies (1892; translated asThe Lost Paradise, 1897),[4][5]Der Talisman (1892),Jugendfreunde (1897) andMaskerade (1904). His novelDer Seeräuber was later freely adapted into the playThe Pirate byS. N. Behrman. Fulda's 1901 play,Die Zwillingsschwester was adapted into thescreenplay by Behrman andSalka Viertel of the American motion pictureTwo-Faced Woman (1941) starringGreta Garbo.[6] Inspired by the story ofAladdin, he wroteAladdin und die Wunderlampe. He also made numerous translations.
Jugendfreunde was adapted in the United States into the 1912 playOur Wives by Helen Craft/Kraft and Frank Mandel.[7][8] That play was adapted into the musical comedyThe Only Girl byVictor Herbert.[7]
